My GF's 15 yr old son is addicted to World of Warcraft and he will do anything he can to play that stupid game. He is flunking out of school because he never does any homework and just plays WOW all night after school. My GF took his computer away from him and put parental controls on his WOW account but it didn't stop him. He opened another account under a different name and goes over to a friends house after school and plays the game. He has been told to come home right after school but he just comes and goes as he pleases and doesn't do anything his Mom tells him to do. The parents of his friend let him come over even though they know he is not allowed to be there. Does my GF have the right to call the police and get her son out of his friends house? What can my GF do to control her son? She is very loving to him but he does not respond. He calls her a whore and is very very disrespectful just because she will not let him play the game. His father is a deadbeat and doesn't help.
2007-02-20 05:00:00 · 5 answers · asked by Mark 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Have you talked to his friends parents? I would do this before calling the cops on your kid while he's over there or you're gonna make a major enemy. I'd be really pissed off if the cops showed up at my door because some parent was having trouble with their kid, especially considering their kid is probably telling me that their parents said it was ok to come over. Put yourself in their shoes for a minute.
Like the guy mentions below - Someone is paying for his account. DISCONTINUE PAYMENT. Put your credit cards under LOCK AND KEY. This kid is doing more than just playing too much on a game if your girlfriend isn't authorizing charges.
Your girlfriend needs to set up in-home boot camp to get that kid in order. 5 pairs of jeans (jeans can be worn more than once before they're "dirty"), 7 pairs of underwear & socks, 7 undershirts, 7 weather appropriate and plain shirts/sweaters and his coat, one pair of boots (if snowy and if he has them) and one pair of sneakers. He does his own laundry. He does his own dishes. Every thing of any entertainment value is removed and put into a storage bin outside of the home. The only items allowed should be directly school related, text books, etc. No pleasure reading. No TV. Restricted to his room except for breakfast and dinner, then after meals he returns to his room. No dinner until homework is complete. One item earned back per month, excepting shoes as obviously they're pairs. Start with items that don't matter, such as shoes. Any badmouthing or bad behavior gets any earned item removed. You are the parents and this is within your rights as parents, and it's the only effective method I've ever seen for seriously spoiled kids. When it comes time to start giving back computer and tv privlidges, I strongly advise 15 minutes earned per month to a maximum of an hour per day. He does NOT need a computer for school work - There's this thing called a Library. There are about 20 in Broward County alone. I'm sure there are several in any major city near you.
2007-02-20 05:50:14 · answer #1 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well your GF should have nipped this in the bud years ago(not being rude but that is something you have to do when they are young) but sense she hasn't the best thing to do is the worst thing a mother wants to do and that is threaten him in a boot camp.......if the threat doesn't work then do it ...You are responsible of making sure you have tired your level best in raising him you don't want him falling into drugs or worse and this can happen ....If your worried about the money take a hard look at yourself money is nothing if 5 to 10 years from now he steals everything you have that you've worked your whole life for (If you have already tired church and prayer this is your last hope) Make sure to get recommendation from people who have been to the camps Pray that is all you will have left.
2007-02-20 06:00:30 · answer #2 · answered by Lily P 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
And what good would calling the police do? Obviously this child hasn't had proper discipline throughout his life. To be given a computer more than likely for his room at his age was in my opinion a stupid move. Computers, televisions, stereos, telephones, game systems do NOT belong in the bedrooms. Bedrooms are places for rest, relaxation and reflection. When you are on the computer you are not resting, you are not relaxing and no way are you relfecting. A child of that age needs PARENTAL supervision when on the computer, the computer neesd to be in a public area of the home such as living room/familyroom/kitchen setting where a parent CAN supervise. Not behind the closed door of the chid's bedroom. So of COURSE this child became addicted to the game...he was giving the tools to BECOME addicted by his mother. She ALLOWED it to happen and now she wants to take it away so again OF COURSE he is going to rebel. His father really doesn't NEED to help because his father wasn't the one who ALLOWED the behavior to materilize to begin with so stop blaming him. MOM needs to do her job as a parent and superives what her son does.
2007-02-20 05:58:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am a teenager, and i believe i know the problem,
your GF's son is a spoiled brat and doesnt deserve to play WoW in the first place. Here is what i would do.
1. dont blame world of warcraft.
2. dont care what the law says, beat his ***.
3. ground him from WoW for a while, worked for me.
4. restrict him from all privelages
5. why are you worrying about him playing the game? just go to your credit card service website, and just DELETE it online! its that simple.
why are all you parents SOOO mad at WoW for making your children horrible, what about Marylon Manson, and all those other guys? what? they have no effect on your child? neither does WoW. Stop blaming games for your childrens actions and start blaming your selves. It is not our fault your children are horrible, it is your own fault, do what most people SHOULD do, regardless of the law, and beat his ***! STOP BLAMING VIDEO GAMES AND START BLAMING YOURSELVES! did South Park make your children swear? no, they probably saw YOU watching it, or they heard YOU swear.
so just go to your credit ard site, delete your GF's sons account for good measure, and contact your GF's sons freinds parents and FORBID him to go on their computer. Its called parenthood buddy, and you have a loooong road ahead of ya.
and the person above AND below have the right idea, im pretty sure they all do in fact. Do what they said, and do what i said if he disobeys, if HE calls the cops on YOU, tell them to take HIM and put him in juvie for a while, thatll change his reaction, tell him your the guy that doesnt put up with any crap.
2007-02-20 05:55:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2007-02-22 19:06:23 · answer #5 · answered by hengche h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