13 year old gaming in the middle of the night

[chancer]

Made my son turn his X box off last night when I went to bed at 10, which I already think is late, to wake up at 1.30 to find him back on it! I am now the worst mother in the world as all his friends are allowed which I know isn't correct.
Is there a way to stop this other than turning the broadband off when I go to bed?

He is still asleep but dreading the argument when he wakes!!!!

they are so addictive, you think you've been playing for 30 minutes and it is more like 3 hours. such a time sink.

i assume it's not in his bedroom, if so, take it out.

if it is downstairs, do you go to bed before him? if so, take the controllers. the temptation is too great to just finish one more level etc.

I am not messing with the fuse box when there are far easier solutions.

No gadgets in the bedroom rule here. iPads and phones plugged in downstairs, no games consoles after 10.

Teenagers really need their sleep. I was so worried I took DS1 to the docs because he was so washed out and sickly looking. I then found him sneaking his phone up in his PJs. Cracked down on it and now I have to check. It's a ballache. Why can't they just abide by the rules which are going to be enforced anyway and stop making things bloody difficult?

On the weekend nights I really don't see the problem in the first place.

Well, if you're the 'worst' mum, then I must be too as I don't even allow any gadgets in the bedroom.
They're for sleeping in, not gaming until the small hours.
Remove from the bedroom and say he can only play it downstairs. Simple.

I find it the easiest solution ever lol no cheating. Can you not just take the x box to bed with you? Moee hassle but at least he can't get it without waking you.

I wouldn't keep moving an Xbox around its too much hassle.

Agree about time passing and not noticing, I played for 4 hours yesterday and realised I hadn't cooked dinner and DH was due home so I got the ready meal curry I had planned for tonight in to the oven.

We only have one TV downstairs. Hence the teens' bedrooms have their PS4s in. Plus all their other gadgets.

They need a screen each and I want to watch the TV in the evening.

Unless he has an activity the next day, then does it really matter? I allow My 2 to play late on weekends as they have friends in Australia who they don't usually get a chance to play much with because of the time difference. In fact they were up til around 4 this morning and will probably wake up about lunch time. It's not a huge deal in the scheme of things is it.

You should set up parental controls for the X box. You can set time limits and curfews.

Familiarise yourself with changing the wifi password and investigate setting limits for different devices - you should be able to do this online with your service provider

Set up parental controls on it so that it can't go beyond a certain time?

Removing the control and the games at a certain time would work.

Not gaming but my 13 year old decided to get up in the middle of the night earlier this week, go the lounge and watch TV! He didn't watch anything inappropriate but obviously the time was! We don't have an xbox. He wants one, and isn't going the right way about getting one!

I didn't hear anything but my husband realised the headphones were plugged into the TV and the remote control had been moved.

So now the remote controls, the headphones and all the electronic devices go into our bedroom at night.

Thanks everyone, I have taken all the advice on board & I will start with taking controllers etc. away and see how that goes first before moving the whole x box.
To be honest it has taken him a long time to convince me to let him have a tv in his bedroom and think I am starting to regret it, but I do understand he is growing up and doesn't want to sit downstairs with me every night!! Plus we do not like the same programmes!!

If it helps chancer DS1 is now nearly 17 and is really sensible, even with a bedroom full of gadgets he knows when to turn them off and go to sleep.

And YY to not watching what they watch, I have not got the same taste in programmes as 14 and 16 year old boys.