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Tactics for Stopping Your Defiant Teen’s Gaming Addiction

Tactics for Stopping Your Defiant Teen’s Gaming Addiction

Teens and video games – the two seem to go together like popcorn and the movies. But what if your adolescent has become defiant and developed a teen gaming addiction? How should you handle the problem? And do you need to intervene? First, let’s take a look at some background information and then tackle the tough questions about what a possible gaming addiction looks like.

Historical Perspective

According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, the problem was noted in 1983 when a study reported that video games could be problematic for teens. Some young people even self-reported about their addiction. In the 1990s, gaming addiction was compared with gambling problems as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. Even so, gambling and compulsive gaming differ from each other clinically, and some experts theorized that the comparison between the two did not provide a proper focus on the issue. Further studies after 2000 showed that as many as 50 percent of teens in some nations could struggle with a gaming addiction, although the baseline standards for the studies were not standardized. Even so, when a young person self-reported an addiction, empirical testing generally confirmed this.

Statistical Information

Furthermore, the American Medical Association released a comprehensive report on teen gaming addiction. Generally, a teen who spends just over six hours online per day could struggle with compulsive gaming. About 18 percent of teens across the nation report that they play at least that long daily. At least one doctor recommends weaning a teen with a problem off the Internet for 90 days. After that, he suggests that the teen meet with an adolescent therapist and continue with alternative activities, such as sports, a social club or involvement in music or the arts.

Steps to Take as a Parent

Gaming addictions can have serious physical, scholastic, social and emotional ramifications. You can take the following steps if your son is facing an addiction.

  1. Sit down for a heart-to-heart conversation. While you don’t want to accuse him, tell him that you are concerned about how much time he spends on games and about his attitude when you attempt to discuss the problem. Show him a list of physical and emotional gaming addiction symptoms, such as
    1. Overly tired
    2. Poor personal hygiene
    3. Carpal tunnel syndrome
    4. Migraines
    5. Restlessness
    6. Lying about gaming
    7. Isolation so that he can play games and
    8. Preoccupation with gaming
  2. Ask if he recognizes any of these signs in himself. Realize that he will likely become defensive. Reassure him of your concern and love. Tell him that you don’t want him to suffer any of the many negative consequences he could face due to a gaming addiction.
  3. Seek professional help from someone with experience in the field.
  4. You might need to set up an intervention for a teen gaming addiction.
  5. Send your son to a treatment program that can address the root issues of the problem.

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