What is a fitting consequence for an 8yr old son that took his Nintendo DS to school against my wishes?

Question

Some of my son's friends have their DS at school. I don't want him to lose it or have it stolen so we have forbidden him to take it with him to school. He seems to have snuck it out of the house today and took it to school. I have some ideas of what consequence to instill when he gets home but could use some good ideas. No crazy ones please.

Answer 1

my child did this very thing about two months ago. he was going thru this whole i can do what i want phase. i took the ds for 6 weeks, the xbox for 4 weeks and the ps2 for two weeks the n64 for a week since he doesn't play it anyway. i told him since he liked the games so much he had to disobey me that he could n't have any games at all. i took them away longer for best liked less for least liked. if you have more than one system and he got in trouble for a system it doesn't seem right tojust take one a game is a game after all. now he ask before he plays any of them and wont even take the ds on the porch.

Answer 2

Just take it away from him. He seems to love it so much I'm sure that he will miss it for a few weeks.

Answer 3

take it to a gamestop store and sell it

plain and simple its against the school rules to bring those devices so sell it, he cant listen it and all its games are gone.

and dont buy another one

Answer 4

Take it away from him for a few weeks. He will think about it before he does it again.

Answer 5

hmm...tell him you were going to let him take it to school in a couple days but now since he took it to school against your wishes he can't ever bring it again, conversation over.

Answer 6

Confiscate it. Of course, explain to him the reason why you are taking it away from him.

Answer 7

take it away for a week and tell him next time itll be 2 weeks

Answer 8

Kids will always sneak things off to school if their friends are bringing things.  I would talk to him about it and take it away for at least a week.  No more DS - not even at home.  

I'm sure he will understand after that.

Good luck!

Answer 9

Take it away from him for two weeks.  That should teach him that you mean what you say.

Answer 10

Lock it away in a cupboard for a week

If he can't respect  your wishes for him to not take it to school then he can't play with it at all.  I am pretty sure he would be devistated is someone stole it off him or he accidentally lost it.

I am suprised that the school lets them play with them there.  At my sons school they are not allowed to take valuable items from home to play with at school.  If the do the item is confiscated.

best of luck

Answer 11

Duh, you take it away from him for 2 weeks.

This is a no brainer.

Answer 12

Just hide it somewhere in the house where he won't find it while he's at school.

Answer 13

you might want to find out if he took it or not ......................since you said it only "seems" that he did so

you might want to find out for sure before you start thinking of ways to punish him

Answer 14

I would just take it away for a certain amount of time.  I'm sure next time he considers taking it somewhere without your permission he'll remember it.

Answer 15

hit him hard !!! in the face

Answer 16

spank him  but do not abuse him   searously  a couple swats on the butt with a hand  is not abuse  and when he cries send him to his room   if you are more of a time out mom take the power coard off of it for a couple weeks  o here is a good one make him play out side for a weekend that will get him

Answer 17

Take the DS away for a couple weeks to a month.

Answer 18

Sounds like my son always wants to take it to school but I have the same feelings as you (there aren't too many that do).  

I would take the DS away for a period of time - a week or so. I would also take away the privilege of playing other video game systems that he might have.

Answer 19

Take it away for a long period of time like 2 weeks or so. I did with my son that age and he didnt do it again.

Answer 20

You could call the teacher and have it 'disappear' for awhile(she could hide it while he is at recess and then get it to you later on)  Or wait for him to come home, confront him and then it is gone for a month.

Answer 21

confiscate it for at least a week. I do that with my 2 if they sneak toys to school and it does work. if he does it again increase the time to 2 weeks and so on