The Gift of Boredom: Why your child needs downtime more than any other activity
Written by Mrs Tracy Wahl, Primary School Principal. As first published in The Muse magazine (June 2026). “I’m bored.” It’s a phrase that can instantly make parents tense. We feel we need to fix it, to suggest something, organise something, entertain them, solve it. But what if boredom isn’t a problem? What if it’s a gift? In…
