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I have 4 nephews that are addicted to video games. They are ages 12, 11, 10, and 9. All 4 of them lost their dad in 2008 and ever since their lives changed. They used to live a pretty well-off since their dad was making good money and would literally spoil them. Once he passed away, their lives changed since now they live with their mom in an apartment in which they cannot afford to live well-off as before.
The main problems is they always fight amongst each other and as of lately they are extremely disrespectful to their mom. They know her threshold and weakness such as they live in an apartment in which they have received 2 complaints already from neighbors for making noise (no surprise they are 4 boys living togethers). If their mom would not let them play video games, they would just start yelling, breaking things, and stomping on the floor knowing that their mom has to cave in or else receive another complaint from their neighbors.
Today she dropped them off my house because they were upset again but more intensely this time because she just took away the games completely. I want to help them so bad and I was hoping people had good strategies or advice.
Some of my thoughts are to get them involve in activites outside the house such as sports, extra-curricular activities, boys and girls club, volunteer activities, and so on. The MAIN kid that is SUPER addicted to video games has a heart problem which will not allow him to play sports so I have to come up with other activities for him.
I hope to hear some creative responses and I know there will be a few funny answers but for the most part I appreciate any of your suggestions.
CLIFFNOTES
-4 nephews ages 9,10,11,12 addicted to video games (the 10 and 11 year old are the most addicted)
-super disrespectful to their mom when they cannot play and they always bug her to play
-they lost their dad in 2008
-any solutions, suggestions, or advice on how to combat their addiction
The main problems is they always fight amongst each other and as of lately they are extremely disrespectful to their mom. They know her threshold and weakness such as they live in an apartment in which they have received 2 complaints already from neighbors for making noise (no surprise they are 4 boys living togethers). If their mom would not let them play video games, they would just start yelling, breaking things, and stomping on the floor knowing that their mom has to cave in or else receive another complaint from their neighbors.
Today she dropped them off my house because they were upset again but more intensely this time because she just took away the games completely. I want to help them so bad and I was hoping people had good strategies or advice.
Some of my thoughts are to get them involve in activites outside the house such as sports, extra-curricular activities, boys and girls club, volunteer activities, and so on. The MAIN kid that is SUPER addicted to video games has a heart problem which will not allow him to play sports so I have to come up with other activities for him.
I hope to hear some creative responses and I know there will be a few funny answers but for the most part I appreciate any of your suggestions.
CLIFFNOTES
-4 nephews ages 9,10,11,12 addicted to video games (the 10 and 11 year old are the most addicted)
-super disrespectful to their mom when they cannot play and they always bug her to play
-they lost their dad in 2008
-any solutions, suggestions, or advice on how to combat their addiction