How long should my 13 year old be allowed to play his x-box a day?
Well, obviously your child isn't used to having many rules; otherwise, he wouldn't have much of a problem when you tell him to do something. Usually (now, I'm not trying to cut on you), teenagers don't listen to their parents because rules aren't enforced, and are typically spoiled. Now, I'm not saying you spoil him, but he definitely shows signs of being used to having his way constantly. What you need to do is start setting more boundaries- however, not all at once. Does he do chores around the house? Does he walk the dog ever (just an example, if you don't have a dog)? With anything like this, you need to make sure he starts doing them more often, but don't just start making him do things all at once. Here's what you do: Dish washer- Have him do it once every two days. After about a week (or longer, if he seems to have trouble listening), have him do it every day. Keep this up for about two weeks. Now, you're ready to add on to the responsibilities, but GRADUALLY. You don't want to add all of these different chores in all at once, because then he feels like he's being picked on, and treated unfairly. Also, make sure his sister is getting equal responsibilities, because that will just start WWIII. As for the X-Box... These things are addicting; trust me, I had one until I was 17. You need to threaten to take it away, otherwise he just won't listen. Don't yell at him, don't raise your voice, don't show any signs of being angry or upset. If he doesn't listen, take it away. Do this for about a day or two, then give it back. If it happens again, take it away for a longer time. This way, he knows you mean business, and that you're not joking. I hope this helps... Teenagers are trouble, I know... Adding onto what that other guy said: You can be his parent, AND his friend. Actually... You should, otherwise this will cause an un-healthy relationship between the two of you, and it won't turn out very good in the long run. Also, I forgot to mention other punishments... You need to start doing other things if he seems to defy your orders. Even if it means staying up late, you need to make sure HE doesn't. After a while, he'll start to get into habit with getting to bed on time, merely because he's afraid to get punished. You're his mother, so you should be able to pick out a good punishment that will get the message across! Good luck.
Why wont my dad let me play my games?!?
ok know this before you start going all : "your dad brought you into this world respect him you ungratefulll kid!" i am not ungratefull. i thank my parents all the time and i respect them.. now on to the problem(o) i used to play about 2 hours to about 3 hours a day(AFTER SCHOOL) and i would talk and hang out with friends on my xbox 360 since most of my friends live to far away to bike or walk down to..(my parents usually wont drive me unless my friend invites me....) and now my dad wont let me play my xbox at all! i purchased said xbox 360 with my own hard earned money(im 14 and i worked for it and i know that does not justify me getting mad :p ) and purchased said game and i bought my xbox live gold and he took my xbox away because i played 100 hours in a month and a half(i recorded my time and thats about 2 ish hours a day in that time) and he got super pissed..i dont know what to do anymore :( now i cant even use my computer for anything except school and watching netflix(but i dont have windows on that pc so i cant use netflix -.- only youtube..) and my dad gets pissed if i play any games at all!! i do my school...i get good grades(im a B+ student and i am a respectfull kid) and im homeschooled. and come on during the summer in florida what is there to do aside from go to the beach and play games and hang out with friends??(beach mostly out of the question because we dont go without friends 90 % of the time..and my friends are always busy..) and im not a violent kid but my dad just annoys me D:< so what should i do ?? ?_? any help is appreciated :)
It’s the last day of the year 2016, how do you want to live it?
Last year I was up until silly o’clock. This year I am up until silly o’clock. My friends are doing nothing, my sister’s out, my mum’s working, my dad’s with his girlfriend. I feel lethargic, and keep sleeping with the lights on.Last year I spent NYE (evening) on Reddit, asking for suggestions of films to watch…that I don’t believe I followed through on. Yep I am THAT addicted to the Internet.It seems one year on I am in near enough, the same space. I’m concerned what is holding me back.I intend to sit here, and ponder over what needs doing to get life on track. Presently I’m floating on aimlessly. Right now I feel a bit empty, and probably should have taken my meds…I know that nothing will change until I can tend to my co-dependent tendencies, the inner people-pleaser and martyr. It’s a very time consuming job.Also, my dad is hoping that I’ll clear out some of my stuff. So, could be a trip down memory lane. I’m not looking forward to it, but the longer I put it off the more he’ll get pissed off. I’ve been putting off this clear-out a long time.If I can motivate myself to spend less time on the Internet, I’ll probably watch Daredevil or Deathly Hallows, since my friend got the first season of Daredevil for me as a birthday present, and Harry Potter’s replaying on ITV.Oh come on, PeopleRank, Michelle has a pretty picture of fireworks! Don’t put up my depressing junk on top :/
Looking for a Call of Duty Back Ops Clan Xbox 360?
