MissPurpleblaze

My 13 year old son loves games, but has an issue with his anger. I’ve had to take him off and he is begging for me to let him play again. I’m concerned he is putting his brain under unnecessary stress while in his formative years. He is a very intelligent child and with COVID home school, being stuck inside, not seeing friends, learning high school algebra at home, is enough stress on him. Is there any truth to my thinking ?

He has been cooking and playing piano but it doesn’t occupy enough of his day. I’ve been trying to encourage other hobbies outside of games. He just rages and yells everyone is a hacker. He has a younger brother and he doesn’t lose his cool like my older son does and he wants to play with him. They’re only 16 months apart so it’s hard for my youngest not to be able to play with him. But I want to do what’s best for his mental health and raging can’t be good for it.

When I took him off he was crying and sitting on my couch just so upset I told him look what it does to him. He’s a much better person off the games.

He has played Minecraft but hasn’t in a while. He just isn’t open to new games. It’s always fortnight, sea of thieves or rocket league.

Oh game nights are also terrible. He always lets his anger get the best of him and it just ruins the mood. He does have a younger brother only a year younger and I also talk with him a lot. It’s only been a few days and he is already a better person. He has been doing piano and He does enjoy cooking but those only take up so much of the day. I’ve encouraged and gave many examples of hobbies for him. I do get him out on walks but sometimes that is hard to do. I know it’s a tough year on him but he has always been this way with games and I told him as his mom I can’t allow him to continue down this path. He is a growing boy and him stressing himself out over games worries me.