What's the best way to stop a child stop playing computer games for too long?

My 10 year old brother spaends a lot of time playing computer games and it regularly ends up with him arguing with my parents about when he should stop.What's the best way to stop a child stop playing computer games for too long?
Get a kitchen timer and agree on a time limit. Start the timer when he starts playing and when it goes off, he has to stop. If he complains or argues your parents need to act like such and take the computer away.
Take the console away after a certain amount of time.What's the best way to stop a child stop playing computer games for too long?
Trip the trip switch to the electricity sockets in the room where his computer is...



Or just hide the power cable.
I use a kitchen timer (available in most dollar stores) in my classroom. It tends to work with 20 seven year olds. Good luck!What's the best way to stop a child stop playing computer games for too long?
Take it away and tell him to get out and do some real stuff. Before he gets it back he has to agree to a set time of playing on it and times for going out and getting some exercise.
just make him get off, turn off the computer's power, or take the game(s) away
The simple fact that he is allowed to argue with your parents at all is the answer. Until they set up the rules and take control there will be no easy way.
for my 7 year old.. when she wants to use it.. i let her... but when i say its time to hurry up and close the computer.. she listens...



lets say.. he used it at 3 and then tell him at 4 its time to shut the computer off...
I set a timer for my kids. That has always worked for us.
1. Explain him the merits of exercise and outdoor sports. Show him examples of how good health has resulted in good things in people's lives. Use his role models (e.g. Tiger Woods, Roger Federer) - that will help making a mark in his mind quicker than you imagined.



2. Dont keep addictive games in the child's computer. Uninstall the harmful games from the computer. Try having an administrative user id for yourself whereby you reserve the right to install/uninstall new games, not your child.
Is he involved in any sports? My kids were expected to have their homework done before I got home from work or at least be working on it. Then it was dinner and usually off to baseball or hockey so they didn't have too much time for vids. It was usually enough for me to give them other suggestions though such as...holy crap, you've been in front of that thing for hours, why don't you call so-and-so and go swimming?
That sounds like my brother. He is ten, too, and spends too much time on my computer. Everyday when he comes in from school, he goes straight upstairs to my computer until about 8 or 9:00. He's into this game called Combat Arms. I wish I had some advice, but we are in the same boat, sister. The kitchen timer sounds like a good idea.
time him, no child should have access to that much tv and computer time
I do not argue with them ..they get off when I say to get off...who is the adult here?
Your parents need to set down some guidelines on how long your brother is allowed to spend playing games on the computer. That's what parents are for.
ok answer is great

dont take console away or that

get him to read the little book u get with video games it has a health warning saying u should take 15 min break
Games are great. I overplayed them as a child. My mum always said if i put enough effort into those those games as you did in school then i would have great grades. I lucky got into college and made a game out of everything and now have a 1st degree which is the most you can get. As surprising as it sounds i learnt a lot from the games i played.



What you should do is something that works with most situations, stop nagging and make him do more. You can get educational games these days like the brain game for nintendo DS. You can also get language learning games. What i suggest you do is buy an educational game for your brother. Say "so you like playing games" and then force him to play an educational one until he doesn't want to play games anymore. Then after that he should agree to your terms.