Dr. Chheda – Mom, I’m bored. You know this is kid talk for “please give me a screen”. Mom, don’t give into that. Kids are supposed to be bored. That is when their creative juices start flowing. Have them hang out in your bedroom closet and try on different clothes and act out a play. Give them paper and pencils. You don’t have to give them anything specifically, but let their creative juices flow. Kids need to be bored. This is when they learn. This is when they start thinking outside of the box. This is what the teachers want you to do – be spontaneous, think a little bit more creativity. Creativity, and this will help them get into the gifted and talented program, you never know. But when kids are bored, that’s when they play better. Let their creative juices flow, let them figure out what to do. Do not give them a screen. Transcriptions from AI and may not be 100% accurate