Boredom is all too often seen in a negative light—if you are bored, people assume that you are not working very hard. As adults, we are expected to fill our days with work and rarely have enough time to actually become bored. If we have any kind of down-time, we often feel guilty for taking some time for ourselves. As parents, many of us are passing down this mentality to our kids.
In my post Parenting and the Beauty of Boredom on HealthPlace.com, I discuss how boredom might actually benefit your child.
Here is an excerpt:
Some parents try to keep boredom at bay by scheduling and filling every single block of time with a variety of play dates, day camps, and music lessons. While a bit of structure is a good thing, I wonder what ever happened to the long, lazy summer days of childhoods past.
To read the full post, check out my blog, The Unlocked Life on HealthyPlace.com.
