WeetBix KiD Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/teens-hooked-on-computer-games/story-e6frea6u-1226207483764 Sorry but going by this story I believe its the parents fault. Whilst your child is under your roof and in your care you should monitor their computer usage. A 10 year old asleep at the computer, when he has to go to school because he was up most of the night playing computer games is the parents fault. Not a mental illness. He should have been in bed at 8:30pm. Computer in a place the parents can see it and his parents should have been watching him better 5 Quote
bell reavue Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 Yeah, I would blame the parents too, they're supposed to limit game time and restrict computers when necessary because a 10 year old won't do that for himself. A kid went to school intermittently for two years because he was on the computer so much? That's ridiculous. How did the parents let that go on for so long? I don't know about classifying it as a disorder though. If you have ADD and you go on the computer instead of working then that's one thing, but being addicted to video games isn't a mental illness...interesting article. Quote
FiveMagic Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 Its sad some parents don't know how to place boundries for their children, but this affects some adults aswell. I don't understand why you would waste money on "Treatment options" when its all common sense, give them an hour or two a night. Quote
Wifestein Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 parents fault indeed i got addicted to computer games when i was 12... i woke up at 4am so i could play a few hours before going to school.. my parents never did anything about it.. but still i got my diploma and go to college now.. and havent been that addicted for 2 years now so im happy lol... i game a lot less now.. but to me gaming was a way to get away from bad rl stuff n still is lol 1 Quote
deadpnk Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 day in and out for me... luckily i caught myself before it was up to this point.... dad did care about it ... i game less now compared to back then.... im on alot cuz i dont have much to do until i start college in february... its the parents and usually will be the parents until a certain age when he/she starts thinking for him/herself. even then its the parents who will always have the responsibility of their children... sadly thats getting more and more unacknowledged now. Quote
Jefke Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 I'm not addicted... (the fact that I'm posting this at 1.44am has nothing to do with it XD) never fell asleep in front of pc after gaming (studying is something else) Fun thing is I'm managing the internet connection and local 'network' connection since I was 14-15 so my parents can't really say much against me. Anyway wtf 10 year old asleep in front of pc after gaming , that's kind of extreme I guess. Just wondering how many parents are confronted with this kind of problems .... Here we all have a pc on our room, but you can't login to windows after a set hour so that reduce the chance to zero (I set the times, so no problem for me ). If we didn't I guess my little sister (12 year) would play a lot of flash games after bed time .... Quote
hobbit Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 I've always felt that kids shouldn't have a time limit that is set by the parents. I believe that kids should set a time limit themselves and the parents should encourage it, unless it is obviously and over long amount of time. Positive reinforcement is always a better way of teaching than negative reinforcement. This way kids will eventually find out that gaming isn't everything and they will eventually move on to do other things since they will burn themselves out by gaming, even if its only 2-3 hrs a day. If they have a restriction set then they are more likely to feel a psychological need to do that restricted action more. I think overall the restrictions that some parents set on kids and games is bs in some ways since it is usually because the gaming gets in the way of school or social life. But i've never once had a single problem in school or socially even though I would have weeks sometimes where i wouldnt do homework at school and instead I would do it all at lunch at school the next day. This has worked for me and still does in college, and I don't see why kids should be forced to sit and study or do homework at home when they have no problem doing homework at school and still get the good grades their parents want. Quote
bell reavue Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 I've always felt that kids shouldn't have a time limit that is set by the parents. I believe that kids should set a time limit themselves and the parents should encourage it, unless it is obviously and over long amount of time. Positive reinforcement is always a better way of teaching than negative reinforcement. This way kids will eventually find out that gaming isn't everything and they will eventually move on to do other things since they will burn themselves out by gaming, even if its only 2-3 hrs a day. If they have a restriction set then they are more likely to feel a psychological need to do that restricted action more. I think overall the restrictions that some parents set on kids and games is bs in some ways since it is usually because the gaming gets in the way of school or social life. But i've never once had a single problem in school or socially even though I would have weeks sometimes where i wouldnt do homework at school and instead I would do it all at lunch at school the next day. This has worked for me and still does in college, and I don't see why kids should be forced to sit and study or do homework at home when they have no problem doing homework at school and still get the good grades their parents want. I know in your case it makes sense because you can handle gaming all day and doing homework at lunch in school, but that is not possible for me. I have weighted or AP classes and my grades drop immediately if I start spending more time on the computer than doing homework. Maybe I'm just not good at doing homework, haha. I think It's good to let kids learn things for themselves, like time management, but not every kid will figure it out on his own. It's better to give them guidance when they're young and you are still in charge of them. If they learn time management and self control when they're young, it will help them immensely when they are on their own for college. I mean I'm just in high school but I wish my parents restricted my computer time more when I was younger. Now I have to do it on my own and it's not so easy. Quote
ladykris Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Video games are fun... but really.... Get your shit together. This is real life. Quote
hobbit Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 I know in your case it makes sense because you can handle gaming all day and doing homework at lunch in school, but that is not possible for me. I have weighted or AP classes and my grades drop immediately if I start spending more time on the computer than doing homework. Maybe I'm just not good at doing homework, haha. I had all AP classes by my senior year in high school too, and I found the more AP i took the easier it was to find time for other things to do :X But it is true that not everyone is able to handle gaming/social life and homework like i did, I am just used to those types of kids that can since all my friends were that way and my sister is the same. Quote
Wifestein Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 wuts homework? Just copy it from a friend, makes life easier but dont if u know you'll fail a test without doing your homework. Im lucky that if i read something once i will remember it, only if its interesting or important though hehe. Quote
Jefke Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 wuts homework? Just copy it from a friend, makes life easier but dont if u know you'll fail a test without doing your homework. Im lucky that if i read something once i will remember it, only if its interesting or important though hehe. wut copy it from a friend.... Just don't do it=> easier then that you can't go... (in High school I almost never did it and I passed without problems XD) I just get on test aways like 80-90% and everything was fine (long live: I read it, I know it ^^) Quote
deadpnk Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) Video games are fun... but really.... Get your shit together. This is real life. you've said it in the most succinct and straightforward way possible. ... kris, i think i love you. Edited December 2, 2011 by deadpnk Quote
icky?/ Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 you've said it in the most succinct and straightforward way possible. ... kris, i think i love you. Get a room. Quote
rolf Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 I would have weeks sometimes where i wouldnt do homework at school and instead I would do it all at lunch at school the next day. This made me really lol. I had a meeting yesterday until 1700, and again a meeting today during lunch. I guess that gives less possibility to do your homework during lunch But I must say, I'm not 10 years anymore Anyway, indeed their parents fault, children are not smart enough to decide what's good for them. I started to understand it when I was 15 and fully understood it when I was 19. And although I'm really stupid, I guess children 5 years younger aren't smarter than me at that time Quote
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