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First thing to say is that "He promised to be more careful saying he rarely visits these rooms and on the day in question he just accidentally stumbled across " is just a line that 14 y/os have perfected. The aim is to get the parent to stop talking (lecturing) about an embarrassment. I guarantee you he will be back in that room as soon as he can. (my nephews are in that group. and I see how they pull the Eddie Haskall routine on my sister).
My nephews get exactly 1 hour per day for electronics activity: PS2, computer gaming, chatting. this is a result of them not being trustworthy on these machines. Telivision is a different matter, they can watch shows once ALL of their chores/responsibilities are taken care of (homework, Kumon, garbage, showered etc) But they must close up ativities to hit their shut-eye time properly.
It's hard parenting, but since the older one really took advantage of my sis, she brought the boom down. the hardest part is being consistant, and trying to avoid the "be a friend to your child" syndrome.
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