We Say Kids Can’t Handle Boredom… But Can We?


Maybe We Forgot How to Be Bored, Too “Kids don’t know how to be bored anymore.” We’ve all heard it. Maybe we’ve even said it. We talk about how kids always need something to do. They have a screen in their hand, a video playing in the background, a game waiting to be played, or a thousand little notifications competing for their attention. We tell them to put the phone down. “Go outside.” “Find something to do.” “Use your imagination.” “You don’t have to be entertained every second.” And...