From maggie, Child's Age 12 - 08/25/01 - IP#: 64.20.91.xxx  Click here to reply  
My child who is 5'4 and 170lb use to like to play out side and ride his bike but for the past year or so he's gotten very lazy he's skipped some of his chores and he's just been playing video games all day he's gained lots of weight but it doesn't seem to have bothered him what can I do?
Reply from Matt, Child's Age 4 - 01/27/03  - IP#: 129.215.166.xxx
Stop letting him just sit about skipping his chores and playing games. Start taking control - you're his mother. Organise some family activities - find something he'd like to do. Make sure everyone gets out and about. If you just let him sit around he will & this will get worse, so turn off his games and exert some discipline over him!