Tips for getting kids their first cellphone
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As more and more children in the United States begin to interact with and own their own smartphones, deciding when and how to safely give a child the device can be tricky among households. According to Dan Ackerman, editorial director of the technology publication CNET, families have cost-effective options and safeguard features for kids to help.
"The nice thing is there's a ton of granularity in how you can control your kid's phone," Ackerman told "CBS Mornings" on Thursday. "Frankly, your own phone too."
He says parents can control the screen time of a child's smartphone as well as what apps they can and cannot download by navigating to the device's settings page.
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