9yr old snuck Nintendo into his room

[Anonymous]

He loses it for a week and it stays in your room and he has to ask permission before playing it or next time its two weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my mom caught me on the phone after midnight, she took away my phone for a month. Why aren't you taking away the Nintendo?

Parents don’t want to be strict anymore because they’d rather be a friend instead.

No wonder the teachers are all quitting.

LOL that's not why teachers are quitting

[Anonymous]

When my son did the same thing, and hid/lied about it, he lost it for the rest of the month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our rule is no electronics before 9. This morning my husband got up early and caught my 9yr old with the Nintendo in his bed at 6:30am. He even quickly tried to hide it because he knew he wasn’t supposed to be on it. This is the first time he has ever done this. What is an appropriate consequence?

You mean first time he got caught.

[Anonymous]

I would laugh my butt off and give my kid extra tickles and snuggles but YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my mom caught me on the phone after midnight, she took away my phone for a month. Why aren't you taking away the Nintendo?

OP asked what would be an appropriate consequence. She’s asking for help. Why can’t you just say “I think taking away the Nintendo for a month would be an appropriate consequence” instead of being rude?

What I said wasn't rude.

You were not rude at all.

[Anonymous]

Talk about the value of trustworthiness. And liars never get benefit of doubt. Nicely.

I would hold and have kid ask for permission every time as you remind him he lost your trust.

[Anonymous]

He’s shown you he can’t make good decisions. It would be gone (trunk of my car or attic) x 1 month then perhaps sparingly taken out afterwards for the next few months but only if he had stopped moping about it and was on best behavior when it was time to stop, not whining or asking for more time.

[Anonymous]

My DS did this with his tablet and lied about it. It was the lying that bothered me the most. I took it away for a month. Would of been much shorter if he didnt try to cover it up. But they are kids, it’s not that surprising.

[Anonymous]

If it was a first time offence, I seriously don't think I'd care.

Kids do this ALL the time. Your kid isn't going to grow up to be a serial killer because he snuck a few minutes of Nintendo.

Remind him the rule, take it away for a week, and let it go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did that when I was in middle school. I snuck down to the basement with Oreos and played N64. My parents yelled at me a couple times about it, but never took the N64 away. I grew out of it after awhile. It didn’t do any lasting damage; I graduated from college magna cum laude and from grad school with honors. I have a terrific career.

Point being: this isn’t necessarily a big deal. Definitely tell him it’s not ok, but no need to get rid of the Nintendo.

Hah. Even though my son has a Switch, the first thing I thought was "how do you sneak a whole Nintendo?" I was picturing the 64 and a TV, wires and all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did that when I was in middle school. I snuck down to the basement with Oreos and played N64. My parents yelled at me a couple times about it, but never took the N64 away. I grew out of it after awhile. It didn’t do any lasting damage; I graduated from college magna cum laude and from grad school with honors. I have a terrific career.

Point being: this isn’t necessarily a big deal. Definitely tell him it’s not ok, but no need to get rid of the Nintendo.

Hah. Even though my son has a Switch, the first thing I thought was "how do you sneak a whole Nintendo?" I was picturing the 64 and a TV, wires and all.

Wait, I was thinking of the NES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did that when I was in middle school. I snuck down to the basement with Oreos and played N64. My parents yelled at me a couple times about it, but never took the N64 away. I grew out of it after awhile. It didn’t do any lasting damage; I graduated from college magna cum laude and from grad school with honors. I have a terrific career.

Point being: this isn’t necessarily a big deal. Definitely tell him it’s not ok, but no need to get rid of the Nintendo.

Hah. Even though my son has a Switch, the first thing I thought was "how do you sneak a whole Nintendo?" I was picturing the 64 and a TV, wires and all.

Haha! Nah I just sneaked down to the basement, thinking I was pulling one over on my parents. My mom told me years later she could hear me every single time. Which of course she could!

[Anonymous]

What do you expect him to do between 6:30 and 9? I get wanting to limit it, but explain what the options are.

[Anonymous]

You are too strict. Why does he have to wait until 9?