I've been dragged, kicking & screaming, into letting our DS8 play those evil web-based computer games. My son, has a handful of good friends who like to play, and after some pestering (& review), we decided to let him play, too.
But then the little addict became unbearable... he wanted his fix & I wanted his homework done. If the gaming were held carrot-like until after homework, the quality suffered. Problem after problem... I was going nuts.
So here's my incredible blast of genius (I didn't check to see if others have done it -- I wanted to bask in the presumed glory instead!)...
If he gets up, gets dressed, makes his bed, cleans up his room, takes out his laundry, he may play until it is time for breakfast. He may not get up any earlier than 6am and he MUST wake me up no later than 6:30am. He's then free to continue playing until I ring the bell for breakfast, which is usually another 15 minutes or so.
This has worked so well for us... it's truly amazing. We've done it now for a few weeks and he's been up & on time every single day. He gets his fix and the house is in motion & out the door each morning without any rushing or flaring tempers.
Just wanted to share!
