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What is the best way to take away the video games for a 17-year-old?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lourdes" data-source="post: 501553"><p>Wow, good advice. I will log his time and put it on a schedule like thing showing him the big blocks of time spent gaming. Give him a visual. I have read about the addictive nature of World of Warcraft. He plays that game the least and I could probably eliminate that one with no blow up. The big one for him is Halo and he is a highly ranked player. He also posts in the Halo forums. I was hoping he would just find other interests and it would fade away, but so far that hasn't happened. He just started drivers ed - against his will - but now they want him to do homework and he is refusing. I was hoping driving would open up his world. It's easy enough to take away the video games because I pay for it. It's just the over the top reaction - anger, depression, running away. </p><p></p><p>I gave up a message board/forum cold turkey several months ago. I was a moderator. Spend hours every time reading and posting and modding - for THREE years. The adminstrator was rude to me and BOOM I logged off and never logged back in. I was already thinking I was spending way too much time on that message board and being treated badly was the last straw. I keep thinking my son will get to that point too and just walk away from it. </p><p></p><p>I wish it was easier to tell if it's coping strategy in relation to the spectrum or an addiction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lourdes, post: 501553"] Wow, good advice. I will log his time and put it on a schedule like thing showing him the big blocks of time spent gaming. Give him a visual. I have read about the addictive nature of World of Warcraft. He plays that game the least and I could probably eliminate that one with no blow up. The big one for him is Halo and he is a highly ranked player. He also posts in the Halo forums. I was hoping he would just find other interests and it would fade away, but so far that hasn't happened. He just started drivers ed - against his will - but now they want him to do homework and he is refusing. I was hoping driving would open up his world. It's easy enough to take away the video games because I pay for it. It's just the over the top reaction - anger, depression, running away. I gave up a message board/forum cold turkey several months ago. I was a moderator. Spend hours every time reading and posting and modding - for THREE years. The adminstrator was rude to me and BOOM I logged off and never logged back in. I was already thinking I was spending way too much time on that message board and being treated badly was the last straw. I keep thinking my son will get to that point too and just walk away from it. I wish it was easier to tell if it's coping strategy in relation to the spectrum or an addiction. [/QUOTE]
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