Remember, it is YOUR responsibility to determine when & how long he can play video games and to introduce clear and specific controls, rules and consequences. That said, here are a few ideas that your teen might find interesting and engaging. orderoochaos
—Frustrated FatherIt wasn’t long ago that I was sitting in your seat – the parent of a high-school student with attention deficit disorder who enjoyed playing video games with his friends. He also had no interest in watching “sport ball,” as he called it, or participating in it. Luckily, we had put a few parameters in place along the way to strike a healthy balance between gaming and cultivating his own interests.
Remember, it is YOUR responsibility to determine when and how long he can play video games and to introduce clear and specific controls, rules and consequences.When my older daughter told my son that girls love a guy who can cook, hands down, this became my son’s favorite “non-screen” activity! Cooking is active, engaging, hands-on, and creative. He would watch the Food Network, download recipes from various websites, and order special ingredients online.
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