gardenmom5 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 what to ask a bored child. have you B - been creative? O - outside play? R - read a book? E - exercised 20 minutes? D - done something to be helpful? 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Dh's response to bored kids...Only boring people get bored. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Dh's response to bored kids...Only boring people get bored. That is what I say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 what to ask a bored child. have you B - been creative? O - outside play? R - read a book? E - exercised 20 minutes? D - done something to be helpful? When I say this to do, she just says, "That's boring." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Dh's response to bored kids...Only boring people get bored. My response is from my mom " the only people who are bored are boring people." Your dh and I must be related ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I get bored and I don't think I am boring. But now that I am a stay at home mom, I have more free time. I find it boring to drive 3 hours a day to take my kids here and there, although once I get to the location, and can talk to other moms, I enjoy it. I find it boring to clean. I hate it. And yes, I play loud music and sing, etc......I still do not enjoy it. I can only read so many books. I can only do so many creative things. I am an extrovert and if I am perfectly honest, most times I am by myself, I am bored. I enjoy being with others. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I like the idea, but the O bugs me because it isn't parallel and doesn't make sense with "have you." Observed nature? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I think boredom is a good thing that leads to self motivation and I don't think it's a function of being boring. I think people who are never bored/always entertained may well be less interesting. My nephew is never bored playing mindless video games but the more he plays them, the less interests he develops. My younger son was bored this morning. He's since built a forthouse for himself the living room, "furnished" it, stocked his kitchen with snacks and settled in to writing his own boxcar children fan fiction. All on his own initiative. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I agree Word Nerd. The "O" bugs me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 I agree Word Nerd. The "O" bugs me. so, make a suggestion of what you think would be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 My response is usually, "Do you want me to give you something to do?" I don't phrase it as a threat, but it is more to spur them to think about what would actually be interesting. If they say yes, we brainstorm some ideas, staying with things that would be helpful to me. Part of me is happy to hear that once in a while as proof that I am doing a good job controlling my tendency to over-schedule us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialClassical Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 My daughter insists I give her a list of things to do, and then she refuses every suggestion. 😑 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Being occasionally bored is not synonymous with being a boring person. I'm sometimes bored, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. It can be used as a motivator. My kids have rarely complained about being bored, but if they do, I try to help them find something of interest to do - to use the bored feeling as a stepping stone. I'm feeling rather bored right now. My table is cluttered with high school books, and I'm staring mindlessly at a computer screen. I usually get bored while lesson planning. Maybe I'll pop in a British mystery, grab a glass of iced tea, and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Today is the first time in a very long time I have heard "I'm bored" from one of my kids. Youngest is gone a camp this week and so older brother doesn't have him to play with. Usually when I hear I am bored I offer them a list of things to help me with around the house, it usually motivates them to find something else. Today, I empathized with him, and then told him to find something to do. He is now playing a computer game. This afternoon I am sending him out to water the flowers with his squirt gun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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