Comments on: Is it really possible these days to be bored? http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=1523 Helping parents raise good people. Tue, 28 Aug 2018 17:00:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Terry http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=1523#comment-444968 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:22:01 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=1523#comment-444968 At night play flashlight tag, and for older kids manhunt. Little kids love any games with water, bubbles, or chalk.

If the weather is bad, build indoor forts, or do simple science experiments.

]]> By: Karen Van Cott http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=1523#comment-444932 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:23:22 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=1523#comment-444932 I’m with you regarding that word bored, I didn’t approve of my children using it and they knew it. But what shocked me is when I was watching children’s programs with my grandchildren they constantly were using the word bored. What is that all about? This does not make it easy for parents to explain.

I’m with you Tina if they use that word, hand them a dust mob.

From an old fashion girl.
Karen

]]> By: admin http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=1523#comment-444910 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:24:51 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=1523#comment-444910 What great ideas! thanks

]]> By: Kate http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=1523#comment-444853 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:45:40 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=1523#comment-444853 Kids ages 8,7 and 4

1. Buy old books at thrift stores. Not necessarily kids books but educational and non fiction. Grandparents may be able to give you these as well. I find the books are on subjects of importance since it wasn’t easy to get published that many years ago. Books are on sewing, canning, gardening, Grand Canyon, art, etc.

2. They look at their baby books or watch family home videos. They love looking at my husband and it’s old yearbooks.

3. I have plain white postcards ready and stamps.

4. My kids play outside a lot. We have lots of kids in our development. I buy different sporting equipment at thrift stores for dirt cheap. I have tennis rackets, lacrosse sticks, field hockey sticks, basketball, etc. when they say that they are bored with a friend I tell them to go play gym teacher.

5. Walkie talkies.

6. Wash their toys. Cars, Barbie dolls hair, tools, etc.

I find that I am the biggest influencer as to whether my kids watch too much TV. I am laughing because I just had this conversation with myself this weekend. My four year old watches too much TV. I wrote down my own ideas to do with him today. Thanks for the reminder.

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