Will banning him from video games work?

>>18609703
sounds like a good idea, do it
he might need some actual counceling, but I am not certain about that as I haven't seen him
if he calls the police, there's not much they can or will do unless there are actual signs of abuse which if your story is true, I doubt exist

Microsoft won't do shit. They're not his parents, and they get dozens of emails a day from raging kids pretending to be another user's parents.

His threats aren't real. He's not going to call 911.

Take away his computer, and if he threatens, toss him the phone and tell him to do it.

If he has no bruised eyes, scars, blood or whatever, the cops won't do shit.

>>18609703
>6 hours of minecraft per day
You are doing it wrong. Instead of banning it, offer something more meaningful or enjoyable.

Does he do enough for school?
Is he fat?
Hygiene?
Friends?
Diet?
If all of these is met, why do you even bother? It is his life and sooner or later he will grow up from that. Just make him do some sport to counter obesity and 0 muscles. Swimming?

He will be fine. Also you can play minecraft with him or simply talk to him about stuff while he plays. Some kids do ciggarets and alcohol, your bro does minecraft. He will be fine.

Talk with him.

>6 hours
fking casual

>>18609733
We did went. Twice. Couldn't help him at all, can't remember

>>18609745
What's the best way of banning him? I literally ruined his life, introducing him to this cursed game 7 years ago

>>18609763
He was very good at school but got kicked out of the 2 most prestigious high schools in our province because of his behavior. He's not fat, he's pretty fit but the laziest piece of shit ever. I always try to do activities with him like karting, cinema, water park once a week. He absolutely despises father, each time father talks he says "OK OK YEA I GOT IT. OH MY GOD OHHH LALALA WHAT DO YOU WANT?!". Doesn't have friends, except for one extreme autist. He has ok hygiene. He has an ok diet but doesn't eat at regular intervals

>>18609703
Who cares? The police aren't going to take that seriously, and if he wants to get placed into child protective services, does he think he'll get to play minecraft in a foster house? There's no reason to put up with shit from a 15 year old. If he's not happy, he can move

Why don't you just let him enjoy himself? Why does it matter that he wants to spend all of his free time as a kid playing vidya?

This is coming from a normal, well adjusted 25 year old who had dropped out of school for three years to play vidya; mainly MMOs like WoW and RO.

>>18609766

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You gatta daddy up on him and if he calls the police he doesn't have any physical harm done to him then it should be fine honestly are the police ganna believe a 15 year old who plays minecraft or an adult? You have to unplug and hide his computer when he's asleep so he can get his shot together

>>18609819

I should also mention that my brother is 12 and is the same way - he's usually up til 2 or 3 am playing minecraft or gta5 with his online friends. He's also a lot easier to talk to and deal with though, he does enjoy getting out of the house and doing shit occasionally (snowboarding, trips to the cabin, etc).

Sounds like your parents are spineless, its evident by how rebellious he is with them. take away the computer, if he calls the cops, let him, if it takes ruining his own life to get some perspective, let him.

Video game addiction is real. The harder you fight, the more they will resent you and attempt to sink in deeper into their addiction. Its the only thing they have at least in their mind. Hes probably perfectly aware of how shitty his life is becoming and all the things he is missing out on. But soon as he gets online, all those thoughts go away. Its his heroin. Eventually it wont work anymore, and the games stop being fun, but he will play them anyways more and more because he has nothing else and while everyone else grew up he only know video games. He will sink into depression and further into his addiction and it will be a constant cycle of falling down further and further.

My best advice is to have your parents force him to get a job soon as he turns 16. No exceptions. This will get him out of the house at least and develop some skills. He will likely use the money to buy more games. Force him to buy a car and pay for his own insurance. Its expensive and it will force him to work more to pay for it and wont allow him as much time for video games nor money to buy more.

If he isnt improving, your parents need to bite the bullet and threaten to kick him out when he turns 18 if he doesnt have a real job or going to college with excellent grades. It cant be an empty threat. They have to follow through. He will likely ignore it and when it becomes real will lash out how everyone hates him and blah blah blah. Its an addiction. Treat him like any junkie. Make him grt clean or at minimum not have video games as his main hobby, or make him move out to find his own means of supporting his addiction.

Its a long term plan. And harsh. But this shit wont stop until his mid 20s. His best years will be wasted infront of a computer. Some people never break free and remain cut off from the world forever. Do what you can, even if it hurts him and your family emotionally - remember you are doing it for him.

>>18609703
He plays 3-4 hours straight without moving, sometimes 6.

That's not even a big deal. I think you guys are without a doubt, overreacting and blaming his problems on video games.

The kid is literally 15. At that age, he's clearly dealing with several revelations and is experiencing a social, physical and mental metamorphosis.

When I was 15, I played video games breathlessly, to the point where my parents tried to rectify the issue, yet they only created problems. Banning him seems like a childish thing to do, and wouldn't at all, rectify the problem.

He's going to mature and maybe realize that video games are a hobby and not a lifestyle.

Dude, when I was 15, we used to beat up gays and punks, gooks, to cocaine, and then continue by harrassing nerds, and compare that to your bro's lifestyle where all he does is play Minecraft for 6 hours, hell, when oblivion came out, I used to play 12 hours per day and once played Morrowind for a week straight, 16 hours a day.

