Obsession time versus real world time

How do you balance your child's obsession time with real world time?

My 10 year old is obsessed with minecraft. When he isn't at school it is all he wants to play, watch or talk about . Easy parenting would be just to let him . Transitioning from this to any other activity is awful .

We don't let him have screen time in the morning. After school if he has homework it is so hard to get him to do it or any other activity.

I would love to know what other parents do.

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Deleted User over 5 years ago

Hi Raindrops on roses,

You might to have a look at the advice page here on the site, 'Obsessions, repetition and routine' - https://www.autism.org.uk/about/behaviour/obsessions-repetitive-routines.aspx - which offers advice on obsessive behaviour, when it becomes a problem (e.g. does it impact learning, social time, other members of the family), how to try and break or modify routines and encourage your child to be open to change, and more.

Hope this might be of some help,
Ross - mod
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Deleted User over 5 years ago

Hi Raindrops on roses,

You might to have a look at the advice page here on the site, 'Obsessions, repetition and routine' - https://www.autism.org.uk/about/behaviour/obsessions-repetitive-routines.aspx - which offers advice on obsessive behaviour, when it becomes a problem (e.g. does it impact learning, social time, other members of the family), how to try and break or modify routines and encourage your child to be open to change, and more.

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