What's the Right Age to Have a Cell Phone?

Cell phones: part perfuctory, part neccessity in today's overy digital communication. But when you see a kindergartner dig past her crayons for the iPhone mom sent her off to school with, you've got to wonder, how young is too young for cell phones?

Welcome to another installment of Moms Talk Q&A. So far, this column has addressed a number of potentially sticky parenting issues and we've gotten some great feedback.

Here's a a quick look at some of our past questions:

Do you see cliques starting younger than when you were in school, and if so, how do you help your child navigate those social land mines?

How do you discuss different academic abilities with your kids?

At what age do you allow your children to have a Facebook or My Space page?

So, Moms, when is advanced placement, advancement overload? Are parents (and kids) overbooking kids?

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And now on to this week's question:

At what age should children have their own cell phones - and are Smart Phones a different story?