Last week I went to my sister's house. Her son is five years old. From the moment we entered until dinner, he didn't say a word to me.

His eyes never left the iPad.
My sister said he calls him "uncle." He didn't even lift his head: "Uncle." His hands didn't stop.
During dinner. The iPad was propped in front of the bowl. He ate while watching and scrolling.
My sister took away the iPad. He started screaming. Not crying, but screaming.
Put it back. He calmed down.
I asked, when did it start?
She said, at three years old. At that time, she was starting her business, busy until midnight every day. The child fussed, so she gave him her phone. He stopped fussing. Later, it wasn't okay not to give it.
She said: I know it's not good. But I'm tired.
When we left, the child was watching short videos on the sofa. His fingers scrolling faster than mine.
I squatted down: "Uncle is gone."
His eyes never left the screen: "Bye-bye."
In the elevator, my sister sent a message.
"He had his eyesight checked last week. 0.3."
I replied: "And then?"
"The doctor told him to stop screen time. He stopped for two days. On the third day, I was on a business trip, and his dad took over. He gave him the phone again."
The next line.
"Neither of us, say anything to each other."
What about you? How old was your child the first time they touched a phone? Who gave it to them?