Bored child

[mum23kidz]

How do you deal with a bored child? She is 9, always been this way. A part from intertaining her 24 hours a day when she is around, what options are there?

I say, 'you can't be bored, you're 9. I'm 45, that's boring.'

I have zero tolerance for 'I'm bored.' You're not bored. I've bought you every toy in the Argos catalogue, and your sister is desperate to play. You're just being picky. And I'm busy trying to feed you all.

Occupy yourself! [rant over]

Books, puzzles, friends, have her help cook/clean, ignore, ignore.... let her develop some creativity. Hobbies, music lessons, ignore, ignore some more.... drawing, art projects, ignore.....

A ONE-LINER:

Only boring people get bored...

I offer DD that if she is bored she can help with the cleaning. She normally decides she is not bored pretty quickly

The. Reason I posted about this was because my dd is saying she is doing naughty things because she is bored. She has toys, puzles, books, can play out side, can help with cooking or cleaning. I was just wondering if perhaps this is an excuse for bad behaviour, but at the same time, if there's anything else I can do, I'd like to hear that also.

She's heard someone saying that I would imagine

It is an excuse -boredom, tiredness etc is not an excuse for bad behaviour unless the child has SEN

The worst thing you can do is entertain her. Tell her to go and find something to do.

She is making excuses.
Have ou always entertained her? Does she have no friends?

it is only in the last generation that adults have made any attempt at all to 'play' with children!! In my parents childhood they would have been played outside all day at 9 and never wanted or expected adult company - I think it's hard for kids if they are on their own - but....I still really really think you have to be very tough and never give in, she needs to entertain herself - at 9 I would have been reading happily all day long - does she have friends nearby you could have over more often?

Yes it is definitely an excuse!