I hear that from kids these days. Kids today are entertained rather then finding their own entertainment. I don't feel it's not my job to entertain DCKs. Maybe I'm wrong, idk.
I don't have a TV & we have back to basics type of toys; only a couple battery operated toys. I encourage DCKs to play independently without me. If we are building blocks within 10 minutes they are done. I tell them to sit there & watch..., we aren't done. Sometimes they sit, sometimes they continue to play.
My school aged kids brought tables to play games on & I told them they cannot play with them; we don't bring toys to daycare. I gave them a board game to play with & you guess it, 10 minutes later they were done & bored. We have tons of board games & books. They aren't interested, so it has been a long week for them.
To me boredom is a choice. When they say they are bored, I reply, "Be bored then, that's your choice. Those kids are choosing to have fun." They usually whine or mope about it's boring bla bla bla & I shug my shoulders at them with a smile.
How do you handle kids who say they are bored?
I don't have a TV & we have back to basics type of toys; only a couple battery operated toys. I encourage DCKs to play independently without me. If we are building blocks within 10 minutes they are done. I tell them to sit there & watch..., we aren't done. Sometimes they sit, sometimes they continue to play.
My school aged kids brought tables to play games on & I told them they cannot play with them; we don't bring toys to daycare. I gave them a board game to play with & you guess it, 10 minutes later they were done & bored. We have tons of board games & books. They aren't interested, so it has been a long week for them.
To me boredom is a choice. When they say they are bored, I reply, "Be bored then, that's your choice. Those kids are choosing to have fun." They usually whine or mope about it's boring bla bla bla & I shug my shoulders at them with a smile.
How do you handle kids who say they are bored?
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