Fighting the losing battle against technology! DH bought a Nintendo a year ago and the DC have been obsessed with it since. DH of course likes it because it give him peace and quiet (once he gives in and they stop nagging for it). It seems to be all they talk about, DD(6) is constantly telling us what "her boy" has done. When they play together it is sword fighting goblins etc etc . We have banned them from talking about the game at the meal table.
This weekend, we said no gaming and included the iPad in that. DS(8) threw a temper because he didn't want to go out on his bike, refused to get dressed then hid. Discovered he had unplugged his iPad from charging and was hiding in his room with it. I took it and said he wouldn't have it this week. When we got back from the bike ride, he asked DH for the Nintendo as he'd done so well on his bike. DH said yes.
This morning, DS got up at 530 and asked for TV. I said no, it's too early and told him to go back to bed. He said "No, I'm going to look at a book here." (sofa). I stayed in my bed (getting up just confirms to him that it's morning) and then heard him go back to his room. I thought he'd got bored, realised I was serious and gone back to bed. He came back through at 630 and asked for the tv. I asked if he'd gone to bed, he said yes, so I said he could.
Now, I find DD's iPad on the arm chair. It lives on the top of the cupboard. He had climbed up to get it, taken it to his room and only came out once the battery was flat.
He always turns the tv on at lunch time (comes home for lunch) and tries in the afternoon, but they're not allowed it until after 5pm.
I have said:
his iPad is staying in the attic for a month and if he touches DD's again I shall add a week to it.
There will be no lunch time tv this week, nor morning tv. If he makes a fuss over it, no evening tv.