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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="ready2run" data-source="post: 501581" data-attributes="member: 11339"><p>ugh/ my husband is a gamer and it is aweful how addicting these games are. halo is just as addictive because you get status from earning higher levels, which means longer hours so the more time you spend on the game, the more popular you are. it's rediculous. at one point i threw out all husband's games and cut off his internet because i could not deal with being a single mom/game widow anymore. he had a huge meltdown that lasted for days. i gave it back to him with a promise to limit game time to after the kids are in bed or in the morning if they are at school. this has worked out well so far, although i have had to threaten to delete his games on him a few times to keep him on his promised schedule. i also find that 'rewarding' him with lots of praise for things he does while not online has helped get him back into the real world more, and spending some time doing things with him like watching his kind of movies together and helping him find a friend to hang out with has helped. i know, he is husband, not a kid but he is like a kid sometimes..lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ready2run, post: 501581, member: 11339"] ugh/ my husband is a gamer and it is aweful how addicting these games are. halo is just as addictive because you get status from earning higher levels, which means longer hours so the more time you spend on the game, the more popular you are. it's rediculous. at one point i threw out all husband's games and cut off his internet because i could not deal with being a single mom/game widow anymore. he had a huge meltdown that lasted for days. i gave it back to him with a promise to limit game time to after the kids are in bed or in the morning if they are at school. this has worked out well so far, although i have had to threaten to delete his games on him a few times to keep him on his promised schedule. i also find that 'rewarding' him with lots of praise for things he does while not online has helped get him back into the real world more, and spending some time doing things with him like watching his kind of movies together and helping him find a friend to hang out with has helped. i know, he is husband, not a kid but he is like a kid sometimes..lol. [/QUOTE]
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