tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post3031867960055705725..comments2024-03-04T21:27:50.503+09:00Comments on jojoebi designs: I'm bored......good!jojoebi-designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-27819814304681671302012-03-29T03:52:03.856+09:002012-03-29T03:52:03.856+09:00I think it's very similar to being asked for a...I think it's very similar to being asked for a snack and offering a banana. Somehow, the situation seems to resolve itself.<br />Most of the time my kids don't seem to be bored even though we rarely watch TV.<br />If I do wind up needing to suggest something, it is immediately rejected in favor of something else that pops into their heads. No worries on my part!nopinkherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564755430685395898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-85926187210118946112012-03-28T20:36:53.993+09:002012-03-28T20:36:53.993+09:00I definitely agree with you! Kids are so used to b...I definitely agree with you! Kids are so used to being entertained all the time. Sometimes a child will come to me during class and say "I'm bored", and I say the same thing you did - "good!" At first they look at me like I have 2 heads, waiting for me to tell them what to do, the I say "if you are bored, it's time to find something to do!" Often the best work of the day is done by a child who was bored!Lindarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797196616629018678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-76524783506101151032012-03-27T21:22:53.502+09:002012-03-27T21:22:53.502+09:00I'm a big believer in being bored too. The gir...I'm a big believer in being bored too. The girls now don't watch tv during the week and are only allowed the DS on two week nights and we limit their time with it on the weekend. A said last night that she was bored so I gave her a list of jobs to do (tidying the dining room, the stairs, tidying her bedroom etc) - amazingly enough she got the Playmobil out and starting playing with that with her sister instead :) Children need the time to be bored otherwise how will their imaginations grow?Swirlyartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17604277693684703535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-69168928261131053372012-03-27T18:39:08.638+09:002012-03-27T18:39:08.638+09:00oh yes, give a boy a stick and he is made for the ...oh yes, give a boy a stick and he is made for the day (until he takes someones eye out with it!)jojoebi-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-46081301100794478812012-03-27T18:37:42.579+09:002012-03-27T18:37:42.579+09:00Yes, I think us adults need to remember to get bor...Yes, I think us adults need to remember to get bored too sometimes.jojoebi-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-67932502982597752492012-03-27T18:36:38.577+09:002012-03-27T18:36:38.577+09:00the gift of time, put perfectly.
I used to teach s...the gift of time, put perfectly.<br />I used to teach so many kids that were ushered from class to class and often went to bed late, too late for a little one, but the moms couldn't understand why their kids were the sluggish ones, poor mites.jojoebi-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-46274110685010279762012-03-27T18:36:18.735+09:002012-03-27T18:36:18.735+09:00I very rarely entertain my children. I had them so...I very rarely entertain my children. I had them so they could entertain me. ;) I am more of the mind that a stick is a wonderful thing (TM!)Perogyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066575445602451389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-84044103559055172042012-03-27T18:35:00.135+09:002012-03-27T18:35:00.135+09:00we had a club too, I had forgotten about that!
You...we had a club too, I had forgotten about that!<br />You sounded like a right pair of trouble makers, poor nanny lol.jojoebi-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-5132251661103788032012-03-27T18:34:12.297+09:002012-03-27T18:34:12.297+09:00I think the offer of going something horrible soon...I think the offer of going something horrible soon makes them find something to do, works a treat in this house too!jojoebi-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-11814490674146248292012-03-27T12:39:39.482+09:002012-03-27T12:39:39.482+09:00couldn't agree more! all work and all play = s...couldn't agree more! all work and all play = stimulation overload. also, researchers say the mind needs downtime in order to process any acquired knowledge. without it the brain simply cannot retain it. kids + adults alike should always find a little bit of time each week to get completely and utterly bored. it gives us all a chance to sit back and let the mind wander. a lot of creative ideas are born out of boredom ;) xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017722914086795867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-57159457210552169632012-03-27T11:44:12.485+09:002012-03-27T11:44:12.485+09:00Absolutely! Boredom is the newest greatest gadget ...Absolutely! Boredom is the newest greatest gadget me thinks ;) "Nothing to do" is the perfect segue into new worlds and unexpected landings. I love watching that time suspended in a space shared with two boys 8 and 6 and their 2 yr old sister. The whine, the flailing around and then the honing of attention and dreaming toward play. Time in todays childhood is missing from the too much equation. Give the kids the gift of time.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953520166230356263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-18753953744043367392012-03-27T11:03:19.298+09:002012-03-27T11:03:19.298+09:00I feel similarly when it comes to a lot of the thi...I feel similarly when it comes to a lot of the things available to keep kids entertained (tv, video games, etc). We were rarely allowed to watch tv and we had a whole lot of fun coming up with games and mischief (we even created a club - "the little devils club"). Once we put on a horror show for our nanny, except that the poor soul didn't know it was a game. My brother turned out the main electricity line in the house, we had chicken guts (acquired from the cook earlier) coming out of our shirts, blood everywhere... It was a mess and it terrified her! We weren't easy kids...<br /><br />So I guess, I welcome leaving room for my child to be creative, and I join her in her adventures all the time. But I do hope to guide her a bit in the kinds of adventures she goes on, haha. <br /><br />That said, her craft area is well organized and supplied at all times, so is her play kitchen and blocks, train sets. She'll often surprise me when I'm cooking and play independently for a long while. All I hear are the different voices she makes for all the different characters. It's a wonderful thing to hear.<br /><br />Gee, I went on a long tangent, all to say that I completely agree with you.i.ikedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658179846987510769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-79278503027776478772012-03-27T10:41:12.262+09:002012-03-27T10:41:12.262+09:00I so agree with you. I have 4 boys and they only g...I so agree with you. I have 4 boys and they only get an hour a week of computer/xBox time each with very little TV thrown in, we only have 6 channels and most of it is rubbish. If my boys complain there bored I tell them to go pick up dog poo, mow the lawns or weed the garden and suddenly they can find a hundred things to do.<br />I think that because we did this now that they are older they really love going out and doing things with their friends not just playing computer games or being entertained.<br />I love seeing all the little projects you do with Ebi-kun. You sound like a great MumHartyboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748322441860898252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-36463412595754243202012-03-27T10:11:39.410+09:002012-03-27T10:11:39.410+09:00I agree with you, that's the way to be creativ...I agree with you, that's the way to be creative. The only problem is they don't want to through all those things they made, jaja.beatrizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915421508574412555noreply@blogger.com