Omg Ive Tryed an Tryed

Video games are POWERFUL THINGS. They're not appropriate for a 2.5 year old. Out with it.

OH! OK!--ADDED--Here's the problem--his daddy won't get rid of the PS3! Seriously, if the dad is over the age of 18, he should realize what the right thing to do here is!

I agree with Jen. Get rid of it and tell him "all gone".. Then get him a trike, a peddle car and a swing set and have him play outside as much as possible. When he is inside have him play with legos, blocks, toy cars,puzzles, crayons and paper.

PS3 is really out of his age range.
Unplug it and don't let him have it back. He's way to young to be playing actual video games. Get him a click start, by leap frog if he HAS to have a video game, it's educational and he can even learn how to type on it.

Make him play outside or read to him, but NO MORE VIDEO GAMES. you've let him become addicted, and getting him off of it is going to be just like any drug there's going to be withdrawal symptoms, ie throwing fits , him saying he needs to play.

but

NO MORE PS3!!!!!

If you have to have a game system get a Wii where at least he will be moving his body.

Ummm... this one is easy.
Take the playstation 3...
Put it in a box...
Put the box in a closet.....
Leave it there until he is actually old enough to use video games, like maybe when he's in kindergarten and you can let him use it a little bit when it's not a school night,
He is 2.5 for goodness sake!!

If there is someone else in your house who the playstation is really for who has an addiction, you need to deal with that. If you have an older child or husband who uses it in moderation so you don't want to box it up, take away the controllers when they aren't using it so he won't even have the temptation.

who is the boss? your 2 year old or you? don't care whose playstation it is, put in in a box and hide it somewhere.
please, for God's sakes, it's not tryed and tryed, it's tried and tried, refrain from using all caps, and be generous when using punctuation, in your case, lots of it. please. it gave me a headache reading this.

seriously, I would get rid of it.... cold turkey! if it's not there, he can't fight you to play it. it's a bad habit to get into at such an early age. get him some playdoh and other toys that will spark his creativity.

as for the hitting, I would say "We DO NOT hit" and put him in time out until he learns that hitting is not acceptable.

I hope this helps!!!!!

Ok, I'm sorry, but who is making the rules in your house? You are his mom and you allow this to happen? All you need to do is what everyone has suggested. Remove the game. He is way too young to be sitting in front of a tv for hours at a time. Is this what you allow him to do all day long? How about taking him out for a walk? Getting on the floor and playing with him? Reading him a book? When you say you've tried everything possible, what exactly did you mean? What did you try?

One more thing. I'm really sorry, but I have to ask. How is it an adult types out a 4 1/2 line sentence? I'm not even going to comment on the spelling or substituting 2 for to (I guess I just did), but geez, haven't you ever heard of using punctuation? You all can bash me for that, I don't even care, it made me nuts reading that.

Playstation is completely innappropriate for this age. Get it away from your child and read him some books, get him outside, make or buy some playdough. Look at ideas about what children are supposed to do at this age (Definately less than 2 hours of tv/computer/video game time per day). Put your child in time out as soon as he disobeys or hits you and keep putting him there until he stays.

Put it away where he can't reach it. He's much too young for video games!

Unplug it and hide it until he's old enough for some self control or until you are able to control him. He can't play it if he can't find it. Get him outside to play!

Tell your son that he played it too much, so it is no longer in the house (hide it somewhere). No offense, but he is WAY too young to be playing a video game. Read him books and get him outside away from all of it. Guaranteed he will forget about it if it is no longer in front of him! :)

I would second the get it out idea but I'm guessing if you haven't done that already its not going to happen now. Maybe you can lock it up in a cabinet or storage and only take it out when he is sleeping or not home. His behavior will not go away if he can see it but not touch it unless you don't mind ignoring his tantrum until he gets bored with it and finds something else to do.

Your son at this age should be having books read to him, playing outside or other types of games/play. I can't stress it enough how bad video game our for our children. You are the adult, take the video game out of the house and let him get upset. Would you let him have chocolate cake for every meal because he cried and wanted it? If you have no control over a 3 yr old, try parenting him at 16! Seek some parenting class if you lack strength or foresight in parenting.

