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What if "being happy" for them means watching Youtube all day and playing computer games? That's what I'm struggling with with my 15 year old. This is currentl
by m0zg 7y ago
What if "being happy" for them means watching Youtube all day and playing computer games?
That's what I'm struggling with with my 15 year old. This is currently affecting his GPA to the point where it'd limit his college options to community college, and maybe not even that (since you do have to work even there to not fail).
I simply can't convince him that this is not a good use of his time, and he will regret it profoundly later in life.
- mixmastamyk 7y agoWhen you're "addicted" it is hard to get perspective. Not sure about your situation or feasibility, but banning the activity for 30 days might clear the fog. There are blogs about journalists giving up Twitter temporarily for example. Another angle might be explaining the difference between a creator and consumer.
- m0zg 7y agoHis answer to that is he completely refuses to do anything at all in that case. Grades be damned. Now what?
- mixmastamyk 7y agoStill healthier I think. Boredom was a motivator in the old days. Military school might be an option too, haha.
- m0zg 7y agoThat's the trouble with armchair parenting advice. "Haha".
- mixmastamyk 7y agoAsk a silly question, get a silly answer.