Danish psychologists told why it is good for children to be bored and lazy

The famous Danish psychologist Iben Sandal published the results of a curious study in the journal Psychologytoday. He spent several years studying the behavior of children. In particular, he wanted to find out how much children are prone to creative impulses and insights.

The study revealed very interesting things. So, moms and dads who are too busy to play with a child when it complains of boredom, don't blame yourself for refusing. Bored, as it turned out, very useful. It develops the creativity and imagination of the child.

While parents, who try to constantly play with their baby, talk and talk with him, unconsciously only harm their offspring.

In such circumstances, the child does not have time for self-reflection, for fantasy, for the development of imagination.

The scientist cites the example of the great geniuses to whom the most important insights came precisely in the state of "doing nothing" - Newton, Mendeleev.

In addition, children who are not let by their parents bored grow up socially dependent - they cannot be alone, they have real fear in front of them, they are not able to adequately choose the companions of life, often acting on the principle “it’s better someone than anyone at all” . As a result, such people are often they become unhappy in their personal lives, they are not realized in the profession, they cannot become leaders.

According to Iben Sandal, during periods of boredom and loneliness, a child develops independence, which is important for full-fledged adulthood.

During these periods, brain replacement capacity is activated, as a result, the child still come up with an occupation, even if it seems strange to adults - the contemplation of the pattern on the wallpaper, viewing the landscape outside the window, etc.

At this time, the baby is not so much looking out the window, as he ponders, reasons, leads an inner monologue and imagines something. Neither the computer, nor the tablet, nor the most modern games and cartoons can give him that opportunity. Only periods of idleness. And therefore to forbid the child to idle and try in every possible way to fill his leisure is not at all as useful as previously thought.

Pregnancy

Development

Health