Screen time addiction help!!!
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| Tue, 05-06-2008 - 11:59pm |
I potsed this on the bp board also.
So my latest issue with Liam is he is ADDICTED to the computer and computer games. It gotten so bad I actually banned him from it today. So you know what the lil stinker did......he played his Nintendo DS for 5 hours straight, (he did come up for air to eat dinner, but barely). I gave him loads of count downs to bedtime and that Nintendo would be gone. He totally lost it, I ended up having to take it and hide it before he chased me into my closet. He was LIVID.
He threatened me left right and centre; it was horrible, but I seem to deal with a similar tantrum each night no matter what.
The screen thing is getting ridiculous. He is an absolute addict; it has to be computer/tv/dvds or nintendo. Sometimes I can get him on the swings, but its only for a few minutes. With summer coming in fast I don't know what to do to entertain him without his addictions and the aggressive tantrums that will surely follow.
Any advice? btw: some of this is bp "stuckness" and some is ASD obsessiveness.
Dee








Gosh, that sounds just like Nicholas!!!
He has so many problems with stopping/changing gears from the computer!!!
Dee,
I just recently started putting restrictions on Noah's use of video games.
Hi Dee, we were in the same boat as you (not totally there yet). But we give points for all the non monitor time. HE gets 1/2 hr of game time every day, but if he overshoots the time, then it comes off his points. Which means he has very little to buy new game catridge. Also, most of the time, we work towards a game catridge in mind and find out the price too. Try it, initially you have to remind his "carrot" a lot, but eventually they get used to it. Summer is a good time to do it. Also get a time timer and stick it in front of him.
Hey Dee,
I do feel your pain.