I agree. At a minimum it’s reassuring that if you feel it’s ok to give your kid a phone at 9 you’re probably not doing significantly more harm than if you waite

I agree. At a minimum it’s reassuring that if you feel it’s ok to give your kid a phone at 9 you’re probably not doing significantly more harm than if you waited 3 more years. It may not be an ideal study (a few hundred kids, 5 years, whatever else people are identifying) but it’s far better than random anecdotes from people who have their own biases as to what age is good/bad.