Do You Find That Taking Away Your Child's Video Games Is A Fair Punishment?

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MR.KAZ

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In all fairness,I'm not a parent,but some members are.Do you consider taking away your child's video games as punishment is a little harsh and ineffective?Surely there must be a more effective way.I'm just curious to know how you as parents feel about this.


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Kaz
 
Any punishment is effective if the point gets across I'll take away the power cords when my son screws up. He can look at the systems and games all he wants, but he'd be unable to play them.
 
Dart said:
Any punishment is effective if the point gets across I'll take away the power cords when my son screws up. He can look at the systems and games all he wants, but he'd be unable to play them.
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You're a tough cookie Dart. :lol
 
I agree with Dart. I'm no parent, but you punish your child because they need a tough lesson. If yelling doesn't work... ban them from something they WANT until they earn the right to use it again.

Or do what my Uncle does and threaten to hang us from the clothes line by our ears... then do it when we continue to be bad...
 
Dart said:
Any punishment is effective if the point gets across I'll take away the power cords when my son screws up. He can look at the systems and games all he wants, but he'd be unable to play them.
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Hehe my parents used to do that. Haven't been grounded in years now! :D
 
I don't understand why someone would think that taking away a kids video games is "harsh and uneffective".

Video games are not essential to life, it's not going to kill the kid not to play for a day. I also think that for a kid who really likes video games it can be especially effective. It doesn't hurt if I take away something they don't care about. As a matter of fact my 9 year old is off games today because he told me he had done his homework friday and I found out he didn't do it at all. BIG no-no. So now today he'll have plenty of opportunity to think about whether or not he wants to engage in that behavior again. There are consequences and that's all there is to it. It's not done with malice or unkindness. Bringing up a child with no sense of responsibility or consequences is what I consider harsh. It doesn't prepare them for the challenges and decision making of adulthood.
 
Only if they give a rip about them. Never was very affective with me, would always find something else to do. :lol Parents never ended up grounding me from anything.
 
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