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How to avoid over-use and abuse of something (i.e. Internet, video games, etc...)do you moderate a teenager's obsessive or excessive behavior?

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We're not dealing with teenagers yet but I would really like to avoid this kind of outburst.

How have parents with teenagers been able to find/establish a balance for their children to not be so dependent and obsessive about something you think takes up too much of their time (e.g. Internet, video games, reading - yes, my cousin loved to read so much he refused to sleep).? I'd like to know what is more effective, rolling with the punches or establishing "ground-rules" before teenage years? Sometimes I think if the rules are too much, it's more reason for them to rebel.

We're not dealing with teenagers yet but I would really like to avoid this kind of outburst.

How have parents with teenagers been able to find/establish a balance for their children to not be so dependent and obsessive about something you think takes up too much of their time (e.g. Internet, video games, reading - yes, my cousin loved to read so much he refused to sleep). I'd like to know what is more effective, rolling with the punches or establishing "ground-rules" before teenage years? Sometimes I think if the rules are too much, it's more reason for them to rebel.

We're not dealing with teenagers yet but I would really like to avoid this kind of outburst.

How have parents with teenagers been able to find/establish a balance for their children to not be so dependent and obsessive about something you think takes up too much of their time (e.g. Internet, video games, reading - yes, my cousin loved to read so much he refused to sleep)? I'd like to know what is more effective, rolling with the punches or establishing "ground-rules" before teenage years? Sometimes I think if the rules are too much, it's more reason for them to rebel.

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How to avoid over-use and abuse of something (i.e. Internet, video games, etc...)

We're not dealing with teenagers yet but I would really like to avoid this kind of outburst.

How have parents with teenagers been able to find/establish a balance for their children to not be so dependent and obsessive about something you think takes up too much of their time (e.g. Internet, video games, reading - yes, my cousin loved to read so much he refused to sleep). I'd like to know what is more effective, rolling with the punches or establishing "ground-rules" before teenage years? Sometimes I think if the rules are too much, it's more reason for them to rebel.