Re: Nintendo (was OT: Question for those homeschooling ASD kids...)

[Guest guest]

> He is addicted to Nintendo. ( He LOVES cartoons too) I am of an

> unschooling bent and have been letting him play til his eyes fall

> out.

> However, Ben is a little Aspberger-ish in his nintendo obsession,

so

> what do any of you suggest? Have any of you been in this boat? This

> is

> gonna sound terrible, but he just figured out how to play it a few

> weeks ago(with big NT brother's help)and I feel like I finally get

a

> break from Ben who is <sigh> very intense and hard to deal with at

> times.

,

I have four NT kids in addition to Brett, don't homeschool any of

them, but I can really relate to your problem. My kids would spend

their entire day (now that it's summer) going back and forth between

the computer games and the TV/videos if I would let them. Every now

and then, it's a nice break (for me!)

If they want to play on the computer, I say " fine- I'll set the

timer " , and then I set my oven timer for 30-45 minutes. When the

timer goes off, it's time to play outside, and the computer is done

for the day! If they want to watch TV, I'll ask what it is they want

to watch, and let them know that when it's over, the TV goes off, and

it's time to play outside again!

Just be sure to set limits- all things in moderation! I'm sure even

Ben with ASD could understand that the timer means " all done " .

Hang in there, and don't let the guilt get you down!

Sue