Tackling Boredom - PediaCast 486

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4.8 • 598 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Dr Parker Huston visits the studio as we tackle boredom. A parent’s instinct may be to step in and solve their child’s boredom, but this may do more harm than good. Boredom provides a blank canvas for discovering the creativity that lies within. We share tips for nurturing creativity so children can solve boredom on their own!

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0:00.0	This is Pedicast.
0:20.7	Welcome to Pediacast, a pediatric podcast for parents.
0:24.9	And now, direct from the campus of nationwide children's, here is your host, Dr. Mike.
0:30.1	Hello, everyone, and welcome.
0:32.1	Once again to Pediacast.
0:33.8	It is a pediatric podcast for moms and dads.
0:37.6	This is Dr. Mike, coming to you from nationwide children's hospital.
0:41.4	We're in Columbus, Ohio.
0:43.4	It's episode 486 for April 7th, 2021.
0:48.4	We're calling this one Tackling Boredom.
0:51.5	I want to welcome all of you to the program.
0:53.9	So we have a terrific show for you this
0:55.9	week. If you have kids at home who complain about being bored from time to time, or sometimes
1:03.3	maybe you have kids at home who complain of being bored all the time. But just sometimes.
1:09.3	It's a common occurrence. So if it happens to you,
1:12.2	you are certainly not alone, especially in this age of COVID-19 pandemic when we're all stuck
1:19.4	at home. And there's only so many things in the house to do. It's easy to become bored.
1:25.7	But what is a parent to do when our children complain about this often?
1:30.8	You know, how do we tackle boredom?
1:33.3	That is our topic today, and we'll start with the definition.
1:36.5	What exactly is boredom?
1:38.4	And then we'll take a peek inside the brain and discover what is happening there when we feel bored.
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