When should your child get a smartphone?

When should your child get a smartphone?

A recent Bloomberg article highlighted research suggesting age 13—at the earliest.

 

Interestingly, this is also consistent with what we heard from GATE parents whose children—many now GATE alumni—have grown into well-rounded young people. Many waited until after PSLE, when their children entered secondary school, before giving them a smartphone.

 

So, for now, GATE’s view is that 13 may be the “magic age” to start.

This is our current perspective, not a fixed rule.