‘It’s tough for parents’: should young children have their own phone?

Debate bubbles over how to navigate setting limits as UK study shows fifth of three- and four-year-olds have a device

• One in five UK children aged three and four have mobile phone, study finds

How old is old enough to have your own mobile phone? For once, your children may be right that everyone else is getting them younger than you think.

New research from Ofcom has found that a fifth of three- and four-year-olds now have a phone of their own, and are already using them to watch streaming services, use social media and play games online.