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I disagree with the premise of the article and its conclusions to let kids get bored. Boredom is plain evil. It is not something that should be sought out. Rath
by anonu 8y ago
I disagree with the premise of the article and its conclusions to let kids get bored. Boredom is plain evil. It is not something that should be sought out. Rather, it is a symptom of unpreparedness or parents not stoking inherent creativity in their kids.
As a kid, I rarely left home without a book. That habit still exists today. If I was "bored" or had some idle time, I had something to keep me entertained. On long car rides I'd engage with my siblings in numerous games - many of which we made up
- abootstrapper 8y agoDon’t you think the kid should be learning to cure boredom themselves? If you always tie your kids shoes, how will they learn to tie their own shoes? Likewise, if you always provide entertainment, how will they learn to entertain themselves?
- Nasrudith 8y agoThat is why you need to teach them how to do something. If kids are expected to know something teach them it.
- abootstrapper 8y agoOf course. Part of teaching is allowing them to struggle with the problem. Show them how, do it together, let them do it and help, let them do it with encouragement, finally let them do it alone. In the last two steps you must allow them to struggle and make their own mistakes. By the time a kid knows the meaning of the word boredom, they know plenty of methods to cure it. They just need to be allowed to struggle with the problem and solve it themselves.
- anonu 8y agoWe're on the same page. Give a man a fish vs teach a man to fish. What I am suggesting is parents role is to teach kids to entertain themselves. Not by showing them how to turn on YouTube. But by guiding them to more "active" forms of entertainment like books, board games, running around outside, etc...