My almost 9yr old DS has always been very reliant on company and having entertainment provided for him. He's quite high maintenance and gets bored easily. When he gets bored he'll moan constantly and pick fights with his sibling. As such, weekends and school holidays can be hard work! We do lots of things outside of the home, play dates, Cubs, day trips, sports clubs etc and I have a mountain of books, games, toys, crafts etc in the home but he ALWAYS relies on me to do things with him. AIBU to expect a nearly 9 year old to entertain themselves for an hour here and there throughout the day? He refuses to read and has grown out of toys (other than a bit of Lego play) so the only time I get to do jobs around the house or help younger siblings is if I put him in front of a screen, which I don't want to do all the time! He also struggles to sleep at night so i don't even get evenings to myself to achieve anything in peace. I've tried just leaving him to get bored to see if he'll magically discover something he wants to do, but no luck. How do your children keep themselves occupied?