Boredom is one of those human traits, like appreciating humor or music or ocean views, that we take for granted without ...

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 ...

At any hour of the day or night, we can be entertained. Simply pick up your phone and there is endless content to consume, videos to watch, articles to read, apps to download, wormholes to discover.

Bored? That's not necessarily a bad thing, experts say. (Ezra Bailey/Getty) At any hour of the day or night, we can be entertained. Simply pick up your phone and there is endless content to consume, ...

Let’s be honest; when your kid says, “I’m bored,” it hits different. Maybe it triggers guilt. Maybe frustration. Or perhaps it’s that creeping feeling that you should’ve planned something better. You ...

But once the novelty wears off, many parents start to hear the familiar chorus: “I’m bored!” While it’s tempting to fill every moment with activities or entertainment, boredom isn’t something to fear, ...

Remember those endless childhood summers when you’d dramatically flop onto the couch and announce to anyone within earshot that you were “sooooo bored”? Turns out those excruciating moments of nothing ...

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As a teen in the ’90s, I spent my summers in San Diego on the beach, going to swim practice and roaming my neighborhood with friends. Sometimes I was bored. It wasn’t a problem — it was just part of ...