My almost 10 yr old has no video games on weekdays and no phone at all. Plus in most of the scenarios, tv is not the issue, he just flat out says "no, i dont want to do it and you cant make me". This usually ends up with me sending him to his room for time out and/or threatening to take away a lego set which is the only thing he really values. Grounding him is useless because he WANTS to just stay home and skip any extra curriculard. Its the same pattern over and over, I'm at a loss of how to break the cycle and motivate him to help or do things. I also have a 5yr old son (neurotypical) who is starting to act the same way 😞
It all makes sense. But when they (13f) realize screens are not in their home anymore, she will just jump through all the hoops I give her at home before she's allowed to go to all her friends houses that do have games and screens. So she'll be raised by someone else basically and still learn how to cheat the system.
You have more control over this than you are making it out. No screens in your house is obviously a must based on what you described. You can also contact the other parents and explain to them that you don’t want your child on screens at their house. Your child is not going to be at someone’s house 24/7 on screens, you’re still the parent
As a home with limited screentime use, what do you recommend when my almost 10 yr old son repeatedly leaves the house daily when asked to do his daily expectations? He just leaves after school and then doesn't come home for hours sometimes. He does have access to screens at his friend's house but unfortunately there is little supervision there.
My almost 10 yr old has no video games on weekdays and no phone at all. Plus in most of the scenarios, tv is not the issue, he just flat out says "no, i dont want to do it and you cant make me". This usually ends up with me sending him to his room for time out and/or threatening to take away a lego set which is the only thing he really values. Grounding him is useless because he WANTS to just stay home and skip any extra curriculard. Its the same pattern over and over, I'm at a loss of how to break the cycle and motivate him to help or do things. I also have a 5yr old son (neurotypical) who is starting to act the same way 😞
It all makes sense. But when they (13f) realize screens are not in their home anymore, she will just jump through all the hoops I give her at home before she's allowed to go to all her friends houses that do have games and screens. So she'll be raised by someone else basically and still learn how to cheat the system.
You have more control over this than you are making it out. No screens in your house is obviously a must based on what you described. You can also contact the other parents and explain to them that you don’t want your child on screens at their house. Your child is not going to be at someone’s house 24/7 on screens, you’re still the parent
As a home with limited screentime use, what do you recommend when my almost 10 yr old son repeatedly leaves the house daily when asked to do his daily expectations? He just leaves after school and then doesn't come home for hours sometimes. He does have access to screens at his friend's house but unfortunately there is little supervision there.