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Parents Say Children Now Need to Be Taught How to Be Bored
Original: Apparently, we have to teach our kids how to be bored
Commentary argues that boredom has become a skill children must be explicitly taught, as constant screens and scheduled activities leave kids unable to sit with unstructured time. The piece has struck a chord with parents who report their children demand entertainment at every moment, and it is fuelling wider debate about screen time, attention spans and whether unsupervised downtime should be built back into family routines.
Why now: Parents are reacting to concerns that screens and constant stimulation have eroded children's ability to entertain themselves.
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