What is the best way to get teenager to devote more time to studies and school and less time on computer?

Question

What is the best way to get teenager to devote more time to studies and school and less time on computer?

Answer 1

dont take stuff from them if they dont do it then they'l never do it. just reward them and strongly encourage them to do it.

Answer 2

block myspace.

steal the internet cable.

seriously, my parents did both of these before my exams.

Answer 3

Well.. i have that problem sometimes so me and my mom make a deal of.. i start my homework when i get home for a half an hour then take a half hour break for a snack or using the computer.. you could say that and he/she would be more satisfied than having the computer taken away for good.

Answer 4

there is a software which can be prograamed to allow computer usage only for a limited time. when the kid exhausts his or her alloted time, the pc shuts off.

also reward him for getting good grades and extra-curricular activites to ensure a holistic growth.  

Answer 5

Remove the CPU.

Can't get on the computer if it isn't there.

Tell them that if they do their homework, they can be trusted to have it back.

OR

Change the password on their account.

Answer 6

Try to get them to understand that there is a real reward to learning than what most teenagers think.  If you can do that, then the studying should go on its own.

Answer 7

Tell your teenager to buckle down and do well in school and study or else the computer is history.  I would have it where your teenager has to have like a B average or they can't use the computer.

Answer 8

my mum took the tv out had me work at the kitchen table- signed off homework for the first 2 weeks and then did random checks as we went along.

yep the computer was only used in on the kitchen table and she watched over my shoulder- she was computer illiterate but her being there was enuff.