My DS has got really cross today. He says I’m treating him like a child as I have told him that now School term is back he should start leaving his phone downstairs every night to charge.
I had got him an expensive iPhone for Christmas, the first new phone he’s had and it took me a lot of months to save the money. Previously he used to leave it downstairs but it was such a headache getting him to remember, so I let it slide only to find him more than once watching YouTube at 3am. He’s totally addicted to his phone and he never gets himself up in the morning.
So after letting him enjoy the phone over the holidays, where he turned into a complete zombie and lay in bed almost every day, I thought I’d reinstate it.
I am heartily sick of the battle about this, and he’s testing me by absolutely refusing. He’s underperforming at school, still neglecting basic stuff like brushing his teeth and into video games and not much else.
Does anyone else still try to put up healthy boundaries on devices? Should I insist for the next year or so to make him at least sleep in exam years?
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To insist my DS 15 leaves his phone downstairs at night?
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Alphabetsoup4 · 12/01/2018 22:05
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