Psychology Today | 12.10.2026 21:40
Every parent knows the phrase. If you’re lucky, you might only hear it once in a while. But for some of us, it’s something that can be heard weekly, if not daily. My kids have had days where there’s a sports game in the morning, a birthday party in the afternoon, an impromptu friend hang, dinner together, and then a movie, and as soon as the living room is cleared of friends, one of them will inevitably say it….Mom, I’m bored.
