to tell them Youtube is broken

[fruitstick]

I usually love to let my children do what they want in the holidays.

They are 10 and 7

This year, they are doing sports camps while I'm working (9 to 4 everyday) which is more or less a school day.

Every other spare minute they want to watch chuffing Youtube videos of some numpties playing video games. I would prefer them to play the chuffing things.

They don't want to do anything else. No playing, no reading, no cooking, no drawing, no boardgames ... NOTHING

If I turn it of DS1 immediately moans he's bored.

I wouldn't mind if they were watching a film or something but its just so mindless I'm concerned it's actually rotting their brains.

We are about to go camping for a fortnight and they will have no Wifi.

Should I just leave them to it or insist they do something else.

[maninawomansworld01]

I don't think a 10 or even a 7 year old would fall for 'YouTube is broken'c

Personally I'd go with ' you've had enough time on the tech now go and play outside or something' while taking the tech off them and putting it away in a high shelf.

Take charge for gods sake you're the boss in your own home. You,don't have to trick them or negotiate with them, they're children!

[fruitstick]

I've put my foot down. (Gently).

YouTube only allowed on the morning before sports club (8:50).

When they come home they're allowed to play on Xbox if they want but no Squid and Stampy

[paxillin]

Well done. Tonight will be cold turkey mayhem.

[GreaseIsNotTheWord]

Is it bloody Stampy? I fucking hate that man.

Mine are 6 and 8 and love watching YT videos of others playing games too. Mental. They have a strict time limit though, or else they'd be happy to sit watching for hours.

[BrieAndChilli]

You can block individual websites as DH once blocked mumsnet and when I tried to go to the site it came up with a message saying 'stop wasting time on mumsnet and clean the house!!'

[HoneyDragon]

Go out and catch Pokemon with them.

[fruitstick]

Brie your husband is an evil genius.

[BrieAndChilli]

To be fair I had been moaning for days about how I really needed to get on and clean the house so he was doing me a favour, I do tend to waste hours on mumsnet!!