Teenage son won’t do anything apart from play computer games!!

[Pinkyshiny44]

I’m looking for a bit of advice! My 15 year old son is only interested in playing computer games, when he isn’t on the PC he is staring at his phone. We have daily restrictions on the amount of screen time and he fights and protests about it everyday. We are now off for two weeks (I’m a teacher!) and he is already having a fit about his PC time restricted during this time. I’m at my wits end as he won’t do anything, won’t go out, see friends or socialise in anyway! He is the major cause of arguments in our house as well, normally when he can’t go on a device and winds up his brothers! Any advice or help would be gratefully received!!!

I think asking as he's doing all his homework on time is doing well at school, gets some exercise everyday )
(Having said that my normally very active DS2 hadn't done anything today because of the rain), sleeps well and come to the table I'm immediately when called, then I wouldn't restrict computer games too much in the school holidays.

2.5 hours in the holidays for a 15 year old isn't much at all.

In our house, if homework is done and they do anything else we ask such as keep their room tidy, feed pets, make time to see grandparents, eat meals with us and generally let us know what's happening in their lives then we let them have as much screen time as they like. They know if they have been on for a few hours they have to have a break.

We don't really have any issues, I think if you show you are reasonable then they will be reasonable too.

My DS is 14. I don't restrict access at all. He also is not on it all the time. He goes off on his bike to meet up with his mates, happily comes out in days out and switches off by 10 every night (unless friends over on a sleepover). I know I am lucky and yes he can be a pain and typical teenager at times. I just know if I restricted it he would be bloody awful to live with so don't and he self regulates. In the week probably two/ hours max. Weekend longer but he will have been out and about all day.