I find this really difficult,have three boys 16,13 and 8 ,ds1 wasn't allowed towatch the Simpsons until he was 11,no playstation ,only harry potter etc when we did get it.DS3 watches the Simpsons with the others ,now he wants to watch Futurama with them and frequently does if I am honest because there is such an outcry from the others if I make them turn it off.
They have an Xbox,I find this difficult, ds1 doesn't play it very often but when he does he wants to play with his friends online and they often play Call of Duty etc much as I hate these games(we have none over 16 guidance)he is 16 and works hard at school and frankly there are bigger things to worry about at his age,unfortunetely ds3 wants to play too,this horrifies me but the minute my back is turned he is on there and ds1 even gets him to play against him.I really feel these games are unsuitable for him,but he doesn't want his games{Lego ,Kung fu Panda) he wants theirs .......the constant argunments are really getting me down.We have taken away the xbox completely at the moment but have just had another screaming tantrum from ds3 about it...makes me more determined to remove it and ds2 feels he is punished for wanting to play his grand prix ganes .
The TV is also difficult our house is quite open plan so locking the little one out of where the TV is is not really an option!
How do other people deal with these things or should I just relax and let them get on with it