Calm to the storm

Children and mobile phones is a topic that causes a lot of controversy. Are they bad and dangerous or important for safety? According to a survey by Offcom, almost a quarter of children between five and seven years old have a mobile phone. You may, quite rightly, be horrified by that statistic. A five-year-old does not need a mobile phone. Nor does a seven-year-old. The correct age, however, is a question that many are still asking. What is the right age? There is no set age that experts agree on as being right for a child to have a phone. Many suggest looking at the child’s maturity and ability to…