Do you think a child lock for my brother makes sense?

I have a younger brother who is currently 15 and neglects a lot by gambling. He hardly learns, eats relatively less and never takes breaks or breaks. He sits in front of the laptop or plays on the cell phone almost from morning to evening not an option because in doubt it doesn't work but I had the idea to install a child lock. My parents were already perplexed anyway and wouldn't be able to handle it, so I thought that I would control his child lock. But you think that would be a good method? Or do you have any other, maybe better, suggestions?

Since he currently has no school, I would deal with housework (helps him even if he lives alone) and if he actually refuses to take everything away until he completes the tasks assigned to him (you can also do things for the school) you repeat this until it is no longer necessary to take things away from him and if it goes well for a long time you can reward him a little. (Carrot and stick)

First of all, upbringing is your parents' job.

And why should taking away not help? A break may be good for him.

Or, of course, your parents have to consistently follow the rules for clear playing times.

In addition, he presumably needs help as to what to do with himself in his free time. So help him and find exciting alternatives. It's like an addiction, he'll need help - if you don't give it to him in addition, he'll probably be moody or aggressive about the lock.

I would include school performance and contact with friends.

If the school performance fits then let him gamble, if not I would take measures.

Also social contact should still be available, also online friends are ok if he has already met them in real life and also occasionally intends to meet you, that also strengthens social relations and good and best friends have a lifetime.

Of course, but they just didn't know what to do anymore and since I'm older and never really was like they thought maybe I could give them some advice, but since they don't know much about technology etc. I decided to take care of it myself. Like my parents, I want the best for my brother, which is why we shouldn't just take that away from him because he should learn how to use it himself, so if I install the fuse and, depending on the situation, clarify it might help him.

If you install the fuse for him, he doesn't have to learn to use it himself, so you also give him a regulation. So contradicts itself.

In addition, he is 15 and therefore a certain upbringing must still be. And education is not "watch how you get on".

You don't necessarily have to meet online friends.

i got to know a friend from a game, she is like a big sister to me, and still never met because she has been studying since she was 10 hours away from me.

At 15, the motto "You as you get along" was not seen that way, but a 15-year-old should be able to do certain things himself. If he thinks gambling is more important, I would let him. I would explain to him that it is not good and what dangers it can have later, but if he does not hear, sooner or later he will have to experience the bitter truth himself.

You learn more from mistakes than when something is held up to you.

It happens again and again that taking or forbidding things does not have a good effect on education. "Oh, that's my stupid father / brother / mother, who always takes / forbids my things". In my opinion, one should either regulate the times of internet consumption and not completely stop them. Your parents also have the job of taking care of it. If you have no idea about technology then you should take a look at it. This is also part of the upbringing so that the parents know how to deal with it themselves. It would be enough if you explained it to them.

In contrast, upbringing is still with the parents and not with the brother. Together with you, your parents should inform your brother about their consumption or behavior similar to addiction and what dangers it can have. You should show him ways that there are other things that don't affect the Internet. It is enough to meet friends outside (a bit difficult in the current situation).

If he doesn't listen to the advice, then I would simply say "run into the open knife". Most people learn from mistakes. At the latest when he notices that school is running out, he should understand what really matters.

That's my opinion on that.

You explained exactly what parental controls do. It regulates the time the children spend online.

Parental controls can also prohibit access.

Yes, if the parents say e.g. 1 hour a day between this or this time, and the 1 hour is used up, then the childproof lock turns off the Internet and activates it again at the same time the next day.

It always depends on how you set it and this is about limiting your online time because he neglects a lot of what is much more important.

In this case, there's absolutely nothing to be said against child protection because he gets his time online and it is not taken away from him.

Respectively. You can also set a usage time of the device with a child lock. I.e. When the usage time is used up, the child search locks the device with the password that the parents specified.

The device is then released again at the next time of use.

I wouldn't say no.