Just attended this Cyber Wellness talk over the weekend organised by Touch Community Services. It was a pretty good 'awareness' talk and I could see the faces of many concerned ( shall I say weary and worn-out?) parents whose kids are very much into cyber games.

The question churning in my mind was:

"After this talk, what would be the first thing they were going to say to their son/daughter whom they had already identified as an Internet addict?"

After all these months of struggling, scolding, nagging, taking away privileges, pocket money, .....did their "cybergame addict" get off the computer and get better grades at school?

NO!

This war at home did not happen overnight. So don't expect a quick fix either!
I would go for the CURE:

Craft out alternative activities eg. basketball, cycling, rock-climbing.
Understand the positive values of gaming eg. focus, challenge, concentration, coordination, teamwork.
Restore the parent-child relationship eg. give time, attention/affection/affirmation.
Empathize with the child's need eg. self-worth, acceptance, achievement, purpose, power.