My 9 year old has basically become one with his gaming chair. I set a 2 hour limit on weekends and he acts like I'm the worst parent alive. He's sneaking on at night too which I found out when I heard gunshots at 11pm coming from his room. Anyone else dealing with this or am I just failing here?
Man, I feel this. My kids would live on their gaming chairs if I let them. I've found that offering something better to do helps more than just cutting them off - like a family hike or trip to the park. The 2 hour limit sounds solid though, stick with it.
Yeah the sneak gaming is rough. I set limits too and get the same attitude. I've found it helps if I make the conversation about something other than the games themselves - like I care about them getting outside and moving around, not that Fortnite is bad.
I went through this with my daughter and honestly the 2 hour limit is solid. You're not being unreasonable. Stick with it even when he complains.
Gaming chair life is real. I feel like once they discover Fortnite it's basically game over. The trick is having something else they actually want to do more.
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Two hours on weekends is reasonable. The problem is they'll tell you the timer is broken. My 8 year old swears his watch stops working whenever I set limits.
The gaming chair becomes a permanent fixture. My advice is make the alternatives interesting enough that Fortnite isn't the default.