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To Dread The Words “ I’m Bored”?

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Bunnylady54 · 13/02/2020 17:58

All kids say this but DD11 is in a league of her own! We’ve had so many arguments. She gets bored very easily & I find myself immediately trying to “ fix” things. Whatever I suggest she will dismiss & sometimes she gets really silly eg saying she has no friends or that they’re not available before she’s even asked. It’s hard to explain how difficult it can be. She’s an only child which adds to it. I love spending time with her, don’t get me wrong, but it can be exhausting trying to keep her entertained. Can anyone sympathise with this? Hoping halfterm won’t end up being a battle!

HebeMumsnet · 14/02/2020 12:07

I saw a thing (probably on a very worthy parenting blog) about giving them a jar that they can fill with bits of paper which they've written activities on, and then whenever they're bored they can pick one out and do the activity.

It has worked well so far. Pro tip, though: don't let them write all the activities on their own. The first lot had things like 'go to Legoland' on. I had to scale those down to 'go to the PARK!!' (caps my own).

Also, make sure there's a whole load of things in there they can do by themselves, or you're just making work for yourself (and check none of them involve glitter or kinetic sand or you'll have to burn your house down after).

To be honest, just filling up the jar with the bits of paper saw off a couple of hours quite nicely.

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