Teenagers and Playstations

[SarahLNew]

My 14 year old son is addicted to his Playstation and seems to have very few other interests. He talks to his friends on it, and we hear him chatting and laughing, and is doing OK at school but I am very concerned about the situation. In the past we have tried virtually every club going but, after giving it a go, none have worked out. We have rules about playing after a certain time and I am always encouraging him to have friends round or to go out with friends and family but he is never keen and if he does come out, looks miserable and ruins it for his younger brother. Any ideas as I am at my wit's end!

Honestly? I wouldn't worry from what you've said. If he's happy and school is fine you may find he moves into real life himself.

Mine was all for X box but now he's 15 I can hardly get him on it. It's all wanting to be out roaming the world with him so mates.

Wait and see what happens when the lighter, warmer nights happen as he gets older. Funny age 15.

Thank you gamerchick. That does make me feel a bit happier. I'll keep an eye on it but maybe, as you say, 15 will be a turning point! Thanks for replying anyway. Appreciated.

Even chatting and laughing is good. He's not raging down the mike shouting he's going to teabag someone's nanna and other cringe worthy phrases I've heard over the headset from young teens. It's cold and nasty outside and I know where I would rather be.

School work going down the drain and disrupted sleep/bad tempers when losing a game then fair enough but he sounds fine.

teabagged someones nana I actual laughed out loud there!!

I have a 12 year old, he's off school this week and hasn't moved from his room once because he's on the playstation playing games and talking to his friends. I'm hoping this changes when its the summer holidays.

Yup - I have two of those age 13 and 14. I believe it's fairly normal. Schoolwork good and behaviour good so I am trying not to make too big a deal of it. The play most evenings but tbf do have other things they go to (Scouts etc). Weekends the rule is that there is no screen time in the afternoon as they tend to get up early and go on PC/playstation etc. They get shouted to get off before lunch and then no more til after dinner. I'm probably not achieving anything but it makes me feel better. i either kick them out to go to the park for an hour or they catch up on chores/homework, read a book or magazine, draw or play board games.

I worried too when my son went through this phase. I think the worlds changed and instead of meeting friends on the corner or sitting on a bench somewhere they arrange to meet up on call of duty or whatever. My sons 18 now & has long since found new things to occupy his time. I still worry when he gets a new game and disappears for a while. I try and treat this with humour, I'm a nurse and have brought home pressure stockings & threatened to make him wear them if he doesn't go out for a bit! Just be careful when he's on it & you go in to tell him off, if their online & have headset all their friends can hear.