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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Surely there is something that would break the ice with these boys.  They aren't athletic.  Would they like to play darts? Play pool on the pool table? Air Hockey?  Would they enjoy a movie night with the other kids?

Maybe they would feel more inclined to participate if one of the other kids invited them to do an activity rather than the adults pushing them to participate.

These kids have had their lives turned upside down and they are reacting.  Talk to their mom and ask her if there is anything you can do to make the adjustment easier.  [/quote]

I am going to keep trying because I understand it is not the boys fault however...

We tried we really did. As I said my boys are 12 and 9 same age as these boys and they were excited because all the other boys in our extended family are either older or much younger. Our vacation home has a full game room. They aren't interested. They just play video games all day. Seriously from the tv to ipads to little hand helds to computers. They went swimming once because their mother bribed them to try it for 20 minutes, they complained the whole time and just sort of waves their arms around in the shallow end. When we did have movie nights they would sit there with earplugs playing away at their games.

When we have them over for dinner my two little girls and my nieces run around and laugh and play. My boys will play a couple of games with their new cousins but they get bored and want to play basketball or want to build something and the other boys won't even try. I feel bad for them they need exercise and real food. As well as some structure, but as I said, they aren't my children, I can't really force them to eat what I've prepared and then go play outside.[/quote]

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