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Flip side, parents don't have to provide room and board, or power. And if it is their computer, they don't have to provide access to it.
by lowbloodsugar 4y ago
Flip side, parents don't have to provide room and board, or power. And if it is their computer, they don't have to provide access to it.
- bearmode 4y agoAnd that would make them an atrocious parent.
- lowbloodsugar 4y agoA major aspect of parenting teenagers is about establishing boundaries and instilling an appreciation of consequences. I was simply pointing out that if the adult teenager plays the "it's my computer" / "it's my life" card, then the parents have cards they can play. Letting a child, adult or otherwise, play video games 8 hours a day, is not going to have a positive outcome for the child. I have great sympathy. We were very permissive parents and our kids were not in a good space, mid-teens. We now have much better relationships with our kids, and they with each other. Fortunately we could afford counseling, coaching and group coaching. Establishing boundaries and consequences was step one.