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Your child's summer boredom isn't a parenting failure. It's their brain sending important signals. And rushing to fix it might be doing more harm than good.
Kids getting bored of summer vacation already? Here are 11 no-cost and low-cost things to do with them in Eugene and ...
Could getting bored be exactly what your kids need? In a world saturated by social media, entertainment and activities, ...
But every parent, whether they subscribe to summer boredom or not, wants to provide their child with entertainment that’s good for them. Reading is the perfect solution — except kids today seldom read ...
More parents are opting for unstructured time over packed summer schedules. Experts say boredom can spark creativity, ...
Boston Children's Hospital child psychologist Dr. Erica Lee says that boredom can actually be beneficial for kids as it helps ...
I found myself in that familiar parental predicament: two weeks into summer break and my boys were already cycling through the dreaded “I’m bored” chorus. Between managing work, keeping up with ...
Boredom can give space for creativity, grit, ingenuity, pause, and inner peace. Too often, adults turn to their screens, to social media, to a podcast or television instead of sitting with our own ...
Parents know that all-too-common phrase from kids every summer vacation - "I'm bored!" So, what can they do to keep it from ...
Rather than seeing a bored child as a problem to solve, developmental experts suggest we might better view it as a growth opportunity unfolding exactly as it should.