what Grade do you buy first Mobile Phone to your Kids? Nepali Parents

Technology has made our life a lot busier and convenient as well, its been part of our lives now. Using computers, Laptops, Tabs, Cell Phones, IPods, game gadgets etc are common in Nepalese people these days as the rest of the world do.

One considerable question is that when is the time a children should have  a cell phone.Having a cell phone will definitely make the communication easier and reliable but we should think if the time has really came for a kid to own a cell phone. Before giving them a mobile phone we must think the good and bad aspects of a cell phone for a kid.

Mobile phones have a lot of game apps and camera that kids like to spend a lot of their time on it.Music is another choice that they always want to be busy with.If they have internet connection, they will definitely browse through internet, Facebook, Hi 5 etc. that will make their time enjoyable and more informative as well. Calculator, Watch, calendar, weather etc are other helpful apps for them. Communicating with parent, friends, relatives and teachers is a lot easier for them if they have a cell phone, in fact it  saves their time and sometimes even lives in case of emergency.

Most of schools don't allow cell phones at classes as I know they argue  that a mobile phone distracts the attention of the children while on class, it will consume their time and reduce thinking power.They will spend their time more on playing music , games and browsing on internet.Having a phone will also add some economic burden to parents.

So parents what is your opinion about this? When do you think is the right time to buy a cell phone for them? Shall schools in Nepal allow cell phones ?