Bored
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In a message dated 2/23/2001 6:51:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
[email protected] writes:
This made me think of something else. I get asked a lot if my kids get
bored. Would any of you say that your kids get bored more or less than the
schooled kids that you know?
Hi Rue,
That sounds like a bold thing for someone to ask you! In answer to your
question, I suppose that they get bored less often -- or maybe they just
naturally move on to another activity when they feel the need?
Helen
dawn
> > This made me think of something else. I get asked a lot if my kids getI think that people whose kids go to school do ask this quite a bit as
> > bored. Would any of you say that your kids get bored more or less than the
> >
>
> Hi Rue,
> That sounds like a bold thing for someone to ask you! In answer to your
> question, I suppose that they get bored less often -- or maybe they just
> naturally move on to another activity when they feel the need?
> Helen
>
their kids do tend to get bored without directed activities. My friends
with schooled kids are always complaining about how their kids get bored.
Mine can get bored in certain circumstances (especially when I want them
to sit and look like perfect little hs'ed kids--like when i have them on
campus with me and am talking to a colleague and they are rolling ont eh
ground saying, "Mom, when can we LEAVE?"), but given time, they can amuse
themselves with fingers and dust if necessary. I rarely hear complaints
of boredom, and never if I don't muck things up by suggesting that they do
something.
dawn h -s
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In a message dated 2/23/01 9:11:07 AM EST, HWLaP@... writes:
<< In answer to your
question, I suppose that they get bored less often -- or maybe they just
naturally move on to another activity when they feel the need? >>
I would agree with this. It seems like "schooled" kids are always waiting for
someone to tell them what their next assignment is.
Amy
new Usborne representative
<< In answer to your
question, I suppose that they get bored less often -- or maybe they just
naturally move on to another activity when they feel the need? >>
I would agree with this. It seems like "schooled" kids are always waiting for
someone to tell them what their next assignment is.
Amy
new Usborne representative
Jon and Rue Kream
It has always been someone whose kids go to school. I think it scares them
to think kids don't need to be told what to do all the time. My kids don't
get bored. There's always something they are interested in doing, and they
have no problem just sitting and thinking sometimes. I think if your whole
life is scheduled you never learn how to just be. We're off to spend the
day with a schooled ten year old cousin and my sister who doesn't think we
do anything all day because our schedule doesn't compare to her daughter's 6
hours of gymnastics, 2 hours of skating, viola, trombone, and chorus
practice EACH WEEK! Makes me tired just thinking about it. - Rue
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Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 9:22 AM
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their kids do tend to get bored without directed activities. My friends
with schooled kids are always complaining about how their kids get bored.
Mine can get bored in certain circumstances (especially when I want them
to sit and look like perfect little hs'ed kids--like when i have them on
campus with me and am talking to a colleague and they are rolling ont eh
ground saying, "Mom, when can we LEAVE?"), but given time, they can amuse
themselves with fingers and dust if necessary. I rarely hear complaints
of boredom, and never if I don't muck things up by suggesting that they do
something.
dawn h -s
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to think kids don't need to be told what to do all the time. My kids don't
get bored. There's always something they are interested in doing, and they
have no problem just sitting and thinking sometimes. I think if your whole
life is scheduled you never learn how to just be. We're off to spend the
day with a schooled ten year old cousin and my sister who doesn't think we
do anything all day because our schedule doesn't compare to her daughter's 6
hours of gymnastics, 2 hours of skating, viola, trombone, and chorus
practice EACH WEEK! Makes me tired just thinking about it. - Rue
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Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 9:22 AM
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> > This made me think of something else. I get asked a lot if my kids getthe
> > bored. Would any of you say that your kids get bored more or less than
> >I think that people whose kids go to school do ask this quite a bit as
>
> Hi Rue,
> That sounds like a bold thing for someone to ask you! In answer to your
> question, I suppose that they get bored less often -- or maybe they just
> naturally move on to another activity when they feel the need?
> Helen
>
their kids do tend to get bored without directed activities. My friends
with schooled kids are always complaining about how their kids get bored.
Mine can get bored in certain circumstances (especially when I want them
to sit and look like perfect little hs'ed kids--like when i have them on
campus with me and am talking to a colleague and they are rolling ont eh
ground saying, "Mom, when can we LEAVE?"), but given time, they can amuse
themselves with fingers and dust if necessary. I rarely hear complaints
of boredom, and never if I don't muck things up by suggesting that they do
something.
dawn h -s
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Kerry Kibort
"It seems like "schooled" kids are always waiting for
someone to tell them what their next assignment is"
We are trying to get this out of my sons blood. Part
of deschooling, I suppose. Has anyone had success with
this?
K
someone to tell them what their next assignment is"
We are trying to get this out of my sons blood. Part
of deschooling, I suppose. Has anyone had success with
this?
K
April Spitzer
I don't believe that I have ever seen my kids bored. They do go through
periods of just watching TV- but they don't look bored to me, they are
always playing.
April
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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 07:51:30 EST
In a message dated 2/23/2001 6:51:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
That sounds like a bold thing for someone to ask you! In answer to your
question, I suppose that they get bored less often -- or maybe they just
naturally move on to another activity when they feel the need?
