Summer was winding down a couple of years back. I was in a conversation with another mother when I asked how their summer was. She told me that it was busy and went by really fast. That summer, she enrolled her two kids in a lot of day camps, which kept them busy. She excitedly shared with me the details of their many summer activities. Afterward, she proudly said, “They didn’t even have time to be bored at all”…boredom is actually a very normal part of the human experience.

Parents tend to be very aware of this. It is especially true during seasons when kids have a lot more free time at their disposal.

It’s not uncommon for parents to become easily frustrated with…