"Boredom's not a burden anyone should bear..."-Stinkfist, Tool
As I've shared around the forums, my middle son has had quite a year. His behavior has been all over, requiring more time, energy, and attention than he possibly ever has. There have been numerous doctor trips, and even an ER visit. After seeing the Good Doc yesterday(and having the meds discussed and adjusted), and having the Doc see him start to throw himself into a mania(great timing, for once!) he determined he's bored.
Yeah, he is.
Sometimes I've heard it said that the burdens and difficulties of the parents pass to the child. This rang true. "Ma, I'm bored!" may have been my first sentence. It wasn't that there weren't things to do. Its that they weren't fun, or they weren't for very long. I wish I could say it passed, but here I am. 39 years old, and still bored. And now my kid's bored, too.
I feel like this will be the blind leading the blind. And I feel like to better help him, I need to figure out how to not be bored myself.
The world is full of stuff to do. How does one enjoy doing it? How does one teach a child, especially one with more restrictions than most(due to inability to properly regulate behavior) to enjoy day to day existence?
On the surface, it sounds like depression. I checked in with the Doc about that, and he said he didn't think it was the issue for my son. I checked in with my own mental health provider, and she also doubts it for me, and feels its a result of my environment and temperament(meaning geographical location here). So, I guess its back to the puzzle board(or, bored?)
Are we having fun yet?
As I've shared around the forums, my middle son has had quite a year. His behavior has been all over, requiring more time, energy, and attention than he possibly ever has. There have been numerous doctor trips, and even an ER visit. After seeing the Good Doc yesterday(and having the meds discussed and adjusted), and having the Doc see him start to throw himself into a mania(great timing, for once!) he determined he's bored.
Yeah, he is.
Sometimes I've heard it said that the burdens and difficulties of the parents pass to the child. This rang true. "Ma, I'm bored!" may have been my first sentence. It wasn't that there weren't things to do. Its that they weren't fun, or they weren't for very long. I wish I could say it passed, but here I am. 39 years old, and still bored. And now my kid's bored, too.
I feel like this will be the blind leading the blind. And I feel like to better help him, I need to figure out how to not be bored myself.
The world is full of stuff to do. How does one enjoy doing it? How does one teach a child, especially one with more restrictions than most(due to inability to properly regulate behavior) to enjoy day to day existence?
On the surface, it sounds like depression. I checked in with the Doc about that, and he said he didn't think it was the issue for my son. I checked in with my own mental health provider, and she also doubts it for me, and feels its a result of my environment and temperament(meaning geographical location here). So, I guess its back to the puzzle board(or, bored?)
Are we having fun yet?