Helen
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periods of just watching TV- but they don't look bored to me, they are
always playing.
April
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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 07:51:30 EST
In a message dated 2/23/2001 6:51:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> This made me think of something else. I get asked a lot if my kids getthe
> bored. Would any of you say that your kids get bored more or less than
>Hi Rue,
That sounds like a bold thing for someone to ask you! In answer to your
question, I suppose that they get bored less often -- or maybe they just
naturally move on to another activity when they feel the need?
Helen
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We are trying to get this out of my sons blood. Part
most of the time......... I could offer all kids of suggestions and
outings, but she always said "NO".
The boredom got less and less - and on the odd occasion she comes to
me and says she is bored, within 10mins I see her busy doing
something, which leads to some thing else which leads to some thing
else.
I do wonder if perhaps an only child gets bored easier.....
Marianne
> of deschooling, I suppose. Has anyone had success with10 months ago when we first took my 11yr old out of ps, she was bored
> this?
>
most of the time......... I could offer all kids of suggestions and
outings, but she always said "NO".
The boredom got less and less - and on the odd occasion she comes to
me and says she is bored, within 10mins I see her busy doing
something, which leads to some thing else which leads to some thing
else.
I do wonder if perhaps an only child gets bored easier.....
Marianne
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tonitoni@... writes:
tonitoni@... writes:
I do wonder if perhaps an only child gets bored easier.....
They must. Their options are less than half of a child with one sibling, and
some mathematical relation I don't want to think about (because of the age
differences factors) from one with multiples.
When Marty said "bored" it meant not only did he not want to interact with
Kirby (or vice versa) but that he wasn't sufficiently unhappy about that to
find something to do to prevent the very possibility of needing that
interaction.
If one child doesn't want to play with another, it's often because they're
engrossed in a one-person activity. They don't need to go straight from a
one-person activity to another one-person activity, though. They get some
variation.
I played with Kirby a LOT when he was little--board games, make believe,
running, ball, playgrounds. With Marty, I didn't need to. There was Kirby,
there were the younger siblings of friends of Kirby. There's some sort of
exponential thing that goes on, but I don't do math.
I don't remember hearing "bored" from either of the boys for a long time.
Holly, 9, being the youngest and only girl, says "bored" maybe once a month,
and I give her two or three suggestions, or in an extreme case (usually
compounded by some sort of unahppiness or disappointment) I give her a box of
my old stuff--buttons and sewing supplies, or souvenirs, or jewelry from her
great aunt.
Sandra
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My dd gets bored but it has more to do with a lack of playmates. She is
social to the extreme and thrives on interaction with other people. When her
friends are in school or have too much homework to play she gets frustrated
and "bored".
However, I think it's good for her. She has to push herself beyond just
complaining and satisfy her own need for stimulation. It's something we all
have to do our entire lives. She learns a lot about herself and what
captures her interest in these times. I had to learn to let go of my
imagined responsibility for her boredom. I'll offer suggestions and even
play with her if asked but I have to let her figure this out for herself.
Kris
social to the extreme and thrives on interaction with other people. When her
friends are in school or have too much homework to play she gets frustrated
and "bored".
However, I think it's good for her. She has to push herself beyond just
complaining and satisfy her own need for stimulation. It's something we all
have to do our entire lives. She learns a lot about herself and what
captures her interest in these times. I had to learn to let go of my
imagined responsibility for her boredom. I'll offer suggestions and even
play with her if asked but I have to let her figure this out for herself.
Kris
Brooke
Hi,
My four kids have never been to school and I very rarely hear that they are
bored. When they are I normally suggest they go lie on their beds and watch
the sky!
If kids are never left to entertain themselves, their imagination muscle
atrophies I believe. The most creative times my children have had have
normally resulted from an extended period of "boredom'"
Namaste,
Brooke
My four kids have never been to school and I very rarely hear that they are
bored. When they are I normally suggest they go lie on their beds and watch
the sky!
If kids are never left to entertain themselves, their imagination muscle
atrophies I believe. The most creative times my children have had have
normally resulted from an extended period of "boredom'"
Namaste,
Brooke
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>time.
> I don't remember hearing "bored" from either of the boys for a long
>Sandra
I have 3 boys. There is 4 and a half years between oldest and
youngest. They very rarely got bored. They had each other and each
others friends....... My youngest son is 18yrs older than dd. so dd
is an only one. I found it much easier having 3 close together than
one on her own!
marianne - who also has another dd. 8 yrs younger than youngest ds
and 10yrs older than dd. Some of us just dont know when to call it a
day!!!!!!
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Kris
My dd is the same. She loves company. Does have lots of friends -
but friends are at ps and do have home work.
AND like you I felt it was my job to solve her boredom - I dont
anymore - I do suggest things occasionally if I think she is REALLY
bored - but most times she does find some thing to do....
Marianne
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Kris
My dd is the same. She loves company. Does have lots of friends -
but friends are at ps and do have home work.
