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Quel âge pour un premier téléphone ?

There's no perfect age to give your child their first phone.

In many families, the question comes up around starting middle school, making the first solo trips, extracurricular activities, or the need to be reachable. But age alone is not enough to decide.

The real question is rather: what does my child need today, and what level of openness am I willing to offer them?

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KEY FIGURE

At what age did your child get their first phone?

10.3

year

on average

At an average of 10.3 years old, many families are switching to a first phone.

OpinionWay survey for The Phone — Sample of 1,004 parents of children aged 6 to 14

10.3

years on average

Around age 10, many families switch to the first phone.

This is therefore a key moment. Not just for equipping, but for:

Choosing which type of phone

What level of openness

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

Before saying yes, one must distinguish:

01

the actual need for autonomy

02

peer pressure

03

the need to be reachable

04

the desire to access broader uses

PHONE POSITION

Our position

1

To call
2

To send messages
3

To be reachable
4

Without exposing the child to hyperconnection.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

The right age is not a universal rule.

This is the time when a child has a real need for autonomy, within a framework that parents are ready to set.

Actual need

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Quel âge pour un premier téléphone ?

An essential moment

Before saying yes, one must distinguish:

Our position

The right age is not a universal rule.

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