I have 2 boys, 10 & 12. The 12YO has an Apple Watch which is useful to keep track of where he is and being able to reach each him (or him reach us). No social media or games, which is what most people are worried about at that age. So it seems like a decent trade-off. You can set it up to not allow phone calls or messages from unknown numbers, which means no scam calls/messages.