andrejuan Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Think I may need to look into this a little bit more then, he went to bed today at 6pm because he says his life is so boring!! If he gets the console back now after a month he will be so chuffed he will agree to any rules you implement. I have come to to terms with the fact that it is part of their culture, but left un-regulated it can ruin the childs development. Mine also don't have TV's in bedrooms, so I can see easily what they are playing and for how long. Kids will find a way to get what you don't allow, but not often and not for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampent Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Hard love can be like, hard sometimes. As a younger Rampent (in my forties) my Mother sold my Sonic The Hedgehog y box thing to stop me from becoming a lazy wreck. It worked, as I went back to my Lego. And I helped out once a month cleaning my bedroom with her. To the OP, what does your son like to do? Outside of the house? Football? Get him out and about and do some bonding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkerSWFC Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Buy him a nintendo wii, that will frighten him to listen to you playing all the games for his actual age group, and lol @ people dropping there status on games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisavteo Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Hard love can be like, hard sometimes. As a younger Rampent (in my forties) my Mother sold my Sonic The Hedgehog y box thing to stop me from becoming a lazy wreck. It worked, as I went back to my Lego. And I helped out once a month cleaning my bedroom with her. To the OP, what does your son like to do? Outside of the house? Football? Get him out and about and do some bonding. He was quite into football pre ps3...however he didn't get into the teams he wanted to play for. In general tho he's had no social life for the past couple of years, he's not a recluse and socialises quite well but he used to say he prefered being at home in the warmth!! To be honest he's become a much nicer lad (post ps3 gate) and i've noticed that he's taking care of himself much more. I kinda like this version of my son much better...lol Problem is I can't keep it up forever, I think he would actually hate me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTB_1604 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 i'm very addicted to call of duty, but i try my best to find better things to do, like bmxing and stuff, just sit him down and found out what he really loves to do, hes in the house all the time cause hes bored and when hes in the house hes on the xbox so just find out what he loves to do outside like, motorcross, bmx'ing, mountainbiking, football. then just help him with the outdoor stuff. i did outdoor pursuits with endavour which i really loved doing, i actually wanted to sell my xbox but then outdoor stopped and i was back into routine of xbox and playing all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bourne Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I've taken a few days off Jason, problem is he doesn't think it's cool to do anything with his mom (absent father) Have you got any suggestions?? Go for a bike ride together, go to a local park, kick a footy about... x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Hard love can be like, hard sometimes. As a younger Rampent (in my forties) my Mother sold my Sonic The Hedgehog y box thing to stop me from becoming a lazy wreck. It worked, as I went back to my Lego. And I helped out once a month cleaning my bedroom with her. :hihi: To the OP, do you think you could get him interested in other types of games, it's just that it doesn't seem to be doing him much good but I can understand if he feels bored/missing out? Not just are there other brilliant electronic games, like Lord of the Rings on pc, but what about role-playing games, which would also be good socially for him. What about getting cheap/free dj software on a pc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofstrad Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I often hear women describing themselves as Xbox/PS3 (Call of Duty) Widows. That's the price they pay for cradle snatching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampent Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 :hihi: To the OP, do you think you could get him interested in other types of games, it's just that it doesn't seem to be doing him much good but I can understand if he feels bored/missing out? Not just are there other brilliant electronic games, like Lord of the Rings on pc, but what about role-playing games, which would also be good socially for him. What about getting cheap/free dj software on a pc? Yeah, And don't forget Lego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisavteo Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Buy him a nintendo wii, that will frighten him to listen to you playing all the games for his actual age group, and lol @ people dropping there status on games. We've already got one which my daughters play....funnily enough we used to all play bowling and play wii sport together before ps3...now my son just scoffs at the thought of that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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