The question from what age the child needs phone, in families is solved differently. The senior preschool child is quite capable to master the mobile phone, and the younger school student sometimes needs the similar means of communication, in particular if he without parents goes to additional classes or goes on competitions and competitions.
What to be guided by
When choosing phone for the preschool child or the younger school student it is necessary to consider a number of reasons. First, phone should not be expensive. The child can lose, break, drop it. Secondly, at the child it is still not really well developed small to motility, that is it is necessary to choose model with rather large keys. Not really the touch screen approaches in this case. It, of course, develops motility of hands, but buttons in this regard are not worse at all. The screen at the inept address very quickly fails. The screen has to be rather big, with the clear interface too. Among other things, the children's mobile phone should not be very heavy.
What functions are necessary
Phone exists mainly in order that by it to call. Other functions are not obligatory. Internet connection to the young owner it is perfect to anything, and here the GPS settings will not prevent as will allow to define location of the child if it suddenly is lost. The camera, the video camera and a dictophone will not prevent. If the child is not able to use them, nothing terrible yet. He will never very quickly master these opportunities, but similar skills superfluous happen.
As for function of sending messages, its use depends on many circumstances. If the child is not able to read yet, such function to him to anything, he can accidentally send the message to commercial number that will lead to some material losses. Function of sending messages can be turned off, having addressed the operator.
Accumulator
Pay attention, what is the time the accumulator holds charging. It is very important point. Of course, you will remind the child houses that phone needs to be charged. But the young owner can go with the phone to the country camp, a tourist campaign or to the grandmother who not really well understands the modern equipment. So to care for a reliable communication with mom and dad it is necessary to the little owner independently. The design of the charger has to the child be clear.
Additional opportunities
On children's phone games can be established. At the same time the child should have no opportunity independently them to download. Also the alarm clock and some interesting and bright function will not damage (for example, a small lamp). It will be pleasant to the young owner and can be useful in some difficult situation. As for design, try to choose such phone that not really was evident. The device intended for children has to seem simple and cheap that anybody had no desire to select it.