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This viewers asks, "my kids are on a break from school, and they're already bored. Any
suggestions on how to handle this complaint of boredom?" First, look at the fact that
you, both your and your children, know that a break is coming up, so try to be proactive
about it. Speak openly as a family about day trips that you can plan, or a family vacation,
and have the children participate in the planning of those activities. A child being able to
entertain themselves, when they're alone, is a major life skill to accomplish. So, work
together, with your child, to come up with activities that they can do, to be proactive,
when they're on a break such as reading a book, earning a merit badge, developing a
skill, calling friends to come over and play. You might want to recommend that they write
these things down, when they are thinking of them, because, when they're in the midst
of boredom, it's probably going to be pretty difficult for them to think about what kinds
of activities they could do. Also look at how you're modeling behavior for your children
and be sure that you're not frequently talking about yourself being bored. Thanks for the
question.