http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/09/brilliant-babies-and-bored-mothers/ Sound Advice In Crazy Times Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:34:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/09/brilliant-babies-and-bored-mothers/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Tatiana Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:19:58 +0000 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=1176#comment-133 YES!!!! I have gone to rock concerts where the famous artist tells the audience how he/she learned to play the guitar/piano, and it usually sounds something like this "there wasn't another house for 20 miles so I sat in my room for hours and taught myself to play". We don't value downtime on ANY level - even adults have to make an excuse for "wasting time" relaxing. GO DINOSAURS!!!!!!! YES!!!! I have gone to rock concerts where the famous artist tells the audience how he/she learned to play the guitar/piano, and it usually sounds something like this “there wasn’t another house for 20 miles so I sat in my room for hours and taught myself to play”.
We don’t value downtime on ANY level – even adults have to make an excuse for “wasting time” relaxing.
GO DINOSAURS!!!!!!!

]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/09/brilliant-babies-and-bored-mothers/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Bethany Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:04:02 +0000 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=1176#comment-131 Hooray for the dinosaurs! I love this article and the Soho Parenting style and it is so true in my experience that the way to really get my toddler to learn and enjoy herself (which affords me more time to myself, in fact) is to leave her alone! Naturally, she's a resourceful little creature. The more gizmos we give our kids,the more we entertain them, the more bored they become... Hooray for the dinosaurs! I love this article and the Soho Parenting style and it is so true in my experience that the way to really get my toddler to learn and enjoy herself (which affords me more time to myself, in fact) is to leave her alone! Naturally, she’s a resourceful little creature. The more gizmos we give our kids,the more we entertain them, the more bored they become…

]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/09/brilliant-babies-and-bored-mothers/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Lelia Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:15:51 +0000 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=1176#comment-129 I laughed out loud when I saw this picture - how perfect. Now that I'm adjusted to the slower-paced lifestyle of being a stay at home mom, I can say whole heartedly that boredom is a truly underrated state of mind. I laughed out loud when I saw this picture – how perfect. Now that I’m adjusted to the slower-paced lifestyle of being a stay at home mom, I can say whole heartedly that boredom is a truly underrated state of mind.

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