To cut off WiFi at midnight in holidays?

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DS15, since finishing for summer holidays has refused to hand over his phone and tv remote at night, as he would normally do during term time. So he has his phone and tv all night, but the WiFi switches off automatically at midnight. He will then usually watch tv, sometimes all night, and text or play games on his phone.

He usually wakes me 2 or 3 times a night, going to the loo, putting lights on, getting food etc.

He is demanding the internet all night, as I'm the only one he knows that restricts their kids usage. Last night he damaged the house again in his latest attempt for access to WiFi 24/7.

Am I being unreasonable to switch it off between midnight and 6am?

I think your issues aren't the WiFi! You need to get good professional advice possibly family counselling. I don't turn mine off but my girls knew not to be up all night even younger than your son, dd at 18 is usually first to bed

Am I being unreasonable to switch it off between midnight and 6am?

YANBU but it sounds like you have much bigger issues than this to deal with with your son.

I set our Wi-fi to to turn off at midnight. I think it’s a normal thing to do.

I know it's serious. He refuses all help and counselling, and thinks the notion he could behave like this as an adult ridiculous.

Maxbabi sorry to hear you are experiencing similar.

Nightmare.

That's so tough OP.

Do you have any support or counselling available to you?

Just thinking if your DS won't go then perhaps you could go alone and get advice on managing him, with the eventual aim of DS also attending counselling?

We had counselling which helped me remain slightly calmer his behaviour has not changed. It didn't help when the person said my son dies more around the house than most teens which is definitely not the case.
I would love him to go and stay with his dad but his dad is a fuckwit who does not give a shit about his son. No maintenance either!!!
Just hell and frustration here.
Unless someone has walked in your shoes then they have no idea.
Good luck and do you. Look after your wellbeing.

I take devices away from my ds13 @ 9 term time and 10 in holidays. He says I am mean and all his friends stay up much later than this but thems the rules in our house!!!

Smashes things, throws things, mirrors, glasses, cups, smashes up bedroom furniture, breaks windows, smashes the walls with a 4kg weight, smashes tv's
Call the police and let him find out what the consequences will be if he carries on.
Why is being rewarded with a tv in his room, paid for mobile phone etc when he refuses to do any chores and has such a stinking attitude?

Take the TV out of his room, cancel his phone contract, don't buy treats etc for him.
Tell him he has to earn his privileges - and if he kicks off and gets violent you call the police on him.

Otherwise he's going to carry on like this into adulthood....and don't be surprised when he turns his violence on you

Thanks all. I am having counselling now, I understand why he behaves like he does which helps, but it is still stressful living with his aggression and volatile behaviour day in day out.

Maxbabi i will try and pm you later xx

He REFUSED to hand over his phone and tv remote at night? He is 15. You are the parent. You are in charge.
In my house if he did this the WiFi would be switched off permanently until he shows some respect. Tough love.

OP you need to get tough, I made a previous suggestion, cancel his phone and change WiFi password ASAP.