Today, an education expert has said children should be allowed to get bored "so they can develop their innate ability to be creative".
Dr Teresa Belton says society has "developed an expectation of being constantly occupied and constantly stimulated... but children need to have stand-and-stare time, time imagining and pursuing their own thinking processes".
Do you agree? And if so, how do you deal with the inevitable whines of "What shall we do now?"
Or do you think it's better to keep your children busy and encourage them children to try lots of different activities?
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Is it good for kids to be bored? How bored do you let your children get?
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HelenMumsnet · 25/03/2013 20:35
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