A couple in China had a headache because their son was addicted to online games. However, they performed a “strange trick” and did not expect that this method brought unexpected results.
The problem of game addiction is becoming a “national problem” in China, so much so that the Government of this country had to enact a law restricting gaming for minors, causing the entire domestic video game industry to be shaken. Island. But that’s forbidden, and everyone understands, if you are “addicted”, gamers of all ages will not use any tricks to circumvent the law. And at this time, parents can only help themselves to deal with their children’s bad habits.
Cure for game addiction is inherently a difficult problem, but that is when parents have not ” caught the pulse ” of the disease. As for the family in the story below, these two parents didn’t even spend a bit of saliva or whipping, but still successfully helped their children quit game addiction. That is the story of the family of the boy Lu Yanxi.
It is known that Lu Yanxi, who is in the 8th grade this year, is a typical good student, and is famous in her neighborhood for her vivacious and polite personality. However, everything changed when Lu learned about online games. Because the game addiction was too heavy, the boy became erratic, his achievements were getting worse and worse, he often dropped out of school, ran away from home to play games, making Mr. and Mrs. Lu like sitting on a fire.
Lu Yanxi’s family
Despite trying everything from threats to advice, the Lu grandparents still could not help their child get rid of the immersion in the virtual world. Then, the boy’s uncle, who works in the Education research division of Peking University, came up with an initiative for his nephew’s case, which is to use poison to treat poison. The uncle thinks that if Lu believes that online games are his passion and true love of life, then just let him play games until he gets bored.
Following his brother’s words, Lu’s mother gave him a challenge: That was, the family would allow Lu to play the game as much as he wanted for 72 hours, provided that during this time, he could only spend 20 minutes each session to eat, and within 3 days only allowed to sleep 5 hours. If he completes the challenge, his parents will no longer ban or comment on his playing games.
“Getting words is like opening your heart”, Lu Yanxi thought he had got a “good bet”, for whatever reason, isn’t staying up late to plow games is the forte of all young gamers? But in life, sometimes you think you’re a chicken, but you’re actually just a handful of rice. On the first day of the challenge, Lu Yanxi knew what a “festival” was. After playing the game to his satisfaction, he fell asleep, but only 2 hours later, his mother woke him up to continue playing the game.
Lu Yanxi with an excited face when suddenly his parents let him play the game “release the throttle”
On the second day, due to lack of sleep and lack of exercise, the boy began to show signs of fatigue. Two eyes glued to the computer screen also makes the mind no longer awake. Lu has “used up his right to sleep” within 5 hours, but still not good, he started nodding on the computer desk, but every time he fell asleep, his mother would immediately wake him up to… “Play keep on playing, keep on playing! Why don’t you play anymore?”
In the end, Lu Yanxi couldn’t stand it anymore and gave up losing, and the Lu also made another contract as agreed, with the content that Lu would be forced to hand over the phone and computer in case of an accident. did not complete the challenge. At this point, the boy no longer wanted anything but to get some sleep, so he quickly signed.
But only 3 days later, the boy had to “turn the car” in a hurry
However, after that, the Lu grandparents still told their son that they did not actually forbid him to play games, just focus on studying and get good results. Lu Yanxi is still allowed to play games for 2 hours a day by his parents, of course, according to Chinese regulations, this time period can be shortened. But the strange thing is that during the next few days, Lu Yanxi’s parents didn’t even see the boy touch the computer or phone, only to find out that the boy was “tired of his neck” with the feeling of sitting in front of him. screen, so temporarily… successfully detoxified the game.
The story of Lu Yanxi’s family also immediately received a lot of discussion from netizens. Most gamers praised the boy’s parents’ handling, both civilized and psychological. Not only that, even when the boy lost, his parents still allowed him to play the game under control, to prove that he did not ban his son’s hobby, but just wanted him not to get too deep into it. any desire, will affect health and learning.
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