The resulting whine of, "I'm bored!" may be a frustrating moment for parents. But it turns out boredom can have some big ...

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 ...

A casual observer seeing my kids flopped on the couch, idly thumbing through YouTube in their jammies at 1 p.m., might make that gesture where you make little circles with your hand, open, palm facing ...

Minecraft is a game with endless possibilities! Players can let loose their creativity to make pieces of art in terms of ...

I want to recommend Darby Saxbe’s recent piece in the Washington Post about the benefits of boredom for children. She argues that we are over-parenting our children with costs to both ourselves and to ...

Week two of school holidays and parents are scrambling for post-Royal Show entertainment. In these times, you look to me — a ...

Instead of mass-produced buckets of popcorn, we found huge buckets of poutine, a local specialty consisting of french fries ...

Do you suddenly find yourself bored and do not know what to do? It is good to note that this can be a good thing and embracing boredom can lead to unexpected joys and productivity. What to do when you ...