“What can I do now, Mom? I’m BORED!!!!” Haven’t we all heard this before? It gets irritatingly under your skin. However, boredom is one of best things we can give our kids and summer is the perfect time to start. Here’s why:
Boredom…
-increases tolerance for unpleasant experiences
-helps manage frustrations when things don’t go smoothly or planned
-allows kids to spend quite time with one’s self, which is often not possible in today’s hectic world
-develops executive functioning skills such as planning, organizing, executing
-facilitates problem solving
-surrounds kids in quietness and solitude
-fosters creativity, ingenuity
-allows getting into the ‘flow’
-increases self-confidence
-develops self-awareness and shines a light on personal interests-reading, building, tinkering, journaling,
Next time your child whines that he or she has nothing to do, celebrate the fact and say, “I know you can figure out something to do in your free-time. Have fun!”
the Essentialist Family 