Teenager: what to do when you are bored?

Unless a teenager spends all his free time lying on his bed staring at the ceiling, a certain level of boredom is not dangerous. We live in a society where children are overly solicited and overly occupied with extracurricular activities. But doing nothing can be good for your health. Nevertheless, when we are bored, it can be a bad experience. What to do? 

How to spend your free time when you are a teenager? 

Tired of going around in circles at home? Not really having anything to do can be seen as a good thing. As you become an adult, you are constantly running out of time and you long for those quiet moments. As you are in the process of building yourself, maybe you should use this time to question who you are and who you want to become. 

But you don't have to stay in your room and mope. Why not get on your bike or put on your sneakers, even if it's just to go around your neighborhood. Hopefully you'll run into some of your friends and you'll be able to talk to them. Who knows, maybe they have the same thoughts as you. Maybe you can help each other.

If you don't want to leave your house, there are other answers than screens. How about asking your parents to prepare the meal? There are easy ways to make a dish, even if you don't have much experience: there are plenty of tutorials on the internet to help you and your parents probably have a recipe book lying around. Not only will it keep you busy, but you will be proud of what you have prepared for your family. Plus, it will take some of the pressure off your parents. A trifecta of sorts, as long as you do the dishes afterwards!

What activities should I suggest to a teenager who doesn't know what to do? 

When you are a parent, the boredom of a teenager can be worrying: could he or she be having a breakdown? This would be the case, perhaps, if he never did anything and if he spoke in aquoibonist terms. In this case, it is better to talk to a professional. 

However, a teenager who turns a little in circles, it is normal. He is looking for himself, he does not recognize himself anymore: it is a transitory period during which one can feel a generalized malaise, without being pathological. 

With parents, it is often a love/hate relationship that is established: still needing them but furiously wanting to detach from them and that is normal. Why not propose a common activity? 

It is not necessary to plan an exit goal, but to find an occupation that he can repeat if he likes it every time he is bored. This can be tidying up the garage or the attic. It may seem boring. But for someone who oscillates between the past (the child) and the future (the adult he is becoming), it can speak to him to put a little order. Especially since these places are full of objects that can lead to discussions: old toys, old clothes, vacation stuff?

Many teens are familiar with social networks and certain software. Why not use this talent, when needed, perhaps for work? Any teenager will feel valued (even if he grumbles) if he is asked for training; even if it means paying him for it as pocket money. Highlighting his skills, highlighting his weaknesses (it is important to show him that parents are not overpowering and that you have to ask for help when you don't know how to do something), a moment of sharing: we will really gain everything on both sides. 

Finally, of course, sports activities are an excellent way to get your teen out of boredom, without joining a club. Bike rides, rollerblade races, picnics in the forest, walks, are all possibilities. And this does not prevent you from talking about your life, in small details, or even talking about yourself and your difficulties at the same time, putting the difficulties into perspective. 


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