re: Gaming addiction ...this is a epidemic

Right now it's likely the only thing he does for fun. So if you tell him to just do something else, he's going to be "like what?"

If you as a parent really want him to do something more constructive or outdoorsy, you have to do it with him. Some of the other suggestions here are good ideas.

That's the catch here: to get your son involved elsewhere, you have to put the smartphone down too.

t. Video game nut all my life and had parents just like you, and am now a father myself.