I have friends that have limited what their
kids can play and some that have even said no
video games at all. I'm not sure if this is the best route because those kids are more obsessed than others I know. Like, the forbidden fruit type of thing. I put into place a grade cap to play video games. Their grades have to be at a minimum point to enjoy access to the video game console. The phone is a bit trickier and I take it when they are in trouble. That's what I ground with.