Riddle Me This

Sure, kids will be kids. Yet, hearing them moan, "I'm bored" for the gazillionth time can drive any normal parent nuts.

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Never mind all the household chores piling up. Or the urgent office work with your name all over it. Or the fleeting moment of quiet time you wanted to collect your thoughts.

When bored kids cry out, it falls on you to keep them busy. Not to mention those special times when you're forced to play the role of full blown Entertainment Director as well.

Like tomorrow night. It's your child's 9th birthday. Eight little friends are coming over. Clearly, the stakes are high. The pressure's on to 'Wow' them. Still, the last thing you want to do is cough up serious money on the latest first run movie. Or blow a small fortune on a theme park visit. Or spend big bucks on a catered event.

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If you're like me, you remember the last party. And how it took hours to calm down a swarm of other parent's kids all hopped up on soda, candy and birthday cake.

No doubt you must have thought, "Next time, we'll leave this to the pros." And a year later, you plunk down wads of cash for a clown. And a magician. Even tossed in a face painter. Only to hear the kids say, "Is that all?"

Believe it or not, the Wow factor always fizzles. And here's why...

Child psychologists have proven what we as parents already knew. The more our kids play video games and watch TV, the more stimulation it takes to get their attention. As with so much passive entertainment, the bar keeps on rising.
In fact, too much stimulation can lead to disaster. And too little can leave them bored and cranky.

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