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[quote=Anonymous]OP, so sorry to hear. Of course you’re stressed and disappointed.

As others have mentioned, your first step is to contact the gaming company regarding unauthorized purchases.

Change your passwords again. Use a password manager with an authenticator. LastPass is fairly simple and inexpensive, but there are others. Don’t rely on Apple keychain, as your child might have access to your passwords on devices he uses.

Use your internet service provider and/or router to limit data to devices your child uses. For example, if you have an Eero mesh router, you can use an app on a mobile device to set limits for each internet-enabled device in your household. Controls have gotten much easier to use; it’s usually just a matter of logging in to your administrator account.

New rule regarding devices: Your child can only use them while supervised in public areas of the house for certain times of the day. The iPad never goes to the bedroom at night. In between uses, it should be in sight on a charging dock or literally locked away. Just be sure to keep the lockbox key on your person so your child can’t grab it.

Even if you get a refund, make a chore chart with dollar values attached to each chore. Making the bed might be $3, emptying the dishwasher $5, replacing the garbage bag after trash night might be $2, etc. Your kid can keep doing chores until he “pays off” all $3k. That will serve as a consequence while also developing a sense that money has value which is attached to work.[/quote]

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