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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No reason he needs to the a freeloader. Or entertained! 30 minutes a day of helping out just makes him part of the family.[/quote]

NP. A random distant cousin that OP has apparently never met is not "part of the family" except maybe in a dictionary sense. He's a houseguest and basically a stranger. I would treat him pretty much like an adult guest. Don't make him do any particular activity, don't impose your family's rules and chores on him like he's a little kid needing a babysitter. I would offer food and activity suggestions and see what he wants to do.

Restricting screentime for a 15-year-old who isn't yours is bonkers and unlikely to go over well with the teen OR his parents. You sound like you don't know this boy from Adam, OP. Maybe I'm paranoid but I am not putting myself in a position where I could be seen as interfering with communication between a strange teenage minor in my home and his parents by restricting or removing devices that they have given him. Not your place, frankly; it sounds like you don't know the family nearly well enough that you should feel comfortable doing that. That way lies easily avoidable trouble, IMO.[/quote]

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