Child stole over $3k

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this a troll post? 9 year olds shouldn't be playing that game.

9 year olds are all over roblox.

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Anonymous wrote:Remove ALL access to the internet. Cold turkey. Phones, tablets, computers, gaming systems. He can play with legos and magnatiles until he earns the family trust back.

I wish this ^^ could be the case, and I almost can’t believe 9 year olds are in these platforms. But what about at school? Have you seen the types of things kids this age can access via their school-issued laptops during school hours? Or will the school work with you to put more restrictions on his internet access? If it’s DCPS, good luck.

Ok, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make an effort at home.

Sure but it just makes it harder. My kids never had even used a tablet before they went to kindergarten and then they were immediately asking to play the games they played in school at home. Screen additction is real.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Remove ALL access to the internet. Cold turkey. Phones, tablets, computers, gaming systems. He can play with legos and magnatiles until he earns the family trust back.

I wish this ^^ could be the case, and I almost can’t believe 9 year olds are in these platforms. But what about at school? Have you seen the types of things kids this age can access via their school-issued laptops during school hours? Or will the school work with you to put more restrictions on his internet access? If it’s DCPS, good luck.

Ok, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make an effort at home.

Sure but it just makes it harder. My kids never had even used a tablet before they went to kindergarten and then they were immediately asking to play the games they played in school at home. Screen additction is real.

Yes, mine too. I worked so hard to keep my kid off screens and then as soon as they went to kindergarten the school was like "HERE IS A CHROMEBOOK WITH A BUNCH OF GAMES ON IT." My child was also constantly asking to play the games they play at school at home, so you know what I did? Said no. And kept saying now. It's been 4 years and I"m still standing firm....

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Remove ALL access to the internet. Cold turkey. Phones, tablets, computers, gaming systems. He can play with legos and magnatiles until he earns the family trust back.

I wish this ^^ could be the case, and I almost can’t believe 9 year olds are in these platforms. But what about at school? Have you seen the types of things kids this age can access via their school-issued laptops during school hours? Or will the school work with you to put more restrictions on his internet access? If it’s DCPS, good luck.

Luckily school is over in a few weeks. Cold turkey all summer for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 8 year old niece did the same, purchased a thousand dollars worth of robux with her mom’s Apple Card. She called the company, and they were able to restore the money. She was banned from Roblox.

Nice. Good on Roblox. That’s an appropriate consequence.

[Anonymous]

I think the argument to the company is that the kid thought this was money within the game- where they earned it by completing some task. Not real world money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Call for refund, get him banned!
No gaming for the summer only if he attends summer school; otherwise, a year! His choice.

You need to sign up for credit card notification on charges immediately moving forward.

100% to these two things.

Is this your or your husband's Fortnite account? If yes, then you need to delete it.

[Anonymous]

Did everyone miss THIS IS NOT HIS FIRST TIME? WTF, OP?

[Anonymous]

You need to block all of that stuff from your home WiFi.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is this a troll post? 9 year olds shouldn't be playing that game.

9 year olds are all over roblox.

Sounds like the parents do it too which is an even bigger clue why the kid has a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how someone can steal THAT MUCH for online gaming. Over how long a period of time? Weeks? You caught it only when the card hit its limit and was declined?

Call the credit card number to report fraud. I think you may get the money back.

This kid needs serious discipline, OP. He needs to be scared straight. I would ban all devices for the summer. He can have a summer of reading and Legos, it will be good for him.

All of this!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how someone can steal THAT MUCH for online gaming. Over how long a period of time? Weeks? You caught it only when the card hit its limit and was declined?

Call the credit card number to report fraud. I think you may get the money back.

This kid needs serious discipline, OP. He needs to be scared straight. I would ban all devices for the summer. He can have a summer of reading and Legos, it will be good for him.

All of this!

Yes, I too would ban all electronics for the entire summer. Not even allowed to watch tv (but occasional movies with family or friends allowed). And then only supervised access after that (and absolutely no gaming until he’s 18). I’m completely serious.

[Anonymous]

So what did you do, OP?

[Anonymous]

Did the OP ever come back?

[Anonymous]

WTF did i just read??