3 year old wants a PHONE

She's 3, surely no means no is sufficient. I don't know why you're even arguing it out 😂

Unfortunately this is going to be something that happens all throughout her childhood with different things other kids have. You have to in the end just say I’ve told you the reasons, you are not having one. I had the same with my kids about phones, Fortnite, Roblox, then social media. I always told them the reasons why and after that it’s a clear and firm I already said no and change the subject. It’s hard because other parents will always allow things you wouldn’t. My daughter recently told her educational support worker that I’m a bad mum because I won’t let her out in the dark 😂 they’ll be times they think you’re so unfair, but I say it’s my job to keep you safe and sometimes you won’t like it x

I'm all for giving your kids reasons for your decisions, but if they keep asking, sometimes you just have to say "I said no"

If I'm bored of questions I also say "I'm not taking any more questions"

We gave our oldest (5) an old phone. It does have wifi because shes allowed to call family members on Google meets. But I control it through Family Link and have disabled 90% of the apps. She cannot go on Google or regular phone calls. We have Disney+ on there for when we are on the road. Like my youngest has therapy and at some points we have to sit in the vehicle for 1 1/2 hrs, so we play a movie/episodes that i saved on there.

She cant have one because in your family you have decided kids don’t have phones until older. Hold space for her to be upset and explain that each family makes their own decisions hence her cousin having one.
I had a similar thing with my 4yo wanting water juice in his water bottle because someone at nursery has it. I mean, it’s called a water bottle because it’s for water, no juice 😂 but he finally got it

‘In our house children don’t have phones” end of

That’s crazy your brother bought his 5yo a real phone 😳 He is really making a rod for his own back with that foolishness 🥴

I would just reiterate the word no and that she’s too young. You could always try saying that her cousin is older and when she is that age, you will think about it just to stall/buy yourself some breathing space in the hopes she forgets.