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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If he’s that sick, video games might be too strenuous.  He should lie down in a quiet room and rest so he can get better.  Maybe he should see a doctor. [/quote]
+1 that's what I usually say to the kids.

No electronics; it may make you more nauseous.

Your nephew is addicted.  While my DS never lied about being sick, he did get angry a lot after playing video games and when we told him it was time to stop.  We realized he was addicted, so we went cold turkey and took the computer chord away so he couldn't power it up.  We had a talk with him about addiction and anger caused by playing these games, and he even had to write a research paper about it for a school project when he was in 5th grade. So, he knew the addiction and anger was real and not just something we made up.

He earned back the privileges bit by bit, but as soon as he started getting angry again, we took the computer away.  He is now 18, still plays computers, but has learned to not be so angry.  But then again, we no longer monitor his computer use so he is not told when to stop playing. He self monitors now and does care about his grades (in college). He just got As on all his midterms.

I think your sibling needs to have a talk with their DS and get this under control.[/quote]

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