My neighbours have a way out of this for their 8yo, even though their intention was to just stay in touch as he plays outside unsupervised: smartwatch. Functio

My neighbours have a way out of this for their 8yo, even though their intention was to just stay in touch as he plays outside unsupervised: smartwatch. Functions perfectly well as a phone with some additional utilities, but doesn't draw the sort of attention an equivalent phone would if that's what you're going for.