ur mom must be nice, if I went on a system when I wasn't supposed to and my mom found out I would be cleaning out the horse barn and some hard manual labor, and I would probably miss one meal that day.
oh, and the final fantasy series is awesome, i really love it... but I have school work and I don't think I have played anything other than the flash in this arcade since christmas, and I love gaming. So my answer to you is.... some people perform better under stress, give them a lot of work to do, and not all of it bad, some of the work should have rewards, but give them lots, and help them figure out some priorities...
Of which gaming should be around third