Don’t rush into buying your child a smartphone

There are only a few days to Christmas. Hopefully, the mad dash to procure those last awkward pieces on the list is over and you can finally begin to settle in and enjoy the lead up to Christmas, writes Richard Hogan. 

However, if you are like many parents this year, you’re probably wracking your brains deciding whether or not you should buy your child a smartphone. This can be a very worrying time for parents as they feel the pressure of their child’s social group.

Parents are confronted with a difficult choice, do they make their child feel different by being the only ones without a smartphone or do they introduce their child to a device that could potentially harm them? This can leave parents feeling confused and not knowing whom to turn to for advice.