![]() Maybe next time they are kicking around not knowing what to do with themselves they’ll pick up those books you borrowed from the library at the start of the summer. Maybe next time they have nothing to do they will come up with an amazing idea. Maybe the next time our kids feel bored for a while they will start a new hobby. ![]() My inventive daughter loses her ability to tell stories. His bookworm brother struggles to finish more than a chapter a night. My art-mad son’s pencils start gathering dust. For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. When my kids are mega-busy at school it affects their creativity. The New York Times best-selling series A young girl learns she’s half mermaid and plunges into a scheme to reunite with her father in this entrancing, satisfying tale that beckons readers far below the waves. Kids need downtime for their imaginations to develop. She credits the success in her writing career to these early days of being bored. Hours spent on her own with no entertainment provided caused her to start a diary filled with observations, short stories, poems, and diatribe. Read 82 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Meera Syal, popular writer, actor and director said that it was boredom that started her love of writing. Giving children routine and structure helps them feel secure and keeps their minds stimulated.īut we need to be careful not to fill every moment of every day. I know that keeping the kids happy over the summer is a balance. Remember how exhausted they were? Remember how tired you all were of the school run, after school activities, homework, music lessons, the list goes on and on? Remember how you longed for the holidays when you could laze around in your PJs all day? Think back a few weeks to when the kids were still at school. Yet, sometimes that whine telling you that your child is bored isn’t a bad thing. ![]() Coming up with ideas to keep the young ones happy and not arguing with each other can feel like an impossible task at times. And I have written two Young Adult books about teenagers coming of age, falling in love and discovering. I also write Early Readers about Poppy the Pirate Dog and Jenny the Pony. Most of these are Middle Grade books featuring mermaids, fairies, time travel and superpowers. Keeping the kids occupied and avoiding the dreaded refrain of “I’m bored!” is no mean feat. I have written over twenty books for children and young adults. The summer holidays can be tough for parents. ![]()
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