It's not about phone it's about bullying. They can pick anything to bully with. It's a phone today, tomorrow it can be clothes, shoes, watch, face or body even.

It's not about phone it's about bullying. They can pick anything to bully with. It's a phone today, tomorrow it can be clothes, shoes, watch, face or body even. What are you going to do then? I have been bullied by older kids in school for anything just because I was too young. If I was in the same situation now, my answer to them would be that this is how I like my things and this is how I am. Downside is that you won't fit in those circles, but should you with that kind of people? One answer could be to go even worse, give him a basic phone (e.g. Nokia 3310)or a basic watch no one in the school would have it and that could be his own unique selling point (or may be not, it doesn't matter). What matters is what your kid likes. I am a parent now and I know I will be facing similar situation one day and I will be teaching my kid to do what he likes instead of giving in to social "demands". Edit: All I needed at my time in school was some confidence, which I wasn't given from parents, you just need to give your kid the confidence. The means could be to let him know that he can have an iPhone just don't give in to demands of bullys. We shape our wants/needs/desires based on what our social circle expects but that's not what we really want.