join our clan. Foh. we don't have any requirments and we woop peoples asses 4 real. we don't modd one bit (we don't believe in modding. it takes no skill) thats why were so good. we have aboout 8 members rite now. me my cousins and my cousins friends. and if we lose its all in the fun dude. we don't get mad unless the other team is acting homo but other wise we rapped in cod4, cod waw and mw2. i have the game black ops along with my cousins friends. i meet them when i went to mississppi. im black so is my brother. (not gettish) my cousins i think are 45% black and 55% white or half and half. there friends are mostly white. (just wanna give u a little backround check of us.) where good dude. but il be ownest from 1-10 10 beening mlg, im like a 4-6. i go positive most of the time but my cousins go positive all the time. there amazing with quick scoping. My gamertag is Fohl87pu1AKiNgZ. My cousin (the clan leader which is 15) is FohPuReDiViNe. im 14. (freshmen) but dude this winter break where going to play alot. hit me up if u like what your hear about our clan. its about 2 years old but i just changed my gamertag on december 10th. send me a message. hears my cousins youtube channal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vYqtLNqSQI hears this one vid of my cousin owning FohRomag (forgot his gamertag name at the moment. He changed it about 5 last winter) starting december 22nd (my winter break start due to finals) im goin 2 be on line along with the clan. there getting blackops on christmas they told me so we will all rape lolz. not pressuring but it fun dude. great communication, teamwork and theres no putting people down. we warm up with a private match like 1 or 2 of them. then its online. we make people leave we rape so hard LOLZ! and yey sometimes we get on during the week days but weekends where available. 2 busy these days. but il get on like for 2 days of the week day. we all just meet up at random times. but fridays were online alot. Check us out dude. i think you'll like it. :)
Playing video games instead of intimacy?
My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 years, we live together and have a 7 month old baby girl together. I'm 21 and he is 23 and he loves playing Call of Duty Black Ops every... every night. Like he plays for about 1-2 hours cause most times the baby wakes up, but when there are some nights I wanna go upstairs and get busy, he doesn't want to and either says, I wanna stay up or I'm not tired or I wanna play some more rounds. I can understand that some nights he wants to stay up and enjoy some alone time, but when there are some nights I wanna spend with him upstairs, it could be a hassle convincing him. He says we have the rest of our lives to spend together and have many nights to spend together. The nights we do spend together, I enjoy cuddling after then falling asleep with him. The other night he wanted to change that by doing the deed then getting out of bed and play some more games. I don't like that really, having intimacy then leaving. I know he may not be able to spend as much time as he wants to play games since he works full time and we also have a young child to take care of, but when I want a night, maybe once or twice a week, is it really that big of a deal to drop the Xbox controller and pleasure your fiancee? We do have sex once or twice a week, but sometimes I want more. am I being selfish or should he start getting busier?
Is it normal when my heartbeat increase when I play a video game during an intense moment?
Video games can be exciting, but if it is raising your heartbeat to the point that it causes you concern, maybe consider going outside more, or getting more exercise.Video games are not that great for your cardiovascular fitness.
My partner becomes angry and aggressive when he plays FIFA online?
My husband use to play some horrible warfare game, (can't remember the name of it now). Anyway, his anger and outbursts started to drive me nuts, I spoke to him about it but that didn't work. So I just either went out, or went up to the computer room and put on a good movie and shut the door. His outbursts will settle down once he gets sick of the game. Believe me, he will get sick of it sooner or later.