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I think others have probably thought of the idea, but this reminds me of something I thought of. For older kids you don’t want to get a smartphone yet, (maybe 8-14 or so) get them a cellular Apple Watch. That way they can call or text but not get into social media, and they’re at less likely to lose it since it’s on their wrist lol.
Anyone doing this?
I thought of that but decided against it. In order for someone to have an apple watch with its own phone number, you'll need what's called family plan.
Here's an old reddit post on it: https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/pqxwzq/discussion_what_would_be_the_pros_and_cons_of/