It’s Okay If Your Kids Get Bored During The Holidays

The image used is a doodle made by Niyati, FaujiMom

"Mom I am bored!". Sounds familiar? A comment parents hear every now and then and mostly during vacations. Free time has become a liability. Modern day parents feel obligated to keep their kids 'engaged'. Have you noticed how activity boxes are becoming the need of the hour? We, the parents are being educated and informed about why we must subscribe to one.

We talk about the peer pressure children face but have you noticed how we get affected also. Mothers are planning how the children must spend their vacations productively while planning multiple stimulating activities even at home. Toys bought nowadays have to have a purpose and an outing must be an experience that educates.

As a mother of two young boys, it worries me a little when I see modern parenting ‘gyaan’ being forced down our throats as a must have medicine for a healthy parenting journey. Social media fuelled by commercialization is taking over our lives. As kids, we spent our holidays playing without any agenda. There was holiday homework to finish but we still had plenty of time to make our fun games and enjoy.