Help! My daughter is hooked to internet games.

My brother used to but he is quite a bit older. I'm sure it is just a phase. You can only do so much with these internet games and she will soon get bored of them.

No, they dont. They do watch a lot of television but I choose channels for them though. Depends on what they do on the net? If it can be educational then I think it is fine as long as it is not to much. They also need to socialise with a firendship group outside the net.

Never never allow your daughter to play the internet based games. You will not know where it will lead to. there are some games that come in package that should be put in computer and restrict 30 minutes in a day for this. I think parents should be strict. It is in the interest of child, it is suggested.

I have a 4 year old kid too. His getting hooked also in computer games and movies. What I did to minize his greediness on computer I talk to him with consequences. Like, "If your not going to stop playing to that computer you will be remove in the honor list or worse, no more gold achievers." I really talk to him in a nice way. I make myself busy doing his assignments and projects with him. To turn to another attention.

no probs give her sometime and try to make her understand good or bad about it

Parents should always have control over their children. Kids should be reminded to listen to their parents. Maybe you can limit their playing time. To say, weekends only? Or an hour a day, BUT school work should come first as always.

I have children who went through the phases of the computer games and i now look after a little boy who is so hooked on them but i tell him my computer is broken and only let him play a couple of times a week

You should take her to the park in the evening and try to get her involved with some same age kids. It may help you

Occasionally my 10 year old will ask to go online to play games on kids' websites. This is usually after it is mentioned on TV. We only have one computer in the house and I am usually on it. When I am not on it I take the password out so my kids cannot go online. My 13 year old daughter was not honest with me about what I found on the computer. Until she tells me the truth she is not allowed on unless it is for homework research, and I usually supervise or do the research for her. (BTW this truth she didn't tell happened two years ago and she still hasn't fessed up.) If we let our children play games online too long, just like anything else - Nintendo, television, Gameboy - they will become lazy and obese. I prefer they get involved in outside activities. I think it's more of a challenge for them than trying to beat a computer.

Yes, my 9 year old plays internet games all the time. Cartoon Network and some virtual town thing that she goes too. I limit her time on it though. I know one day she spent almost 4 hours on there. i need to introduce her to mylot!! LOL!

My daughter is also 8 this year and yes, she is also kind of hooked to internet games. Her latest craze is EverythingGirl.com. What I do is to give her a time limit of half an hour every time she wants to play. If she goes beyond that, I'll reduce the amount of time that she can play the next time. If she's not playing internet games, she'll be in front of the TV, another favourite past time of hers. Sigh!

introduce her to interesting things like book reading? building blocks kind of stuff etc.. involve in games improving her creativity.... this will help her improve herself to be a better person in future..

I have yet to have children of my own, but was once also hooked on computer games. took a lot of effort to pull myself away from games. but tied to focus on priorities and distract myself from the games. little by little the urge to play went away. you may want to try diverting her attension to other stuff. cheers :)