Boredom isn’t a bad thing. In fact, it can be a great opportunity for your children to be creative and learn how to find things that are interesting to them. Also, we usually associate boredom with “having nothing to do,” but believe it or not, sometimes people become bored because they are over-stimulated or over-scheduled. So, a little boredom and learning how to address that boredom can be very helpful.

Below are two links with some ideas of how to help your kids to learn how to deal with boredom.

Note: Sometimes, people get bored because they don’t want risk making a mistake or failing or they fear being hurt so they won’t open themselves up emotionally towards others or activities. If you think your child may be bored because of either of these, know that these things can be deeper challenges that will take time to address and you may want to get help from counselor.