My son loves his games on the computer and will sit for hours and would stay up all night on weekends if allowed.We have a time table for school nights and weekends but I would like to see him do other things but since we moved away from his friends he does this now.We talk about doing other things but he isnt interested.What do you think is a long enough time on the computer a day?
2007-01-03 05:52:11 · 7 answers · asked by karen e 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
1-2 hours a day is enough. The reason it is so important to get off the computer is because children need to develop social skills. 13 years old is an important time to learn to comunicate with other friends his age, girls and other adults. Being on the computer steals this time away.being onb the computer might help him cope with your moe but it is not helping him make new friends.
2007-01-03 06:19:34 · answer #1 · answered by weswe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
welcome to the computer age. I have a 13 year old daughter and I limit her time on the computer to an hour per day on school days. four hours maximum on weekends. I had to do this as she did get pretty bad with the computer and would not go outside or have any other interests. Finally I pulled the plug on the computer for 4 months. Now she is active again and is involved in other things. The computer is back on and she is more responsible and her grades did come back up.
2007-01-03 13:57:21 · answer #2 · answered by logan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
TV or Computer using for games are no good more than 2 hours / day.
Because they lack of exercise and most of sight problems occur while looking at monitor all the time.
chatting or browsing internet does not count under this time. ONly playing time.
2007-01-03 14:03:55 · answer #3 · answered by Naren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set a limit.
1 to 2 hours a day for homework and some fun. Thats it. Unplugg it if you have to. Keep the PC in the kitchen or family room, not in his bedroom.
You bought it, you control it.
2007-01-03 13:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just sit him down and make a scheduled time each day for him to be on the computer. i think 4 hours split up during in the day is the bst amount of time.
2007-01-03 13:56:22 · answer #5 · answered by xo_Gabby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the computer away........ Buy him a baseball glove, start a garden in your yard, build a hot-rod. Golf is a great game. Just do something,,,,, make him move or watch him become a lazy fatass!
2007-01-03 14:00:14 · answer #6 · answered by DWM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he does home work 1st he can round an hour , no longer if not done homework dont let him.
ps follow to this espicially if its runescape , msn isnt as bad
2007-01-03 13:57:23 · answer #7 · answered by Adam w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