Millennial parents of today’s generation of kids grew up in a unique, budding world of technology, which also coexisted during a time of pure, organically created boredom. It was a time when weekend ...

It’s just four hours into a calm, lazy Saturday morning, and I feel a kid tugging at my sweats. “Mom, I’m bored.” Seriously? You haven’t been home for more than a few waking hours in the last week ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — July is National Anti-Boredom Month; we're talking about kids. School's out, and summer's in, so some kids might get bored. But is that really a bad thing? Kids get bored because ...

DALLAS — Today's digital parents are raising their kids In a world filled with scrolling, streaming and screen time. While stimulation itself isn't a bad thing, too much of it can take a toll on young ...

Long before summer camps were booked months in advance and kids had schedules rivaling adults, summer meant something different. It was a time of empty afternoons, unstructured exploration, and simple ...

As a kid in the ’80s, I don’t remember being bored. I didn’t think about the value of unstructured time for kids until decades later when I became a teacher. As an educator for the past 19 years, it’s ...

I want to recommend Darby Saxbe’s recent piece in the Washington Post about the benefits of boredom for children. She argues that we are over-parenting our children with costs to both ourselves and to ...

Atlanta - As we head into the final stretch of summer, it’s hard not to feel a little bored. Jody Baumstein, LCSW, a licensed therapist with Children’s Health Care of Atlanta’s Strong4Life program ...

The teens are not all right. Young people are more bored than ever before — and social media, apps meant for entertainment and engagement, is one of the culprits. Santiago Gonzalez-Winthrop, 16, told ...

Artist Kyle Steed with his book, A Kids Book About Boredom, at his art studio in Dallas, on Nov. 16, 2021. Ben Torres / Special Contributor Kyle Steed is bored. He wants your kids to be bored. And ...