It's tough to ask ?? on here & NOT get negative remarks. Ignore the ignorant, everyone does things different. Obviously at 2 he shouldn't really be playing this, maybe more age appropriate games like Leapster.
Is your day structured? When he gets up in the a.m. what is your routine?
I work - so when my kids get up they go into the livingroom to watch tv & have a "breakfast snack". When i am thru the bathroom they then come in & get dressed, brush, etc. A structured day is more helpful. Maybe on certain days goto the library, ours has story time & different activities for young age groups. The Ymca, they offer a variety also besides swim. Maybe 1 day a week he could go there. Is there a preschool in your area he could attend a couple days a week? If $$ is an issue, you can apply for assistance for partial coverage if you qualify.
The toughest part is going to be breaking the habit, obviously. Try putting it away, in the closet, somewhere he can't reach or find it. I would think his dad would comply about helping with the situation, maybe only plat it after he went to bed, or on the weekends when your son is around.
Try to find a system that works for you, that's all. Good luck!

You haven't tried anything if the video game system is still in the house. Get rid of it.

If it's his fathers playstation, you could maybe have it be a "special" thing that he only gets to play with his dad. I would just put the games where he can't see them. He can't play the playstation without the games. The other thing you could try is to make it a reward instead of a given. If he doesn't act out & behaves all morning, he gets to play for an hour in the afternoon. Something like that. Another idea, if you can afford it, is to maybe buy him a leapster. You can hook them up to the TV now & he can play educational games. Good luck.

I agree with other posters. Get rid of it. Put it in a box and hide it and don't give it back. He will probably have a few bad days and will cry and scream, but you're the mom and you have to be firm. It isn't good at all for him to be playing video games at his age. He is way too young. Find other things to do. He will forget about it after awhile.

You absolutely MUST get rid of the thing at once! I am sure reading all the posts you an tell that's the consensus - he's WAY too young for any video games or TV and in fact that's probably why he's behaving this way - he is not learning about his environment in a healthy real life way. He needs to interact, play with real things, go outside, run around, burn off some energy. You have to do something now before it gets worse and worse - these are the easy years of parenting. He's simply too young for video games and shouldn't be watching TV or using a computer at all. I have a daughter exactly the same age and she's never watched TV or a movie or played a video game and I am 100% convinced she's better off interacting with the real three dimensional environment.

Good luck. Get rid of it this minute.

Sweetie, trust yourself! You are the mom. He is the kid. Remember to tell yourself "I can do this!"

He will keep pushing your limits, because that's what kids do. You know hitting is wrong. You know Playstation is bad for him. There are a lot of good suggestions here, and you're doing the right thing by asking this group for help. That's what we're here for.

Parenting classes might help here. For you and your husband. I am not being mean they do help adults on how to handle children. We all need help once in a while with direction. Good luck!

You have to remain firm and possibly hide the playstation temporarily. He will have a meltdown initially, but will soon realize there is a wonderful world of play out there. If you plan some fun activities to do with him together (a trip to the park, museums, playdates, reading books together, working on some art project...), his weaning off the videogame will not be too tough.

While I agree with the other posters that your son is WAY to young to be using video games at all, it did occur to me that getting rid of it may not be an option since either you or your husband may play it. If ANY adults are playing it in front of him that has to STOP! It should be limited to something that adults play only when he is not home or not awake and when he is around the machine shouldn't be somewhere where he can see it. Put away on the top shelf of a closet or something.

Remove it from your home... he'll be upset at first but get over it eventually... divert his attention to books, outdoor activities (weather permitting), coloring etc...

BREAK IT! Seriously-- he's THREE! Kids aren't even supposed to watch TV until they are 2. This will cause him issues with learning and concentration if you are not firm. Get it out of the house and get some board games!

As everyone else has said, he is three years old. Put the Playstation away in a closet and tell him he can not use it. You need to give him options he will like. At 2 kids are so easily distracted by new fun things, you should be able to let him tantrum about it (alone, somewhere safe) and when he calms down do something fun and age appropriate with him.

way to young to even be playing it

3 years old seems awfully young for that much playstation. at this age YOU are the only one that can make the choice for him. playing outside, arts & crafts, play dough, trains...so many things that could be fun for him do instead. i would absolutely limit his time. slowly "wean him" . you have got to be stong! get him out of the house so he isn't thinking about it. maybe go to the zoo, playground or to get ice cream as a special treat. of course he will resist but if you don't set the ground rules now it will be a long road ahead!

