{"id":23170,"date":"2025-08-12T07:24:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planhub.ca\/blog\/?p=23170"},"modified":"2025-08-12T07:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:25:53","slug":"when-is-the-right-time-to-give-your-child-a-cellphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planhub.ca\/blog\/en\/when-is-the-right-time-to-give-your-child-a-cellphone\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the right time to give your child a cellphone?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23170\" class=\"elementor elementor-23170 elementor-23160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab41f17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab41f17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbcd797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbcd797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Parents are well aware that the question of when to give a child their first cellphone can split opinions within a family. A new international study adds fuel to the debate, warning of the risks of introducing one too early. The takeaway: waiting until 13 or even 14 years old could help protect a child\u2019s mental well-being.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b070a14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b070a14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd20ccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd20ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Heavier consequences than expected<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a3d0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2a3d0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fb4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1fb4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"262\">The survey, which tracked more than 100,000 young adults worldwide, paints a troubling picture. Researchers examined the link between the age of receiving a first smartphone and the emergence of issues such as <strong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"259\">aggressiveness, isolation, and hallucinations<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"538\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The findings are strikingly stark. Children who had a phone before the age of 13 show more worrying symptoms as adults. Even more alarming: among young women who got their first phone at just 5 or 6 years old, nearly one in two reported having experienced suicidal thoughts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ec84e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99ec84e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aaefbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8aaefbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cThe earlier they get it, the deeper the impact.\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf6775 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbf6775\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed648d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed648d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"306\">Tara Thiagarajan, the neuroscientist who led this research, doesn\u2019t mince her words. For her, it\u2019s simple: the earlier a child is exposed to smartphones and social media, the more deeply it shapes their worldview. At an age when the brain is still developing, this heavy exposure disrupts emotional growth.<\/p><p data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"516\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Her recommendation? Hold off until at least 14 if possible, and above all, lay the groundwork. <strong data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"516\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\u201cWhen they do get one, parents need to take the time to explain how it works and the traps to watch out for.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc02ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecc02ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5809f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5809f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The reality on the ground<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9940b32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9940b32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7e75c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d7e75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"245\">But in reality, it\u2019s a different story. 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