Boredom Generates Curiosity and Creativity

By Dana Saab @joyful_parenting_ https://www.instagram.com/joyful_parenting_/

Boredom generates curiosity and creativity. ⁣⁣
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But…⁣⁣
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What do I do when my kids say “I am bored” ⁣⁣
I am sure given the circumstances many of us are hearing this phrase…a whole lot! ⁣⁣
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The truth is, feeling bored is actually good for your children and for us too! ⁣⁣
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But can we take all the nagging? ⁣⁣
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No…So we try keeping them busy with activities after the other and for most of us this result with high stress levels just for the time to find and plan activities and also not to say the guilt that we get if we don’t plan activities. ⁣⁣
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Here is what I have for you. Kids need guidance even when we allow them to feel bored. ⁣⁣
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How to deal with boredom? ⁣⁣
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Tip number 1: Have your child brainstorm with you all ideas they can do when they are off their screen time. Help them come up with a number of activities they can do on their own. Have the list up on the wall in their room. ⁣⁣

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Tip number 2: And the most important one, Make sure you provide them with the space, opportunities and materials they would need. Open your mind for mess. And help them clean up after their work. ⁣⁣
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Tip number 3: Try to not give in. When you have done tips number 1 and 2 and your kids keep coming back saying “I’m bored” all you need to do is to say: “I hear you, you feel bored. Have you checked your list?”. ⁣⁣
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What suggestions do you have for your kids to do on their own?

Activity ideas your kids can do on their own:
Playdough
Slime
Reading
Creating things from used materials
Dance
Karaoke
Play musical instruments
Painting
Arts and crafts
Experiments
Transferring
Yoga
Hide and seek
Hot and cold game
Cook
Make sandwiches
Clean and organize their room
Make an obstacle course
Lego
Put on a play
Write  a script of a story
Write on their journal
Puzzles
Building games