My mother claimed she was never bored. I was--and still am--rarely ever bored because I have a big imagination and I just retreat into it when I lack other pastimes to engage in. I have read that it's never good to fill a child's life with every hour structured. Sometimes a child just needs a long block of time to wander in imagination. It's extremely creative.
I couldn't agree more - my wife and I are trying to make that space for our own children, which fortunately is easy at the moment since they're so young. I'm just hoping it sticks with them for life, as in you and your mother's cases!
My mother claimed she was never bored. I was--and still am--rarely ever bored because I have a big imagination and I just retreat into it when I lack other pastimes to engage in. I have read that it's never good to fill a child's life with every hour structured. Sometimes a child just needs a long block of time to wander in imagination. It's extremely creative.
I couldn't agree more - my wife and I are trying to make that space for our own children, which fortunately is easy at the moment since they're so young. I'm just hoping it sticks with them for life, as in you and your mother's cases!