AND like you I felt it was my job to solve her boredom - I dont
anymore - I do suggest things occasionally if I think she is REALLY
bored - but most times she does find some thing to do....
Marianne
-- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., louisaem@c... wrote:
> My dd gets bored but it has more to do with a lack of playmates.She is
> social to the extreme and thrives on interaction with otherpeople.
> friends are in school or have too much homework to play she getsfrustrated
> and "bored".
>
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When I first brought my kids home from school and daycare, I
heard "I'm bored!" more... I can't remember now the last time I heard
it. Anyway, at that time, I made up a list and posted it on the
wall, so if they did feel bored, they had a ready list of ideas I
could refer them to... Here it is! I wrote it as a Microsoft Word
document - if you would like me to email you the word document so you
can print it out, write to me at RNorell@... and I'll send it to
you....
Robin
Orlando, FL
:-)
Things To Do
1.Read a chapter book, or look through DK books or the BIBLE
2.Ask Mommy to read a book
3.Practice violin or guitar
4.Write in journal
5.Write a letter or e-mail to friends, or write a letter to send away
for free things
6.Play a computer game
7.Put together a jigsaw puzzle or 3-D puzzle
8.Explore Internet sites
9.Build a K'nex or Lego project
10.Do math worksheets
11.Use math manipulatives (wrap-ups, Cuisenaire rods, etc.)
12.Use other activity workbooks (stickers, presidents, maps, etc.) or
word searches or crosswords
13.Read a magazine (Explore!, I Love Cats, National Geographic World,
American Girl, etc.)
14.Play on electronic computer (spelling, pre-algebra, etc.)
15.Learn a song on the piano
16."Write" story about mummies, Titanic, Lost World, etc.
17.Games: Take Off!, Monopoly, Math Quest, Dinosaur Extinction, Wheel
of Fortune, Yahtzee, 5 State Rummy, Brain Quest, Mummy cards,
Magic School Bus cards, Life, Junior Monopoly, Connect 4, Traffic
Jam, Uno, Disney Trivia, Life, Racko, Clue, etc.
18.Do puzzle books word search, mazes, puzzles, etc.
19.Go to library
20.Plan a field trip
21.Do a project: science, nature, etc.
22.Ride bikes, ride scooters, play baseball, play soccer, go swimming
23.Do arts and crafts: latch hook, bean bag animal, felt beanie baby
clothes, painting, clay, beads, egg coloring, etc.
24.Put together and perform a play or puppet show
25.Organize pictures into photo album
26.Watch a video Magic School Bus, Reading Rainbow, recordings from
History Channel, etc.
27.Listen to music Kids music channel, CDs or tapes
28.Explore backyard nature (insects, flowers, garden, birds, etc.)
29.Play store with fake money
30.Play with Playmobils
31.Write, practice and perform a play
heard "I'm bored!" more... I can't remember now the last time I heard
it. Anyway, at that time, I made up a list and posted it on the
wall, so if they did feel bored, they had a ready list of ideas I
could refer them to... Here it is! I wrote it as a Microsoft Word
document - if you would like me to email you the word document so you
can print it out, write to me at RNorell@... and I'll send it to
you....
Robin
Orlando, FL
:-)
Things To Do
1.Read a chapter book, or look through DK books or the BIBLE
2.Ask Mommy to read a book
3.Practice violin or guitar
4.Write in journal
5.Write a letter or e-mail to friends, or write a letter to send away
for free things
6.Play a computer game
7.Put together a jigsaw puzzle or 3-D puzzle
8.Explore Internet sites
9.Build a K'nex or Lego project
10.Do math worksheets
11.Use math manipulatives (wrap-ups, Cuisenaire rods, etc.)
12.Use other activity workbooks (stickers, presidents, maps, etc.) or
word searches or crosswords
13.Read a magazine (Explore!, I Love Cats, National Geographic World,
American Girl, etc.)
14.Play on electronic computer (spelling, pre-algebra, etc.)
15.Learn a song on the piano
16."Write" story about mummies, Titanic, Lost World, etc.
17.Games: Take Off!, Monopoly, Math Quest, Dinosaur Extinction, Wheel
of Fortune, Yahtzee, 5 State Rummy, Brain Quest, Mummy cards,
Magic School Bus cards, Life, Junior Monopoly, Connect 4, Traffic
Jam, Uno, Disney Trivia, Life, Racko, Clue, etc.
18.Do puzzle books word search, mazes, puzzles, etc.
19.Go to library
20.Plan a field trip
21.Do a project: science, nature, etc.
22.Ride bikes, ride scooters, play baseball, play soccer, go swimming
23.Do arts and crafts: latch hook, bean bag animal, felt beanie baby
clothes, painting, clay, beads, egg coloring, etc.
24.Put together and perform a play or puppet show
25.Organize pictures into photo album
26.Watch a video Magic School Bus, Reading Rainbow, recordings from
History Channel, etc.
27.Listen to music Kids music channel, CDs or tapes
28.Explore backyard nature (insects, flowers, garden, birds, etc.)
29.Play store with fake money
30.Play with Playmobils
31.Write, practice and perform a play