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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="BusynMember" data-source="post: 501650" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>You need to find out if he is on the spectrum first. What kind of games does he play? My son plays innocent chase games (Mario Bros. and Sonic). He doesn't like violent games...I do think this makes a difference. I *have* found that even when Sonic (my son) is at other activities (which he has to go to), he still thinks about his videogames and talks about them. If he is on the spectrum, they tend to have obsessive interests, but they can move from one to another. For example, spectrum kids can go from videogames to nonstop memorizing train schedules. My son recently took up bowling and he LOVES it. He also started a work program at school so he far less on the videogames. Spectrum kids have poor to no real ability to amuse themselves (lack of imagination) therefore they requires stuff like videogames or TV shows to entertain them if they have nothing else to do. They are unlikely to enjoy entertaining themselves. It is SO heartening to know that Sonic can and probably will get more going on in his life than the games and TV. He really IS a lot busier now and seems to enjoy the work program as well as various sports. </p><p></p><p>My oldest son also could have been said to have been addicted to videogames, but he's not on the spectrum. He did not act up or scream or rail when we limited him and he had his friends he hung at the mall with, girlfriends, sports and the normal teen stuff to go along with the gaming. Spectrum kids are a different animal. But, if it were me, I would not cut out the videogames...I would just make sure he has other stuff to do as well...and not give him the option of saying, "I won't go."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 501650, member: 1550"] You need to find out if he is on the spectrum first. What kind of games does he play? My son plays innocent chase games (Mario Bros. and Sonic). He doesn't like violent games...I do think this makes a difference. I *have* found that even when Sonic (my son) is at other activities (which he has to go to), he still thinks about his videogames and talks about them. If he is on the spectrum, they tend to have obsessive interests, but they can move from one to another. For example, spectrum kids can go from videogames to nonstop memorizing train schedules. My son recently took up bowling and he LOVES it. He also started a work program at school so he far less on the videogames. Spectrum kids have poor to no real ability to amuse themselves (lack of imagination) therefore they requires stuff like videogames or TV shows to entertain them if they have nothing else to do. They are unlikely to enjoy entertaining themselves. It is SO heartening to know that Sonic can and probably will get more going on in his life than the games and TV. He really IS a lot busier now and seems to enjoy the work program as well as various sports. My oldest son also could have been said to have been addicted to videogames, but he's not on the spectrum. He did not act up or scream or rail when we limited him and he had his friends he hung at the mall with, girlfriends, sports and the normal teen stuff to go along with the gaming. Spectrum kids are a different animal. But, if it were me, I would not cut out the videogames...I would just make sure he has other stuff to do as well...and not give him the option of saying, "I won't go." [/QUOTE]
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