Then teach the skills you learned to do it in a healthy way. That's kind of how everything works with kids. They have to eat healthily, respect adults healthily, study healthily, etc. All of those things are bad if they aren't taught how by the adults in their life

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

"No Skyrim until you finish your homework and finish your chores" is a fantastic motivator for my 10yo. When I can model that I can't play Rocket League with him until after I finish the dishes, it drives the point home that IRL responsibilities need to come before video games.