DS is 15 and is definitely addicted to his computer. Nothing else matters to him, not his family, any activities, nothing.
He has limits but I've now just taken the computer out of his room after receiving a call from the school to say he's not doing his coursework and he got F's in his mocks (although an A in I.T not surprisingly!)
I'm very concerned that he seems to think he can make a life out of gaming and the people he was speaking to online (who appear to be in their 20's) were encouraging this saying that he'll get to travel the world, make thousands and here's the really worrying bit - they'll live together in a house. He showed me the picture of the house and whenever he's not allowed on the computer he gets very depressed and says he's going to leave and live in this house.
One of the gamers he speaks to a lot has said he has a trust fund and he's going to give DS money and apparently he wants to talk to me and DH to make us realise it's genuine. How bloody delusional is he!
DH thinks it sounds like grooming. Do I talk to the doctor or the police?? Who do I talk to?