Boredom - Friend or Foe
Boredom – Friend or Foe? When was the last time you heard your child telling that she is getting bored and you allowed her to remain in that state and experience it the way she/he experiences other emotional states. While raising my children I encountered many parents who enrolled their children in too many extracurricular activities, to keep them busy and to avoid the one existential question “I am getting bored, what should I do now?” Children getting bored is seen as the most evil thing and leads to the conclusion that your parenting is not up to the mark if you can't keep your children engaged in some activity. This often poses a challenge to parents - how to handle this situation?. I had a similar perception till in a discussion with my supervisor I heard him saying that boredom always conveys something, try understanding it. It may be worth it to experience it. It’s the way we see which makes it negative. This roused my curiosity and I started reading studies and rese...