Darnley's Cyber Café
Darnley's Cyber Café
Darnley's Cyber Café
The Age of the First Phone: What Parents Should Know
10 minutes Posted Jan 11, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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When should a child get their first smartphone? For many families, the decision doesn’t feel deliberate...it just happens. A birthday, a hand-me-down, a safety reason, or the sense that everyone else is already there. In this episode of Darnley’s Cyber Café, we slow the conversation down and take a closer look at when kids get their first phone, and why that timing matters more than most people realize. We touch on health, emotional development, and the quieter issues around privacy and digit...