Children's BOREDOM

By Zahra Rahbari
Let Them Be Bored
Children being bored these days is so controversial. Parents and educators are constantly planning the moments, the days, the months—forgetting that the fluidity of the adult-child connection is being skipped in the process.
Well, today—as I promised, and because many of you have asked how to handle summer with young children—let's chat about this: Should we keep planning and keeping children occupied, or let them feel bored?
As an educator and a mom, I understand how hard it is to leave a child's day unstructured. It feels like we are wasting their precious time. Like something important might slip away through that open window. But as I reflect on my own child’s days, I see it clearly now: the more space they have to feel bored, the more room they find to be creative.
Boredom is not a gap. It’s a bridge.
Doing nothing in today’s world has become a nearly impossible task—for both adults and children. We have forgotten how to sit in the quiet. Not eating, not watching, not listening, not talking. Just being. Just noticing. Just embracing the moment.
So this summer, maybe we loosen the grip. Let go of the urge to fill every hour. Let children linger in those slow, empty spaces. That's where wonder begins.