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Here are some ideas to get you started: 1. Some kids are much more deeply involved with video games and setting limits in these cases will be harder. So what can you do to limit your child’s video game playing and create healthy boundaries around it? For some of you, this will be more challenging than for others. He frequently lies about how much time he spends playing video games. Your child has stolen video games from stores or friends, or stolen money from others in order to buy video games, more than once.He becomes depressed, moody, angry, aggressive or violent when he is unable to play. Stopping video games for any reason has a long-lasting negative impact on your child’s emotions.Your child’s grades are failing or his hygiene is chronically neglected because of his video game use.

Your child’s social interactions inside and outside of the home have been negatively impacted-friendships seem to have dwindled, your child has withdrawn from social activities he used to enjoy, and family relationships are strained or suffering because of your child’s video game use.

He talks non-stop about video games when he’s not playing them and spends a lot of time learning about them or planning his next opportunity to play. They seem to be his only motivator and occupy the majority of his thinking.

Your child’s life seems to be dominated by video games.

Here are some things to look for that might mean your child’s video game use is becoming unhealthy: Children especially can have a very hard time stopping once they get stuck in the positive feedback loops (or reward cycles) these games create. Video game designers create the games to be highly engaging and to make the user want to keep playing. Now I know there are many of you out there who are really struggling with your kids’ video game use and see no positives in it whatsoever.

Video games can also foster resilience and they can even help to strengthen children’s problem-solving skills and patience in challenging situations. First, let’s take a moment to consider some positives about video games: Some games are educational, some promote physical activity, and when played with others games can help children develop the skills of sharing and cooperation. You’re going to love it, although your kids may not! When Video Game Use Crosses the LineĪs a parent of a child who plays video games, computer games, or games on handheld devices like cell phones, it’s important to take a look at your child’s overall functioning at home, at school, in their social circle and their mental or psychological functioning. Finally, I’m also going to reveal some well-kept secrets your kids don’t want you to know about their game systems. I also give you some simple guidelines to help figure out whether or not your child’s video game use could become pathological-or in other words, unhealthy or addiction-like. In this article I discuss how you can set some limits on your child’s gaming.