Even if the ps3 is his fathers, you can still put it up. With a 3 year old, that is just what you will have to do. And, you will have to listen to the fit he throws and let him throw it. Ignore the fit.

I know it's hard. It's so hard to see your son throw a fit over something like playing a ps3.

However, having three sons myself, they are teens now, I wish someone had told me how to discipline them better. They are horrible now and have been the biggest stress makers EVER! Their step father and I have had the hardest time getting them under control.

I KNOW that this all stems from when they were young children and their real father and I would let them pretty much get away with anything they wanted because we didn't want to hear them cry. DO NOT let him get his way if he throws a fit, it will turn into a nightmare when he is older. I PROMISE.

Edit: I have to disagree with telling him it is broke. What do you do when his father walks in and starts playing it? ha. there you go.

I do agree that the father needs to be on board with this, or if he isn't, he needs to realize what kind of monster he is creating by letting this child get away with it. Write me, I will tell you the horrrible things I go through with my boys and the things I've had to put up with.

If you do not get control of this boy, I want you to remember this post right here in 10 to 12 years when you know all the policemen in your area by first name because your teenager gets in so much trouble.

You are going to have to get the father on board. My husband has a PS3 and he keeps it put away unless he is playing it. It's not hard to do and it is pure laziness not to try it. I don't want to be harsh, but this is a parenting problem, not a child behavior issue.

Please don't watch movies either. No screen time whatsoever. Take him outside to a park or someplace where there are other kids. You don't have to entertain him for every second of the day, he needs to make his own fun instead of getting every stimulus served to him on a platter. See if you can't find a sandbox. Good luck.

The other posters are right, video games are really overstimulating and addicting and not a good idea for a child that young. I don't agree with children watching TV or even using the "learning" video games designed for young toddlers because they stop your child from having an imagination.

Your little boy will be so much happier and most likely have a whole lot less tantrums and hitting if he is kept active both mentally and physically.

Like some others suggested, arts and crafts, books, ball games, bikes, cars... all GREAT toys for a little boy.

Hope you figure it out and good luck.

My 4 yr likes video games. I only let him play on weekends. He does ask if it's the weekend sometimes because he wants to play. At first he was upset because he wanted to play everyday, but he got over it. Now he only plays maybe an hour on the weekends. He's pretty much lost interest in it.

Your son is 2 YEARS OLD. Take the playstation away the next time he hits you. I honestly think that 2 is WAY too young to be playing video games anyway, and think it would be a GREAT idea to put it up and give it to him in a few years. My son is 6, and I just started letting him play with our XBox about a year or year and 1/2 ago. There are many many other things that a child should be doing at age 2 (or 3), like playing with toys!

Make him take a break by telling him that it seems to be broken. Unplug and remove one of the connectors or something. Buy only learning games that teach him math or other mind stimulating games. After some time, tell him that you bought a new game and mysteriously lose the ones you don't want him to play. Tell him that the game will break again if he uses it too much. Limit his time. Put the timer on and he can listen for it to go off after 30 to 45 mins. A microwave timer, or kitchen timer works great if he can hear it from that room. If he does not obey the timer, let him continue, but the next time he wants to go on it.... tell him that the game has broken again from too much use. Good Luck! Keep those reins pulled tight. You have a long road ahead of yourself. Kids need restrictions and rules to follow. It's healthy.
S. G.

Can you rearrange things so it is put away in a locked cabinet (maybe put a childlock on an entertainment center) when it is not being used by his father? If it is put away out of sight and not used in front of him you may have a better chance of keeping it out of his life. I would hide it when he is asleep or out. Talk to his father about what is in his child's best interest. We had to get a computer cabinet with a lock and not use the computer when my son was around when he was a toddler. It took him a long time to get the idea of being gentle and in the meantime he destroyed a laptop by pulling out some of the keyboard keys.

My 4 year old son who loves certain kids' shows but he would still rather run around at the park now that it is nice out. In the winter it was hard to keep him occupied indoors and now we have to cut back on the tv/video habit and get outside more.

S.,
Women can be brutal sometimes, know that their intentions are good. For me, I can somewhat totally relate to you with this subject.

I would guess he's a little bored and maybe there isn't quite the routine for him. It isn't going to start with just you though, Dad needs to be on the same page especially with your son’s attachment to the ps3.

