POLL OF THE DAY: Should parents be banned from buying a smartphone for children aged under 11?

Published: 12:31, 8 June 2026 | Updated: 12:42, 8 June 2026 Parents could be warned against buying their children a smartphone until they reach secondary school under plans being drawn up by ministers. A consultation on screen use by under-16s will consider whether parents should be given advice on the appropriate age for children to be allowed to use a phone. The review will be co-chaired by Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza, who has previously said that pre-secondary age children are 'too young' to be using internet-enabled devices. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it would be wrong to 'turn back the clock and return to a world of pens and paper', but added that parents also needed help to 'navigate challenges previous generations never faced'. Now you can have your say in the Daily Mail's latest poll – should there be an outright ban on parents buying smartphones for children aged under 11? In the last poll, Mail readers were asked: 'Should Beatrice and Eugenie be evicted from their rent-free palace homes?' Out of more than 8,000 votes, 89 per cent of you said 'yes' and 11 per cent said 'no'.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.