anyone else fed up with moshi monsters?

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Kids are spending too much time on computer; too much money is being spent on stickers. Won't eat at table; will hardly speak! What's the answer?

Turn it off!

In a few years it will be Facebook or something. Sort it out now. Limit the time spent on computer or use as a reward, not as the norm.

My daughter has the ds game and plays it on my laptop. For a very limited time. I certainly dont have the problems you appear to be having! I would agree with cutting down the time, dont spend on stickers unless its once a week with some pocket money, insist they eat at the table and enjoy the peace of them not talking

Whose money is being spent on the stickers? If yours - why not just say no?

I don't mind them, but it isn't done to excess here. Probably because we don't suffer harping on type-requests for stuff. I think it is a fairly harmless fad lol.
On the plus side it keeps the grandparents preoccupied looking for the stuff for Christmas.
I must be quite sad because I enjoy the conversations about them and looking at the little cards and figures

My DDs are allowed 30m each every other evening. They currently don't have anything other than online, but are getting the DS game for christmas. The laptop time is cutting into my MNing!

The DS game is good too. Worth the ££ in my opinion.

Two moshi obsessives in this house also. TBH I find it a harmless fad also, nice to see my DC sharing an interest and they interact with their friends on it now the playing out season has ended. They are certainly not allowed to eat in front of the computer, if they want to buy the merchandise they have to use their pocket money. It is an excellent incentive for them to be breakfasted, dressed and hair and teeth done before school as they are allowed on in the am but only if all the above are completed. OP, use as a carrot while you can, will be old news in a few months.

How old are your children, OP? I assume quite young if they like Moshi Monsters. In which case, I also assume that it's your money being spent. Like others have said - just say no or put limits in place. You're the adult here.

And what do you mean when you say that they won't eat at the table? It sounds as though you've lost control and you're looking for something to blame. I'm not having a go; being a mum is hard work, but I think it's up to you to establish the rules and boundaries of your house.

I limit the time my Moshi obsessed DD (8) is on for too. Any friend activity has to be done with me, and she can only be friends with people she knows in RL. I'm hoping this will make her more aware when she is older and starts wanting to use Facebook and the like. She got a month's membership gift card from her birthday money as she'd been wanting to be a member, but she then decided it wasn't worth getting a year's membership. I was quite proud of her reaching this decision herself!

Aww moshi monsters! I love them personally and the online games they have are actually quite educational. My DS (8) loves it and I don't mind him being on there after school, least I don't have to watch the rubbish they have on the Disney channel etc. He gets the magazine every few weeks, collects the cards and mini moshlings. He also has a years membership online. At least I don't have to think to hard for Xmas! It's much better them club penguin

DD is addicted but she gets to go on as a reward for homework on a rationed basis and I don't buy the stickers (I don't think she knows they exist).

The challenge games are pretty good, she's not a good reader but is a very visual learner and has really surprised me in how well she does in certain of the games (monster maze, missing letter, eyeballs), quicker than me, in fact!

However she is a member (you get to do missions and have more moshlings that way and she loves collecting them) and I subscribed to the mag because I am a mug so she could get Dustbin Beaver - I rationalised this one as I would normally buy her a random comic fortnightly and this actually works out cheaper.

And yy, it means people know what to buy her for Christmas!

Last few months it's been BinWeevils (my daughter is 8).

Now it's Moshi Monsters.

I limit her time to one hour per day. Membership and any other shite stickers or magazines are paid for out of her pocket money.

Was Bey Blades, then Halo figures, now Moshi Monsters round here. My son, who is usually very balanced and not at all spoiled, was more or less crying last night because we didn't get to ASDA to buy some Moshi Monster toys (with his pocket money). These things are so addictive when all the kids are collecting them. The thing about some of them being rare and limited edition gets me. The kids totally fall for it.

Mine have half an hour a day. They go on either club penguin, moshi or bin weevils. Or all of them if they are quick enough!

Limit their time and use as a reward as other posters have said.