Maybe dad and you commit to 1 or 2 days a week of no TV or PS3 (at least while your son is at home or awake). Do something as a family, like cook something fun, bake cookies, art activities, build couch cushion and blanket forts or if your able to go to the local conservatory or zoo, most places like that are free in my area and we have indoor conservatories. Hopefully things like these will enable your son to be creative without the PS. Long term, build towards a daily routine from getting up, going to bed, to Sunday night family activities. Children actually want routine, and for our own sanity, they NEED it. As boring as it can be for adults, the routine allows a child to have a sense to what the day may bring, which is reassuring for them. It may be tough at first, but if you stick with it, your son is going to see, you will not be pushed over and that this is the way it’s going to be. So you may have to deal with an outburst or meltdown every now and then, for those days, time-outs in a chair for him and deep breath for you. Explain to him why he's time out "No PS3 today because we have other fun things planned but we need to be well behaved in order to enjoy them". Whatever you say, just be firm, it’ll be hard but you can totally do it.

Again, your sons father needs to be on the same page. I would guess, son is mimicking behavior from his dad. Dad should know the behavior isn't healthy for a 3 year old, hopefully he would understand and find times to play when your son is sleeping or not at home. You're going to have to stay strong and believe what’s right and healthy for your family and most of all your son. You can do it!

Good luck honey!

Unplug it and tell him it must be broke. Then don't fix it until the little tyke can read.

I have very similar issues with my 2 boys, especially my youngest. It started out the the Xbox then onto the Wii. When I tell him to turn it off he freaks out, yells, etc. So what I've started doing is taking away the controllers and not letting him play it until the weekend and special occassions, and that's only if he's had a good week at school and at home (mind you my youngest is 7). Plus, when I do let him play, I limit it to about half an hour or so before having him turn it off and make him do something not electronic. I find that using 123 Magic is great for this. If he refuses to turn it off himself then you take the controller away and put it out of his reach and it is less stress on you. It is a respect thing that you show him for him to turn it off and put it away. He is in control, you aren't taking it away. And it teaches him respect for your things if he puts it away nicely. And getting him out of the house will not make him magically forget about it. When I do this, my youngest continually bugs me about "when we get home can I play the Wii?".

Unfortunately this is something that we as the parents have done, therefore it us that has to fix it. It is going to be a big pain, but you can do it, and yeah, I do agree that it's going to take both you and Dad to do this. I don't believe that this is the beginning of "turning into a monster", but it is an easy way for him to push your buttons and he will begin learning other ways to do so to get his way. That's just life and it's up to you how you handle it. Good luck.

Put the game in the box and put it in the attic. Done.

You are right not to hit him, but you cannot tolerate his hitting you or anyone else. Put him in his room. If you have to take ALL his toys away, do it. We put all my sons cars & trains in the attic when he got into hitting and head-butting. We left books, favorite stuffed animals, his blankie, and art supplies. We told him the toys were making him mean and he couldn't have them if he hurt people. He cried and screamed but he got over it.

Your son already has signs of addiction - those games are really bad for kids if they can't control the urges. You're not alone, but you have to take action. Kids don't develop well-rounded brains if they don't do other things, and work other parts of their intellect.

You say you have tried everything possible. You just have to be consistent and wait it out. All tantrums are like this. It could be video games, it could be TV, it could be wanting cookies for breakfast. You don't have to engage in the fight or try to keep arguing or even try to get him to understand. If he hits, the games go away. If he doesn't stop when you tell him, the games go away. For now, I would put them away for at least a month - that is an eternity to a child. It is very hard to ignore crying and screaming but you have to. Put him in his room, close the door, and make sure there's nothing in there that he can cause harm to himself or the surroundings if he's having a tantrum. If he calms down, DO NOT give the game back. Not yet. The point is NOT to have him making you jump thru hoops. If he ruins your morning, he doesn't get rewarded with the game that caused the problems.

Good luck and stay focused. It's tough but a 3 year old cannot think he is running the household.

Ok like everyone else I will say that you are the mom! He will scream and hit, that's when you put him in time out if you don't believe in spanking (I don't either) This might sound silly, but watch Supernanny, she has to deal with a lot of children screaming and hitting and she gives great common sense advice that people either think "Oh that's to simple. It will never work." But it always does.
I also agree that at 3 years old he should NOT be sitting in front of the tv.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090113074419...
It's rather scary what an everyday thing for us can be horrible for a toddler or infant.