I want to add that the best, most wonderful moment is when the kid says, “I’m booooored. There’s nothing to do, I’m so booooored.” If the parents breathe through the guilt and anxiety this causes them and simply do nothing, the kid’s natural curiosity and ingenuity will kick in. That’s when things start getting invented and the imagination gets unleashed.
“I’m bored” is good. It’s the door to everything wonderful that a kid’s mind can produce.



