Worries
I must have goofed in the upbringing here, but my young adolescent daughter doesn't have the ability to entertain herself without having someone else to "do things with" or "to teach her how" or "to go somewhere". Maybe she's just lonely, or just a tween, but the phrase "bored" is enough to trigger fireworks at home these days.
Maybe it was all those times when she was little - watching Disney, or the indulgence of the DS and Wii as she got older - but if she isn't involved with a screen, she isn't happy. She is unwilling to do crafts, draw, write, learn music, dance, or play simple kid games, unless there is someone else actively involved with her in the activity. She has not been involved in sports (partly our fault for being busy parents/family).
She's always been intense....as an infant she could not self-comfort.
As a tween she can't self - entertain.
Maybe it was all those times when she was little - watching Disney, or the indulgence of the DS and Wii as she got older - but if she isn't involved with a screen, she isn't happy. She is unwilling to do crafts, draw, write, learn music, dance, or play simple kid games, unless there is someone else actively involved with her in the activity. She has not been involved in sports (partly our fault for being busy parents/family).
She's always been intense....as an infant she could not self-comfort.
As a tween she can't self - entertain.
Comments
Does reading entertain her? Does she journal? Could she make a list of things to do and then when she is 'bored' she could go thru the list? Can she think of service projects to do. Can she include your youngest daughter in anything that would help both of them. I will try to find some ideas...
This is a hard one because I know the problems it can cause amongst family members when one is 'bored'.