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> Sean’s favorite medium is video games; he plays for four hours after school and twice that on weekends. I don't get it. My son would certainly do the same if
by wazoox 16y ago
> Sean’s favorite medium is video games; he plays for four hours after school and twice that on weekends.
I don't get it. My son would certainly do the same if given the choice, but he is allowed to play 2 hours a day on week-end, and 0 minutes the rest of the week. He's not supposed to be in command. And he hasn't got a mobile phone, either, because he simply doesn't need it. This is good parenting 101, setting limits.
- tomjen3 16y agoTo an extend yes, but how old is your son? At some point children needs to be handed more responsibility (and it will _always_ be before you think they are ready for it), because while they will make mistakes it is better that they make these mistakes while you are there to help them clean up the mess and the mess isn't too big. But more importantly than that one day they will be old enough that you can no longer set the limits for what they should do, which they will not be able to handle unless they have had their freedom handed to them gradually.
- wazoox 16y ago> To an extend yes, but how old is your son? 13. He's getting responsible enough; we don't need to tell him what's reasonable and what isn't, so the rules are now subject to interpretation, which wasn't the case at 9 :)