If you saw a ten year old girl with an iPhone....

Regardless my opinon on a ten year old having a phone, IF I had given my hypothetical child an iphone at 10 and someone chewed my kid out for, they'd wish they had never said anything.

I think the only thing I really really really loathe seeing young children have is age inappropriate clothing. Suri was wearing bloomin heels at 24 months! So ridiculous. That and suggestive underwear. If you let your kids where that get up then yup I'm going to judge you. Can't help it. It's hard wired in. But you're welcome to judge me for my children's dodgy hair cuts and mud stained clothing.

I bet lots of parents whose children have been kidnapped wish their child had had a phone on them. Many kids have dialed 911 at really young ages to save other people even from things like fires. Why would your child be able to call anyone when they needed be a bad thing?

i think its a bit much for a 10 year old to have an iphone but i would keep comments to myself. no need to say anything to the kid, thats stupid.

THIS! ..

I wouldn't lose sleep over it, none of my business!

I see kids with phones all the time. If things are the same as when I was at school then it's just another badge of office to add in with brand names of clothes, shoes and other accessories lol. Some children are more responsible then others it's up to their parents to decide this not me I don't know them. In this day an age I think it's actually safer for children to have a phone then to not.

My view until recently was that cellphones were for adults, over 18s only. But the streets are a dangerous place these days and it was hard to find a non vandalised phone box when there was one on each corner, now they are a rare site anywhere it is harder.
I don't however think that a child should have an internet phone or a camera phone, at most a basic phone to ring home, and preferably locked to a home or parent's number and also capable of emergency services of course. Too many risks with internet/camera phones.

I wouldn't give a ten year old an Iphone, but I really don't give a crap what people buy their children. That is their decision as a parent. To hell with anyone who tries to tell you how to raise your child...

Never! Of course, I'd be a little jealous as I want an iphone myself! Lol. But I have a 10 year old son and he has a pre-paid trac phone. I struggled with the idea behind it, but now he's getting older and is at an age where he needs a little freedom. My job as a parent is to teach my child how to survive in life on his own. He can make his own phone calls about if he wants to stay at a family members house, or if he wants to call to see if he can go work for my grandparents or his uncle, he can answer his own phone when people call us and ask him to stay over the night. Often times he says no, he'd rather be home, but all his choice, his decision, I had to teach him it's ok to tell people no himself. We no longer have a house phone, we have a huge family so him being an only child and a good kid, people love to take him as often as they can. And I want to be able to talk to him while he's out somewhere without wasting their minutes. I think it works out great! And honestly, I don't care if others disagree, my kid, my rules!

My daughter is ten and last summer I bought her a basic phone because she was going to start walking home from school on her own and we thought she would feel more secure if she could call us and visa versa If I had had an old iphone I would have given her that instead!
However she tells me that lots of her friends have new ipads which I have seen and that seems acceptable, my brother's son plays on his ipad 2 and he is only 2, but he knows what to do! This is the age of technology, as a parent it is your choice how much exposure your child gets! Personally my daughter would mislay an iphone so she can stick with her £15 pre pay til she's a bit less scatter brained!

I think it's a bit ridiculous that a 10 year old even has a phone.. let alone an Iphone. Would I say anything to them about it though or berate them in front of others? No.

I would say nothing because it's none of my business. I don't know what the big deal is. Most kids that age have a phone anyway. My 16 year old has an iphone.

I definitely wouldn't say anything to someone else's child unless I saw them doing something that puts them or someone else in danger. Otherwise, I mind my own business. As for if it is wrong or right to give a 10 year old a cell phone, it depends, some parents give it to kids for health or safety benefits. When I raised my son there wasn't such a thing so I didn't have the option. I can say I wouldn't have given one to my son, as my husband says all the time, but I don't know what I would have done.

I'm pretty sure I've most likely seen a 10 year old with an iPhone. I don't think I thought too much about it. Lots of kids have cell phones nowadays.

When my daughter is 10, we will be assessing her ability to keep up with one. She needs a way to get in touch with me at all times. And right now, I have an iPhone. I can't upgrade my phone for 2 years. Which will make her 10. If she gets one, she will be getting my "old" phone, an iphone 4s. She is involved in Karate, Ballet and gymnastics, so there is a lot of time after school that she will be away from me. I need to know that I can speak with her if I need to. If she is not as responsible, I will be getting her a tracphone (or something like that) that is easy and cheap and has limited minutes.