Millennial parents of today’s generation of kids grew up in a unique, budding world of technology, which also coexisted during a time of pure, organically created boredom. It was a time when weekend ...

As a kid in the ’80s, I don’t remember being bored. I didn’t think about the value of unstructured time for kids until decades later when I became a teacher. As an educator for the past 19 years, it’s ...

Boredom serves a useful purpose, scientists say. It motivates people to pursue new goals and challenges.

Unstructured time isn't wasted time. As the school year winds down and the buzz of summer camps, enrichment programs and extracurricular planning ramps up, a quieter countertrend is starting to gain ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — July is National Anti-Boredom Month; we're talking about kids. School's out, and summer's in, so some kids might get bored. But is that really a bad thing? Kids get bored because ...

Boredom is a common part of life, across time and around the world. That’s because boredom serves a useful purpose: It motivates people to pursue new goals and challenges. I’m a professor who studies ...

People who were kids in the 1960s, largely late baby boomers and older Gen Xers, learned many life lessons that are sadly ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — In today’s fast-paced world, many children are overloaded with activities, from school and sports to extracurricular programs. Experts are now urging parents to allow ...

Summer vacation seems like a gift this year. Covid has kids' stress levels at historic highs. School and schedules have been crazy. Friendships have been disrupted. We finally have relaxed downtime, ...

For kids, summer is filled with long days of sunshine and endless possibilities. However, it can also be a season when structure lags, and parents hear the dreaded phrase, "I’m bored!" muttered daily.