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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of tv and video games.  Every noe and then mine will build a model, work on a puzzle, play pool, go for a jog or ride bikes.  But, tv is the go to activity along with sleeping and eating, unless I organize a family game night, bike ride, hike or other outing.  My teen gave up toys at about 11 and a half.[/quote]

Thanks, PP.  Your guy sounds more like mine.  Do all the tv/ video games bother you or is this the new normal ( within reason.). I guess I just feel like I am frustrated with it and nag quite a bit.  We do have parameters around screen time during the week so that helps.  I don't want to spend the next 7 yrs nagging at him to " do" something.  Like yours, he will still occasionally build a Lego, pick up a book during the day ( but he reads an hour or more at bed time and loves it so I am not too concerned about this), maybe go for a short bike ride, but other than that nothing unless a few friends happen to be home and outside.  Oh well, I guess we are in a transition stage between little boy and teenager and I need to relax.  I am sure there are going to be bigger issues ahead than too much tv/ video games.  Thank you for sharing![/quote]

PP here.  Yes, it drives me crazy, especially because I am not a TV or videogame person.  Electronics rarely holds my attention and I get irritated about the noise of TV and videogames.  I have tried to get him interested in hobbies, such as model building, with limited success.  Some evenings, I will make him cook - like making cupcakes for a younger sibling's school party or brownies to take to someone's house.  And, I do require some type of after school activity, which once he starts, he enjoys, but he wouldn't be motivated to enroll himself without my insistence.  I actually don't think he is that different than my siblings were at his age.  My family was a huge TV family, so it was always on and, from what I can remember, my brothers watched a lot.  Now we have even more electronic and screen options.  The only good side is this.  I have a ready go to punishment if I need it - though, fortunately he is very well behaved and I rarely have to threaten to take away electronics.  [/quote]

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