"Maybe, if they’re provided with interesting things to do and fun places to go." I think this is the wrong impulse. Instead, we should (feign) indifference to

"Maybe, if they’re provided with interesting things to do and fun places to go." I think this is the wrong impulse. Instead, we should (feign) indifference to their interest and boredom and allow them to invent their own outlets for joy and happiness. It is magical to watch this occur - and it does occur. We as 21st century parents seem to find the interim period of angst and protest impossible to bear ... but we should bear it because it is surprisingly short lived.