DS is 7.5, and doing well at school, lovely little group of friends. He’s a bright boy, very happy and we have a great relationship. However, when at home on weekends or holidays, he doesn’t really know how to just relax in the house, and will invariably want to play on the iPad/switch/a bit of Minecraft on the laptop. He has a friend from school he Facetimes and they play games together (I know what he plays so no concerns there).
Often, we say that’s fine - we are fairly relaxed and like a bit of gaming ourselves (although my tastes don’t go much beyond Mario!) But if we say no, or suggest he does something else for a while, he gets upset/moany/whiny. He doesn’t like going for walks or playing any sport, or hands-on things like baking/cooking with us. He has a bike and a scooter, but never wants to go out on them. He is a fluent reader, and has 100s of books/comics, but never wants to read for more than a few minutes, usually the same Pokémon book. He draws or plays hot wheels/Lego, again, very briefly - then it’s back to ‘Can I go on the iPad now?’ I honestly wouldn’t mind but it’s ALL he wants to do despite having company in DH, myself or DD(4), lots of encouragement and time spent thinking of things he might like. I found him hard to occupy as a toddler, he preferred to just mooch round doing his own thing rather than paint/draw/go for a walk etc.
How can I broaden his interests?