Get your kids off the computer without nagging
September 18th, 2008 / 9 Comments
We’d set the kitchen timer and give 5-minute warnings, but inevitably [...]
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Enforcing computer/video game limits
August 26th, 2008 / 4 Comments
“If I keep asking and asking and asking, eventually my mom will give in.”
Kids have an innate ability to manipulate their parents to get what they want.
When it comes to allowing them to play computer/video games, we as parents are most vulnerable to giving in.
We set time limits and consequences, but somehow, our kids [...]
Video game addiction
August 14th, 2008 / 14 Comments
Gears of War, Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft…
These are just a few among hundreds of video and computer games that kids are playing, often playing late into the night when their parents are asleep.
Talk to a few parents and you will soon hear laments about their son spending too much time on [...]
