Video Game Addiction

[BARNSCOOP]

Hey,

Did anyone catch this kid trying to put the remote up his butt? If you didn't ,watch it again. This kid acts possessed. Maybe he needs an exorcisim and some hickory tea (southern for whipping with a tree sapling). I think I would have taken away all his games for good if I had watched that as a mom.

 

[chrisy]

It's hard I can speak from experience, my Son was like that it was ADHD and no matter what you say or do it is hard to reason with them especially when they are in that mood. When they calm down a bit they usually are very apologetic and remorseful, it is hard to get your child diagnosed with it here, we went to many specialists before they said it was that, and I didn't want him taking Ritalin or any type of drugs to zombie him, so I persevered with the moods and anger management classes, he is a fine model of a young man now, hard working very polite and well mannered, it has taken a lot of time and effort on his and my part, and nearly a marriage but we are finally there. :banana:

 

[regolith]

I'm not offended - it just struck me when I saw the video that folks were commenting as if he were 'normal' (whatever that is). If you thought it was bad seeing a 14 year old in a tantrum well... you should see my 50-something stepfather (he's not welcome back at my place).

Main thing I noticed is that this kid isn't hurting anyone - even himself. Why would he hit his head on a shoe when the wall and bed are so close and handy? He's not that far out-of-it.

 

[Lammie]

I'm not offended - it just struck me when I saw the video that folks were commenting as if he were 'normal' (whatever that is). If you thought it was bad seeing a 14 year old in a tantrum well... you should see my 50-something stepfather (he's not welcome back at my place).

Main thing I noticed is that this kid isn't hurting anyone - even himself. Why would he hit his head on a shoe when the wall and bed are so close and handy? He's not that far out-of-it.

That was what made me make the observation I did. I have worked with special needs children, teens and adults for years and I have see about every kind of tantrum known, including people who would hurt themselvs or others. And I have seen tantrums where the person acted like he or she wanted to hurt themselves in order to get attention because normally the reaction would be to become very concernened at these behaviors as a parent or caregiver. It is rewarding. I did note that no one intervened with him, which is exactly what I would have done, and that the tantum ended uneventfully. I almost thought it was staged. And it may well have been. It does happen though.

I was impressed with the speed in which that kid stripped down to his shorts, though! and the remote up the butt thing was pretty good. I'm telling you, I've seen it all. Maladaptive behaviors tend to be either to get attention or to avoid something. My student did it to avoid going to class or to deflect attention away from school work to his behaviors.

There is a response video to his one on that link that's pretty good. The one with the black kid. Watch it. It's good.