The minefield of selecting an email provider for your kids

With the wealth of technology now dominating our daily lives it is no wonder that children are being influenced by it an ever earlier age eager to use and understand the latest tech that we are dumb founded by.  No instruction manuals for them but pure intuition to understand how things work and stretch the capabilities from the off.  This junior digital journey inevitably leads to a desire for them to own their own kit rather than be dependent upon you for access to this capability and at this point key decisions cascade over you in a flash. Which device?  How much to spend? How to prevent downloads? How to enable downloads? How to control usage? The list goes on. One such issue is deciding if they are to have their own email address on the electrical marvel. There are many free and paid services allowing parents to monitor use and restrict access to inbound and outbound content. Configuring the account with under 18 restricted access is straight forward enough and then limiting to certain email accounts inbound and outbound also readily available. With all these controls you can set them up in safety. That is until they know more than you and get round this in ways you didn't even know existed.