Julie Stauffer

<<I HAVE let my son play video games for hours hoping he would tire of
them>>

Two thoughts: We went through this with my 10yo dd and television. We used
to control television and last Spring, I decided to give control to the
kiddies. Adriane's behind stayed glued to the chair watching rerun after
rerun. I am not a big TV person and it drove me nuts. She was grouchy,
grumpy, complained of being tired all the time. After about 4 months, she
announced "I get real tired if I just sit and watch TV all the time." She
now watches maybe an hour or 2 throughout the day but is also riding her
bike, spending time outside, playing on the computer, writing stories,
drawing, etc.. She was able to balance it herself, but it took a lot longer
for her to reach that conclusion for herself than it took me to want to
impose my conclusions on her. Could the same apply to your son?

Second, why do you want him to tire of the games? Because he gets tired and
grumpy or because you think the games aren't "educational"? I think it
makes a huge difference and can pinpoint a roadblock in unschooling success.

Julie