My Mum bought her 16 yr old grandson (My nephew) an XBOX 10 for Xmas when he was casually playing truant from school. Yesterday headteacher turned up because he was at home gaming

[Carlj1988]

My nephew is an October kid so he wont finish till he's nearly 17.

Listen I'm all for nanna's spoiling their grandkids but this is pretty damn irresponsible in my view.

In Mid December my mum found out my nephew was casually bunking off because "He didn't like science."

Now I was completely against the Xbox till next summer But my Mum only gave the ultimatum that he had to attend school for the last week in december to get the console.

I directly asked her today if my nephew was on the console when the headteacher arrived and she completely brushed my concerns off.

I would love to print out some of your thoughts on the matter considering she doesn't give a damn what I think.

Also My sister was home too when the headteacher arrived.

I can't believe the message the two closest women in his life are sending to him

He's loving it as you can imagine. He's got it made

Would you buy an xbox 10 with the latest games for a lad bunking off in his last year?

the Op isn’t concerned about anything

she’s pissed off and jealous that she didn’t get anything

As we mature from children to adults, the brain undergoes massive changes.

• The frontal cortex builds and then prunes networks throughout adolescence,.The brain become more efficient & allows for a huge expansion in skills.
• In the frontal and parietal lobes, the brain similarly reinforces the most important connections.
• As these changes happen, some brain areas develop more quickly than others, which may affect behaviour. For example, areas associated with reward tend to develop faster than those linked to self-control, which may encourage impulsive decisions.

Your nephew is engaging in impulsive behaviour because of the way is brain is developing. Playing truant and being on his xbox is a symptom, not a cause.