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[quote=Anonymous]I'm going to go against the grain here and suggest that it may not be a mental health issue (though it doesn't hurt to have her screened). I think lots of kids, when they get to college, can be overwhelmed by the freedom of campus life. That is, professors aren't going to call your parents if you don't show up for class because you decided to stay in your dorm playing video games. Also, of the people I've met who are into online gaming, a large percentage of them are what you might call "addicted", in that they shirk their responsibilities on a pretty consistent basis in order to play the games.

I would tell your daughter that you're not paying for her to fail classes, and that if she can't make a commitment to her education that you're pulling her out and bringing her home. Tell her that she can take the semester off, but that you expect her to find a full-time job. She will likely be more than willing to get back to school and work hard for her grades after a semester living at home with a job.[/quote]

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