Shutterstock January 3, 2024 ‘Mum, Dad, I’m bored!’ How to teach children to manage their own boredom these holidays Trevor Mazzucchelli, Curtin University It is OK for kids to feel bored. In fact, boredom can help children to develop a number of important skills.
‘God, I’m just so bored.’ JeniFoto via Shutterstock August 21, 2020 Leprosy of the soul? A brief history of boredom Wijnand Van Tilburg, University of Essex Over two centuries. the notion of boredom has shifted from an upper-class malady, through existential peril, to a functional emotion.
Boredom has historically been an emotion both viewed as an enemy and embraced for its possibilities. (Shutterstock) August 15, 2019 The fascinating history of boredom Michelle Fu, University of Toronto Scholars link the emergence of the term boredom to European industrial modernity, and the standardization of time, repetitive labour and development of leisure time associated with it.