Can't believe I'm reading stuff like this. Millennials are so f'd up.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/11/05/kids-technology-addiction/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/11/05/kids-technology-addiction/
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BeenJammin,
Same issues with my son, sneaking in and playing Xbox in the middle of the night. It's damned near an addiction.
The thing is that he knows he's going to get caught and get a ban for at least 3-4 days, often a week and yet - he still does it. It's like his need to be on there and play a game is worth going without it for a week, even though it's obvious that it doesn't work out for him. Like I said, it's almost like dealing with a junkie that just cannot resist getting high, even though he knows it's going to end very badly for him.
I will say he's gotten a bit better over time, but every once in a while (despite placing obstacles in his path) he will find his way online when he's not supposed to be. I think this summer, we're going to send him to Mongolia and have him live with a nomadic herder family. Their most up-to-the-date technology is usually a transistor radio. Let him get up at 5 am every morning and work the animals until sundown and see how much more he may appreciate the reasonable restrictions he has on Xbox now.
All of my kids devices are on fixed IP addresses at home. My son loses access at midnight every night and it comes back on at 6:30 am. Haven't had an issue with the daughter, so she has a lot more freedom.
Biggest issue I have with my daughter's usage is that it is impossible to tell if she is using it for schoolwork or just screwing around. She has so many damn group projects assigned that she is always chatting or texting about one of them.
We don't allow phones at the dinner table, in the car during normal daily rides, or when we are watching movies.