Does my brother need psychological

Hi. I have noticed for a long time that my 9 year old brother has little social contact and is only sitting in his room. He is busy on the cell phone or with his Playstation Switch. I have no problem with him playing with it, it's just a lot. In addition, he has hardly any friends and if only then online. When our mother says that he should put his cell phone and so on and out with him or so, he usually has no desire. Even so, he is always bored when he is not on the cell phone or something and knows nothing to do with his life. What also struck is that he is often simply stubborn and he often has an argument with our mother. As if he was underutilized. In real life, he is also very reserved and just has problems making social contacts. I'm just afraid that if it goes on like this he will have no social contacts and will later fall into a depression or something. I just don't really get to him. What can I do?

He's just a couch potato. That's why nobody has to go to a psychologist right away!

Just force him a little bit more to his luck and throw him among people as soon as you can do it again normally.

So that children do not want to put their cell phone away is quite normal.

Since he also has to change school soon, I think a new social environment can also arise there.

You should at most take away your cell phone etc. So that he also learns to deal differently

I think it's incredibly great that you are so worried about your brother and have such a responsibility towards him.

Talk to your mother about it and ask her what she thinks about it. As an outsider, I would say that your brother should use psychological help. Because you yourself say that your father felt the same way.

When he reaches teen age, it could definitely lead to depression and his condition may worsen. He could then fall into a kind of gambling addiction if it isn't already there.

So, in my opinion, quick action is needed. I suspect that something is weighing on your little brother or that he couldn't handle a bad experience. That's the only way I could explain his behavior.

Hopefully I could help. If you have any further questions, please feel free to send me a friend request and send me a personal message at any time.

Stay healthy!

You can try to register him for a sport. Perhaps he just has to really work out every now and then. Sounds banal, but you can try it.