Is It Time To Get Your Kid a Phone?
What you need to know before giving your kid a phone, plus the Wirecutter-tested trackers, smartwatches, and phones to consider.
Guests: Wirecutter senior staff writer Ellen Lee & Dr. Devorah Heitner
Additional Reading:
• The Best First Phones for Kids (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/re...)
• The Best Smartwatches for Kids (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/re...)
• The Best Parental Control Apps to Manage Screen Time (and Keep Your Kid Safer Online) (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/re...)
• Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World by Dr. Devorah Heitner (https://www.amazon.com/Screenwise-Hel...)
• Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World by Dr. Devorah Heitner (https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Up-Pub...)
Products we recommend:
• Apple AirTag (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/ou...)
• Tile Mate (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/ou...)
• Bark Phone (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/ou...)
• Pinwheel (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/ou...)
• Apple iPhone SE (3rd generation, 128 GB) (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/ou...)
• Verizon Gizmo Watch 3 (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/ou...)
• Apple Watch SE GPS + Cellular (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/ou...)
Check out more NYT podcast coverage about the recent push to ban phones in schools from The Daily (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/po...) and Hard Fork (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/po...) .
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