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- The Cardinal Rule For Kids' Phones
- The Best Flip Phones For Kids
- How to Track Your Kids
- Do Kids Need iMessage?
- The Best Phone Plans For Kids
- How to Make Your Kid's Phone Safe
- The Best Phone For Every Age
One big reason to give your child a phone is for when they are out of sight of trustworthy adults and might need to contact you or another caregiver. If your kid wants to play games or watch videos but doesn't need cellular connectivity, a base-model iPad, a cheap Android phone, or a Fire tabletare all good alternatives. The Wait Until 8th campaign...
Voice phones are a solid on-ramp to communication for kids. Yes, they are terminally uncool. Your kids will whine. But simple voice phones solve one of the biggest problems parents of middle schoolers have: "How do I give my kid a way to call me without letting them get on Instagram or TikTok?" We've tested a range of simple voice phones and the TC...
In many cases, you might want to get your kid a phone to keep an eye on their location. Android and iOS make tracking a smartphone's location easy for account holders. Flip phones and other simple phones don't usually have the same capability. Adding a dedicated tracker to your kid's clothes or backpack is the right solution. (It's worth saying tha...
Some teens live in these little tidal pools where all of their friends have iPhones and thus use iMessage for communication. When most of the people on a group chat are in iMessage, significant benefits accrue to also being on iMessage: The texts are more reliable, the threading works, and reactions appear appropriately. That's the primary reasonab...
When you get your kid a phone, whether a new one or a hand-me-down, you must add a service plan. The lowest-cost option is to go Wi-Fi only, with no SIM card. With this option, your kid can only connect to known Wi-Fi networks. They won't be able to send standard text messages or make regular phone calls. They can, however, use iMessage and FaceTim...
Make a deal with your kid: If they get a phone, you can look at it. Android and iOS both have built-in parental controls. On either OS, you can block purchases (and you should, immediately, because it's way too easy to buy things accidentally) and app access. Apple's Screen Time and Google's Family Linksoftware give you activity reports and let you...
We've tried to keep this list diverse with low-cost, used, and new phones. Whichever one you get, make sure to lock it down.
- Google Tensor G3
- Android 14
- Editors' Choice4.5 Editor Review
- Google Pixel 8aSee It$499.00at Google Store
May 6, 2024 · May 2024. If you’re looking to give your child their first phone, you may want one with training wheels. Along with our own tweens and teens, we’ve tested 12 flip phones and kid-centric...
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Jul 10, 2024 · Should you get your kids a simple voice phone or a more capable smartphone? What about parental controls? Here's what you need to know along with our top-tested picks for children of all...
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