I think I have men­tioned it before, but I dont feel pres­sure to fill my kids time with activ­i­ties. If they say „I am bored” for exam­ple, I dont feel like a bad mom short­chang­ing my off­spring. It doesnt hap­pen often, but if it does, I just say „then do something”.

And they do.

The other day we were secretly watch­ing them do tribal danc­ing around a pile of sticks they had gath­ered and topped with red flow­ers in the rain. They were jump­ing and roar­ing and hav­ing the best time. We were a bit chuffed too, but that is not important.

Or they start with some bowls and water. Then drop some toys in and fill accom­plished. But then they con­tinue and run around the house and out­side look­ing for sup­plies and back to their room. Until they have a lit­tle frog pond on their dresser! With no, absolutely no help from us, the grown ups.

Being free do dis­cover and cre­ate is invalu­able. There is noth­ing like mak­ing some­thing your­self, not being guided to it. Free time, time to let the mind roam, throw­ing rocks for fun, hid­ing in a tree, pick­ing your nose and tast­ing your boogers, space to find your inter­ests or explore just for the sake of it is one of the best presents I can give my kids. Especially when one keeps in mind how lit­tle of it we have when we grow up.

Chuffed par­ent.

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