Background Information
I am guessing that my family isn’t unique when it comes to conflict surrounding electronic devices and video games, but I am tired of the fight. My three boys want to be using some kind of electronic device to play video games constantly and we often fight over this. My oldest son, Braydon is almost 17 so we battle less now because he has less time to play and he has begun to manage more of his own time. My youngest son, Colton is 7 and he is just getting into video games and the battles are just beginning. Dawson is 10 and he and I fight quite often over what we call “his electronic time.”
Identify or Define the Issue
I feel that Dawson and I spend quite a bit of time in a power struggle over the time spent with electronic devices. This power struggle extends into almost everything else. For example, if he drags his feet and contributes to us being late in the morning, if he disobeys, if he talks back to me, if he doesn’t stay on task during homework, and for numerous other reasons I may take his electronic time away. He tries to negotiate with me to earn his time back and we go around and around. Dawson enjoys video games and he said, “they help keep me away from you while you do your homework.” I see them as a waste of time and a problem, he sees them as fun and helpful to me.
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We wanted to talk with no one else in the room so, I asked his sister, Alaysha, to take Colton into another room to play. Braydon and Dad were at work. This gave us the chance to talk alone when neither of us was tired, hungry, or pre-occupied with something
I am guessing that my family isn’t unique when it comes to conflict surrounding electronic devices and video games, but I am tired of the fight. My three boys want to be using some kind of electronic device to play video games constantly and we often fight over this. My oldest son, Braydon is almost 17 so we battle less now because he has less time to play and he has begun to manage more of his own time. My youngest son, Colton is 7 and he is just getting into video games and the battles are just beginning. Dawson is 10 and he and I fight quite often over what we call “his electronic time.”
Identify or Define the Issue
I feel that Dawson and I spend quite a bit of time in a power struggle over the time spent with electronic devices. This power struggle extends into almost everything else. For example, if he drags his feet and contributes to us being late in the morning, if he disobeys, if he talks back to me, if he doesn’t stay on task during homework, and for numerous other reasons I may take his electronic time away. He tries to negotiate with me to earn his time back and we go around and around. Dawson enjoys video games and he said, “they help keep me away from you while you do your homework.” I see them as a waste of time and a problem, he sees them as fun and helpful to me.
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We wanted to talk with no one else in the room so, I asked his sister, Alaysha, to take Colton into another room to play. Braydon and Dad were at work. This gave us the chance to talk alone when neither of us was tired, hungry, or pre-occupied with something