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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our son got a cell phone the summer he was going into sixth grade. We have set limits and have clear expectations about how and when he can use it. He does NOT stare at it for hours or text friends endlessly for hours. He plays multiple sports, is busy and has a consistent way for us to reach him should we need to. I vote for a phone over a watch. It may be a more cost effective purchase in the long run.[/quote]

Seriously why not just get a flip phone then?  That’s a consistent way to reach him. Why buy a kid a smart phone if the only purpose is to reach him when you want.[/quote]

If just for calling, flip phone is most cost effective. I went for the watch for these reasons.

Location sharing. I like knowing where the kid is. At some point he said he went to the park but later went on to visit his friend. I can use it as a teaching moment to tell him that he always needs to let us know where he is and ask for permission first if he goes somewhere else.

Fall detection. I was worried that my kid could get in an accident when he was younger. This is a feature a lot of old people living by themselves turn on, useful for a young kid too. You get alerted when the person wearing the watch trips and falls.

Text to speech. This makes texting from the watch usable, kid had no trouble figuring it out. Things may be different now, but back in the day texting from a flip phone was impossible.[/quote]

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