The benefits of boredom make sense from an evolutionary perspective. Boredom is extremely common. It affects all ages, ...

Millennial parents of today’s generation of kids grew up in a unique, budding world of technology, which also coexisted during a time of pure, organically created boredom. It was a time when weekend ...

now parents can get a solution sent right to their door. sock puppet, which makes Linda roll her eyes. “Why not just tell them ‘Hey, create your own sock puppet’ instead of having a kit come to your ...

I want to recommend Darby Saxbe’s recent piece in the Washington Post about the benefits of boredom for children. She argues that we are over-parenting our children with costs to both ourselves and to ...

If your family is going stir crazy being at home, here are 101 fun things to do with kids at home that are sure to keep you ...

Summer officially starts tomorrow, and that means lazy, hazy, crazy days, trips to the beach or pool (if you’re lucky), and bored, cranky kids by the 4th of July. But not to worry. The Lowell Summer ...