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Isn’t that exactly what parent comment’s promoting? His kids were bored with a relatively unstimulating toy, but they reached their breaking point and learned h
by MetalGuru 7y ago
Isn’t that exactly what parent comment’s promoting? His kids were bored with a relatively unstimulating toy, but they reached their breaking point and learned how to have fun with it.
- sandworm101 7y agoNope. I think the article is about not finding fun on your own. It is not about overcoming boredom but instead actually letting them be bored.
- killjoywashere 7y agoQuote from the lede: "More important, it spawns creativity and self-sufficiency."
- hackerbabz 7y agoIs it possible to not overcome boredom? Eventually you start imagining something entertaining or you fall asleep.
- spaginal 7y agoChildren are only bored for so long before their imagination and natural instinct for curiosity and play takes over. Supervising and forcing boredom onto them at all cost as they find ways around it is not something I believe is the intention of the article. I think the point is addressing the urge to endlessly entertain and busy up children constantly instead of letting them just sit and figure it out on their own.