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OMG. He erased all of his assignments.
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 331358" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>That's why we need to involve them, discuss the whole picture with them and then ask them how they feel it should be handled. You may need pen and paper to help here, to mind-map it maybe or put together a list of pro's & con's.</p><p></p><p>You've mentioned the pseudo-gambling pay-off. We've actually discussed this with difficult child 3, to ask him what facets of the gaming programming he feels is designed to encourage the player to keep playing. We liken this sort of discussion to information about how advertising works to hook people in (so he knows we're not just bagging out computer gaming).</p><p></p><p>Maybe an added factor for your difficult child is the chronic lack of sleep.</p><p></p><p>Your ultimate aim - to get him to self-monitor, or at least avoid self-denial in terms of "I can give this up at any time..."</p><p></p><p>My boys finally acknowledged their dependence on gaming. It's a start. It does make it easier for us to sometimes say, "Take a break from gaming for an hour, let's go do X instead."</p><p></p><p>Another way to break the kid's pattern of gaming furiously - ask to play with him. There are a number of games that you can join with him, let him teach you. We have used Mario Party (game time with me) as reward for difficult child 3, for good behaviour/getting jobs done. It has been a very effective reward and this was suggested by his therapist.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 331358, member: 1991"] That's why we need to involve them, discuss the whole picture with them and then ask them how they feel it should be handled. You may need pen and paper to help here, to mind-map it maybe or put together a list of pro's & con's. You've mentioned the pseudo-gambling pay-off. We've actually discussed this with difficult child 3, to ask him what facets of the gaming programming he feels is designed to encourage the player to keep playing. We liken this sort of discussion to information about how advertising works to hook people in (so he knows we're not just bagging out computer gaming). Maybe an added factor for your difficult child is the chronic lack of sleep. Your ultimate aim - to get him to self-monitor, or at least avoid self-denial in terms of "I can give this up at any time..." My boys finally acknowledged their dependence on gaming. It's a start. It does make it easier for us to sometimes say, "Take a break from gaming for an hour, let's go do X instead." Another way to break the kid's pattern of gaming furiously - ask to play with him. There are a number of games that you can join with him, let him teach you. We have used Mario Party (game time with me) as reward for difficult child 3, for good behaviour/getting jobs done. It has been a very effective reward and this was suggested by his therapist. Marg [/QUOTE]
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