To think DS is very ungrateful

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All ds 7 went on about up to Xmas was that he wanted a Nintendo switch
So me and Dh saved up to get him one and got 2 games it came to over £300 and he has only played it once he realised that the games are quite hard compared to robox that he plays all the time so he has only played it once and it is sat in the box collecting dust.
His behaviour hasn't been great lately so we've banned him from Xbox but he still has not even asked to play the Nintendo I understand it's harder but he can't even be bothered to try, I'm actually really upset.

Not a good idea to sell your ds’s present. He’s far too young to make this kind of decision and understand the implications. Get an easy game.

@RhymingRabbit3 yes I do. Have stopped him drinking cider and smoking after school so he needed something to keep his hands busy.

My Ds last year (when 11)for Christmas n bday begged for switch we said no cos he had xbox & a tablet already. So he saved up & bought it. Had it for 6 mth & realised he barely ever played it as all his friends were still on xbox the games so expensive so he gathered it up n all the bits accessories he got 300 for the lot. Delighted with himself & lesson learnt! Your Ds at 7 is too young to appreciate the value of money imo. Doesn't realise what a big deal it is.

youre being 100%unreasonable. - hes only 7?!! Ive got 40 to add to that and i wouldnt want to be left to discover how to use it!...."parenting"also involves hands on PARTICULARLY when spend a hellish amount....(and..."really wants/really gets bar has been set) My ds9 got one,unexpectedly from his dad last christmas. it took at least 6months of him gradually using..and mostly for you tube i think...until a mate with one came round and gave him a "players guide-1to1 tutorial"(defo more luck than judgement....after which-he asked i set up a switch account.that alone infiltrated my technophobic capabilities. im pretty sure it involved an email,then a microsoft,then a switch then a minecraft account registration(im from the 70s/hate putering malarky n to be truthful barely can work a calculator). Once all these were in place its cooking with gas....there are free games available(google age appropriate free switch games)... also..my ds is restricted to device time,but is not unknown for the firestick thing to be you tubing videos of gamer gurus who walk through\talk through(qualification appears to be irritating voice)whilst he footery plays whichever part hes at.....sorta skips from fear to adapt to info overload very quickly.i still dont know whats going on. also ... £300 is a huge expense.i know that.he has zero concept i expect.casting it up and grudging it wont actually educate him any

I just checked what you would get in CEX for it £179.00. keep it and get some new games that are easier.

Look at easier games, play with him if possible, could you sell and maybe get him a DS Switch

It might be too early to give up. He will probably grow into the games you bought. Why not splash out on a family game ?

I could of written this!!! My son had one for his birthday in June. Hardly touched it. He has a couple of games of his choice for Christmas (me thinking that it would encourage him to start playing it) but no. Think I’m just going to get a few games for myself lol xx

I'm really surprised you bought one for a 7YO. My son is also 7 and wants a Switch, but I would be buying it for me and let him use it if I could afford one, just like I let him use my laptop at the weekend

OP sorry if I missed this but what games did you get him? Could you sell the games and get easier ones for him? Both my kids have switches (one was a present and one saved up for it) my younger DS sometimes struggles with the games and stops playing it for a while.

He quite quickly starts again when his dad picks it up and plays if!

Would be happy to recommend games that my similar age DS likes

Interesting/surprising that people are saying the Switch is too complicated for children!

Some games can be played as a family, we play bowling and monopoly in the weekend, my 7 yr old loves it. He is not allowed free hand on it yet maybe when he bit older. Suggest you look at some YouTube videos etc before you return it.

Try a few games first . You are doing what you want to do . As you are asking him for you to sell it you are putting pressure on him . Slow down and get mine craft and Mario and also research which games are easier so your son can enjoy his present ....it's not yours

I’m sorry but he’s 7 not 18. Get a grip. Give it to one of his friends to play with when they come round he’ll soon want to play!! I think your reaction is over the top and a bit silly.

Wow. A 7 year old and has an Xbox and a switch 😳. What does he get when he is 11/12?

Surely a 7 year old is given a trampoline, a bike, lots of Lego 🤔

No wonder we are living in such an entitled world when you get everything by the time you are 7. Going to be very fed up with what the world has to offer when you have learnt that the world doesn’t always deliver when you say I want, I want and you get.

"Wow. A 7 year old and has an Xbox and a switch 😳. What does he get when he is 11/12?

Surely a 7 year old is given a trampoline, a bike, lots of Lego 🤔

No wonder we are living in such an entitled world when you get everything by the time you are 7. Going to be very fed up with what the world has to offer when you have learnt that the world doesn’t always deliver when you say I want, I want and you get."

Why not throw in a packet of seeds too?

Probably a case of "instant gratification". Some kids today are always instantly gratified or helped too much, sometimes nit enough, and expect everything I life to be easy, require little effort or things just given to them.

Have you thought about different games?

Not and in*

I got my sons a switch for christmas. They're 7 and 5. The 7yo loves it. You have to have a good selection of games with varying types of difficulty I think. Both him and his brother can easily play Mario kart and I play too. He has hello neighbour which hes mad on-its hard but we watch youtube tutorials and work together. When he gets frustrated with one-not making much progress, he'll go on something else. He has lego harry potter-its absolutely fantastic. It can be tricky at times, but he loves working it out which he does. My 5yo loves minecraft.

Op before selling it consider the lesson he may take from that- if something is hard / different / nit perfect just give up on it or get rid of it.... maybe this gift is also a chance for him to learn patience and persistence. Also it’s not even feb yet, it’s not a gift that’s gonna go out of date, don’t rush to punish him for being overwhelmed by a different console (I’m 33 and couldn’t work out how dh switch worked they’re all different...)

keep it until hes 19 my sons never off his he even takes it to uni

keep it until hes 19

The thing will be obsolete before he’s 10.

Your son is 7 and didn’t do anything wrong but you and your H might want to rethink how you respond to begging.

Play with it yourself??

My 7 year old isn't getting a console until he's at least 10. He hasn't got the patience for proper games yet. Ex-pil have got a wii and he'll play the mario cart that's about it.

He got a (big expensive) yamaha keyboard that a lot of us chipped in for. Played it about 3 times and said it's gets too hard - with the app and books. I think most kids are the same this age. I'm getting some lessons for him when I can find some NOT on a weekend!

WHAT GAMES DID YOU GET