When a child overdoes it video games, a maximum usage cap is often set. However, in the most serious cases, there are those who opt for an outright ban. However, the father of an 11-year-old Chinese man thought it appropriate to choose a reverse solution: forcing him to play around with his smartphone for as long as possible so that he doesn’t want to continue. A method of “homeopathic” inspiration that seems to have borne fruit. This is documented by a video posted by the same parent on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, on Wednesday March 8th.
Sleepless night
According to reports accompanying the clip, it all started with the man deliberately surprising his son playing in bed at 1am. Very angry, he therefore decided to carry out his “shock therapy”. Kept waking up when he was about to fall asleep, this forced the boy to do so Continue your session indefinitelyuntil he was allowed to rest. In this way, the 11-year-old did not disconnect his smartphone until 6 p.m 17 hours of continuous play. Afterwards, as documented in another video, he wrote an apology letter, assuring that he understood the lesson: “I promise I’ll go to bed before 11 p.m. – he guaranteed -. I also promise not to play any smartphone games before bed and not to use toys.’
Widespread issue
As expected, the severity of the punishment was not lacking mixed reactions between the comments. In a third video, the parent responded to the criticism by saying it was an extraordinary circumstance and so on he would never suggest imitating his example.
For the record, other Chinese families have recently resorted to alternative punishments in similar cases. Think about what happened in December when a professional gamer was “hired” by a couple humiliate the child to the point of tears. Curious stories that refer to a very serious reality: the one that sees the Land of the Dragon still grappling with a problem – the addiction to video games of younger generations – that obviously is far from solved.