No. If she needs a phone, get her one without a data plan. If she needs an ipod, get her an iTouch. It has everything an iPhone does except a phone.

well heres my point of view on this, even if you get a child a ipod touch, they can do every thing up there except call , people are texting and using there phones to much for stuff they dont need to use them for , i was 15 when i got my first cell phone and i am now 18, and all i use mine for is talking , and texting , when i can , i still attend school . so im not texting every minute of the day. i just wish these young kids would get out side like i did when i was young and play go dig a hole or play in the soon to be snow, if all kids would do that they wouldnt even want a phone, but they stay in there homes and watch t.v. . if you are going to get your kids any thing , get them a small i pod you can play games , take pics, hear music, and on some "text your parents" I mean if you do buy them a phone for these reasons buy them a parent child phone that only connects to the parents phone , it would keep them from texting, or using them in school

Well I think that she should have the ability to have use of a phone but as for her her OWN phone NO .. It is asking for trouble

NO WAY! When a child is old enough to have a job and maintain good grades then a basic phone may be in order but an iphone for a 9 year old. NO WAY! If the MOM, an adult with a job, has a phone then the child can get in touch with her at all times. If the Mom needs to get in touch w/her child then call the location she is supposed to be at, I am sure her friends parents have phones in their home. I would wrap this kid up a set of encyclopedia's for Christmas for her school work and her own BASIC mp3 player. NONE of our kids even had/have a TV in their room or a phone of any kind and still have to ask permission to get on the computer, turn on the TV and make phone calls and 2 (ages 22 and 19) have grown up just fine w/out needing therapy and the other 2 (ages 9 and 10) have made it so far just FINE! OH and the 9 and 10 year olds just got DSi's last year for Christmas after asking for them for 3 years because just last year they were RESPONSIBLE enough to take care of them.

I do not think a 9 yr old needs a phone, especially an iPhone for that matter. If she needs a phone to call you when she is away from you, get her a trac phone! we need to get back to letting children be children and not letting them grow up so fast. 9 year olds should still be playing with Barbies, etc, not worrying about an iPhone!

My 10 year-old daughter is getting a cell phone for Christmas. It will only have the ability to call and text, NO INTERNET!! She is not allowed to have a Facebook like all her friends either. The reason she is getting one is because just last month she calls me an hour after she was supposed to be at school to inform me that the new bus driver they had was lost and stuck on a dead end street and couldn't back up to get out. Luckily another classmate did have a cell phone and let her use it to call me. No one called to inform me my 3 children hadn't made it to school an hour after school was to start! So yes, she will be getting one to use for times like that. I will allow her to take it to school but she will turn it off the second she steps into school or it will be taken away.

I think an iphone is crazy. I don't even have an iphone. My kids have to get in the house after school why I am at work so, they carry a cheap phone. My daughter has broken hers once. For a punishment she had to go without a phone for two months. I finally bought her a used cheap phone. She was happy to get it because I told her I was not sure I was going to get her a phone because she was so irresponsible with the last one. She was happy to have a phone again. She is 12 and wants and does want an iphone.She knows I will not buy her one. She said she is going to save up for an iphone. I think she will take care of it better if she buys her own. I am not contributing any money to it.

At nine I think she knows how to play you. School work. HA!! You fell for that? School is for school work!! Get her, her own MP3 player and she won't be borrowing your ipod. As for the phone... If you are away from her often then yes, I see that she should have one for emergency calls and calls to mom/dad only. Getting her, her own "IPHONE" at the age of 9 is spoiling her. She is not going to know the value of it for she didn't work for it. You did.!! My 14 yr old just got a phone that she had to share with her 13 yr old sister. Only for when they left the house. Sure there was arguments over it. But they never said any to me because they knew I would take it. 13yr took it to school. Big NO NO!! so now the 14yr old has the phone to her self for a little bit. When I say phone... I mean, Very old flip phone with 4 hours per month!! LOL Just my thoughts on it.

How often is she away from you and how responsible is she? Are you willing to pay extra fees if she goes over minutes or data.... If you feel she is good then I say why not, but it doesn't go to school! Also look into plans with "smart limits" so she can "earn" more minutes and data that you set up.... or go get a smart phone that is a pay as you go.... I work at a store where are carry these and you can buy cards to load every month and when itz gone, itz gone! If she really wants music and games just get her a IPOD touch and she can't make calls LoL

No 9 year old child needs a cell phone. It's stupid. Too many times I see kids riding their bike down the street talking on their cell phone that they are not paying attention to whats going on around them. Many of my 7 years olds friends have cell phones, video game systems, a computer and a television of their very own and those kids act like brats because their parents use and electronic babysitter rather than parenting their children themselves. My kids do not have these things and I get compliments all the time on how well behaved my children are. Too many kids are spoiled these days because their parents buy them cellphones and game systems because it's cool to have. Just sayin.

i believe a kid needs to get a job and find out what it takes to buy what they want and then they will see what is more important in life,if they really want it then they need to work for what they want we had to when we was growing up and things are alot hard theses days then when we was kids.so my answer would be NO

At Nine? your talking a phone that allows your child to get on the internet and talk to god knows who.. Im not saying that you shouldn't trust your child but at the same time can you trust everyone else in this world? I used to work for t mobile and carried a sidekick and i was Mugged for my phone when i was away on a trip.. an 9 year old is no match for someone with a gun.. I Just theres too many reasons agiasnt it.. if she needs a phone i think i would go with somthing simple .. if she wants an MP3 player you can get those cheap.. as to the school work thing at 9 years old what kind of school work are you able to do on a cell phone.. we have computers for doing school work.. sorry im not trying to judge i just dont feel that a child that young should have a cell phone, i think its asking for trouble for your child.. if you do choose to go with a phone don't do the iPhone and go with something prepaid by month or minutes, otherwise your going to be stuck with a high bill :(

yes, It is so nice to know I can get a hold of her anytime she is not with me (spending the night with friends ect.)My daughter uses hers for a lot of useful information for school work. Or gps in the car if mom can't find a place :) I see more positives then negatives. Just my opinion. :)