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Do Your Kid's Roblox Rages or Minecraft Moods Send You Spiraling?

Do Your Kid's Roblox Rages or Minecraft Moods Send You Spiraling?

Trouble with tech-related mental health issues and struggles with getting off screens?

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Kate Lynch
May 09, 2023
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Why It’s So Hard to Get Off Screens & What to Do About It

Does your kid hate getting off screens and fight or negotiate for more time?

Yeah, mine too…

I worry about Ocean’s screen time habits and how they may be impacting his nervous system. He has become a master negotiator, but I do think it is important to be able to take no for an answer sometimes. His screen interests have caused conflict in our family when he rejects family outings or has a hard time sticking to our routines. A very honest kid, he has started to see what he can get away with to access more screen time. He ditches homework, or rushes through it, to get back to ROBLOX. He’s bored as soon as he’s unplugged. Nothing feels as interesting to him as his online activities.

It isn’t just Ocean. I’ve noticed that our whole family is more distracted and irritable when we’ve been on our screens for more than a few hours a day… which is usually the case.

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