Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Too much of anything is not good. We use video and online games as a reward (AFTER the chores are done). He would spend every breathing second online gaming World of Warcraft and watching YouTube video, if we would not limit his time spent online. Hopefuly, we built a simple Internet Timer http://www.internettimer.net With the help of this tool I can restrict and set times when the computer can be accessed and my son has no choice than to accept the rules. And parents should not forget that children who spent more time on the Internet, playing games spent less time socializing, communicated less within the family and felt more lonely and depressed.