Has anyone taken away teens xbox/ps

[MrsBlondie]

And survived!! 13 year old DS. Husband taken xbox to his work. Not coming back for a while. fed up of being spoken to like a piece of dirt.
If you've done this tips please. How long did it last. Did behaviour improve?

Yep. My boys (13 & 15) know their consoles are a privilege not a right). I am strict on usage during the week and will remove the controllers if necessary. Ds15 is on a 1 week ban at the moment for not getting off when asked and not doing his homework!

And yes, behaviour does improve because they know I'll follow through with removal threats!

Thanks. What do they do? He is moaning nothing to do!!
Hope behaviour improves.

Yes. It was amazing how much behaviour improved without Fortnite. He now knows this is a privilege and not a right. 14 yo DS.

You speak to people in a civil fashion in this house or I remove x box and controllers. Moaning gets the ban extended.

after a significant incident ds was banned from his xbox for a full week. I have never removed it from his room, he knows if he uses it the ban will be reset for another week. Thinking about it now, a bit like sitting in timeout for 4 mins when he was 4 years old, the consistent message of come out of timeout before the time was up and the 4 mins would be reset must have sank in!

I don't think complete removal is as effective as he doesn't need to restrain himself from using the console as the box is gone. We talk through the problem and consequences when everyone has calmed down. Leaving the console in his room where he is able to use it is respecting the box is his property, him not using it is respecting and understanding the ban was due to his actions

I spotted him taking one of his controllers out the house once, it was for a friend waiting around the corner whose parents were out and had (in his friends eyes) unreasonably taken the controllers with them and he was trying to find ways around it

We don’t have an Xbox obsession but speaking to me in a rude tone is always called out and no further discussions are had until tone returns back to normal. You need to ensure you are speaking to your teen in a respectful way too - otherwise why do you expect him to respect you?

Yes, DS's (14) is currently locked in my desk at work. We also have a whole house internet ban until bedeooms are cleaned.

With DS he accepts the ban is down to his behaviour and he complies with whatever i have set out.
In the case he was not taking his blood tests or insulin because he was too busy on his game, but lying and saying he had done it. Until he has his condition under control again he doesnt have the box back.
I feel awful punishing him for his medical condition but he will be off to uni in a few short years and diabetes management needs to be second nature before then. This is something that can kill him if he doesnt take it seriously.

Took it away a year ago and will never have it in the house again. He's now a different young man and doesn't ever ask about it.