How many times have you heard your child say “Mom, I’m bored!”, even when you have put him in his play room with all sorts of games and entertainment. Don’t feel bad; we have some tips for you to deal with this situation, because although your child may have thousands of toys around him, sometimes if you ask ‘how are you feeling?’, the answer will be “bored”.
Before anything, you must know that what seems to be interesting for you, may not be the same for your child. Playing the games you played when you were a child may not be that interesting for you child. Times have changed, houses have changed, children have changed, school methods have changed, personalities have developed, and there are many other factors that can influence your children, so you must be prepared to understand what could entertain them. That way, you can spend some exciting and fun time together.
Nowadays, life is very busy, and kids are used to getting up at a certain time, with little or even no time for breakfast. They quickly go to school, attend to classes, go home, do their homework, go to their soccer or dance classes, go back home, take a shower, have dinner, watch TV for half an hour and go to bed to wake up for another busy day. They may not know how to manage that idle time, especially when they’re on vacation.
If it’s hard to do something, it’s even harder not to do anything, so invite them to practice some fun activities. Ask them to bathe the dog, to help you with your household chores, plant a tree with them, paint, draw, cook a good recipe with them, motivate them to participate on outdoor activities, such as fishing, biking, etc., or spend your time solving puzzles with them.
Their minds are so creative and fertile that the word boredom sounds even weird for them. They can get the most expensive, beautiful and loud toy from the store, but if you give them the box of this toy, they will have a great time destroying it.
Anyway, try not to fill up your child’s agenda, because it’s good to let them free to think, decide, solve and create by themselves. Their imagination overcomes your expectations. The independence you offer them will make them find a solution for things. Let them ask for your help more than once before actually helping them. You might be surprised.
ALFA