A reminder to parents: Boredom has its virtues.
I have a few particularly vivid memories of my childhood summers: The smell of the grill, the rattle of the cicadasWhile I had a relatively regimented schedule and spent long stretches of every summer at camp, there were weeks when my parents, who both worked, hadn’t filled my schedule with much of anything, and they didn’t give a hoot about whether I felt sufficiently engaged or amused.
Boredom is an emotion, said Dr Westgate, who likened it to an indicator light on a car’s dashboard: “Boredom is telling you that what you’re doing right now isn’t working.” Usually that means the task you are doing is too easy or too difficult, she said, or that it lacks meaning. Also, do what you can to normalise the feeling. “We have a tendency to treat boredom as a sign of distress, or a sort of call for help,” Dr Hurley said. “It is uncomfortable, but it’s not necessarily negative.”What is gentle parenting? How millennials are dealing with their kids in a new and 'earnest' wayBoredom offers children an opportunity to experiment with the kinds of pursuits that feel fulfilling and interesting to them, Dr Westgate said.
But parents should not expect kids to instinctively know what might feel meaningful to them. Instead, parents should remind their children of things they are interested in or care about, Dr Westgate said.
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