I think it's best if they limited his game time, just taking them away at once could be the same as taking away heroin from a person who uses it daily.

If anything, see a professional, they probably know their shit

You guys should help him work on whatever it is that makes him play soooo much. Is he depressed or socially isolated?

>>18609703
I'll tell you my backstory about shit like this.
I've always liked playing games and stuff since I was a little kid, probably 6 or 7. I continued going bat-shit like this until I was probably 13, then I started to realize that I don't enjoy them as much anymore and started searching for other activities. On my own. Back when I was a kiddo I played games not for 4 hours, that it fucking nothing. For 10, 12 or sometimes even more, now I'm 19, got other shit to do, not just playing fucking videogames and I play less than 2 hours daily on average atm.

tl;dr - he will probably stop with it on his own, eventually. Addiction cannot be forcifully removed, only replaced. He needs to find other shit to do and taking his computer will only wreck him. Give him some time, he is not an adult at this point anyway.

>>18609703
If you give him other stuff to do maybe he won't play the video game as much. Fuck.

>>18611120
Same guy here, speaking from my sick experience, NO, getting him banned is NOT gonna help - he will probably stop playing games, but it will have an effect on his mentality. Bad one.

>>18609703
beat some respect into that little shit, if he threatens with abuse, call his bluff, he isn't going to do it. Living with family is a lot better than living in some goverment institution.

This is literally just an autistic kid
Just leave it alone man

>>18609800
You could atleast make him do chores around the house becoming, learning how to be an "adult".

Take away the router or set up a password for his computer every day and he gets the password / router when he have done his homework and chores.

>>18609819
>why does it matter that he wants to spend all of his free time as a kid playing vidya?

Ask yourself this question before posing it to someone else. People should have more self-awareness before giving advice on an advice forum.

>>18609703
Reminds me of my little brother when he was younger. Since I knew the password to my dad's computer, every time our parents were gone he'd bother me about unlocking it for him so he could play TF2. If I refused he'd start kicking me and did everything in his power to bother me. If I went to the toilet, he'd use a screwdriver to unlock the door, and when I'd lock my room and left in the key he'd slam himself against the door for like an hour until he'd break down crying. I kept begging my parents to change the password and not tell me so he'd leave me alone but they refused because going to the basement and typing in the password was too much of a bother to them. It only stopped when he eventually got his own laptop.
Nowadays he's pretty interested in his studies to become a cook, but aside from playing the guitar he has no other hobbies next to playing videogames. Even I do other stuff, it worries me at times.

>>18609800
He's just a kid. Most kids go through their edgy rebellious phase. He'll get over it if you continue to be a good sibling.

>>18609703
Slowly downgrade his computer without him knowing: steal most of the RAM, put in the shittiest video card, install a lot of programs, fuck up his OS. He might get so frustrated that he breaks the computer himself. Or do a school shooting.

>>18609703
You are doing it wrong.
You think if minecraft goes away everything will be alright. That's not how it works.
If it's not the computer then it'll be drugs, or porn, or depression or any other addictive shit.
Your bro is trying to fill up a hole, a void inside of him, with videogames, and you guys are just trying to stop him.
Let him be, just be there without pushing him all the time, be patient and just let him be.

If you don't like this idea and want to go hardcore you can tell him that in the horphanage for abused children there is no wifi and a lot of nigger rape. But if you go hardcore he'll go hardcore too.

>>18609703

Alright, it's time for some realtalk.

Your brother is not going to improve with petty things like what you're proposing. If you honestly care for him, get him sent to see a behavioral therapist, or send him to a group home for troubled children. It may seem harsh, but often troubled children will just keep lashing out because they've been coddled for entirely too long. From what you've said, this is well past the pangs of teenage growing pains, in to actual mental/emotional dysfunction. Do the right thing, and put him in the hands of professionals if you at all care for his longterm wellbeing and not just your own feelings about having to do something so 'harsh'.

Jesus fuck one family being owned by a 15 yo addicted brat.

It's you people that need help, not him. Take your parents and go learn some basic dog obedience training. You'll be amazed how much you can apply to people.

>>18609703
How does anyone get addicted to minecraft? I get sick of it after a few minutes lol. Jesus christ, I miss the old days when people got addicted to actual addictive stuff. Booze, heroine, crack. Sigh. The fuck has become of humanity. At any rate the kid probably needs counseling . He isn't behaving normally or healthily at all. Writing that letter to Microsoft may be a good idea, but chances are they won't do fuck all(unless the hacking bit catches their attention that is)

Set a time limit,he's gotta grow up have him buy his own computer,see if he thinks that's what he really wants let him babysit for cash or something

i think op is jealous his brother has a hobby.
help him be the best at what he likes to do. people dont get good at things by having their families trying to fuck them over.

Autism

>>18609703
He needs to see a psychiatrist. Don't take him to psychologist for counseling, take him to to a psychiatrist so he can have an assessment done.

>>18609819
>well adjusted
>dropped out of school
That isn't well adjusted, and doing that basically permafucks any chance of ever getting higher education in anything meaningful unless you are rolling in cash.