Bored Parents

Disneyland Paris did a survey of parents and kids focused on the time they spend playing games with one another.

They discovered that 20 percent of parents don’t know how to play with their kids.

They also discovered that 30 percent of parents get bored playing with their kids.

Even sadder was the discovery that kids KNEW when their parents were bored.

Fifty-five percent wish that their parents would spend  more time with them.

Why were the parents apathetic toward playing with their kids?

* Some said other siblings interfered. (Is there not something a parent could do about that?)

*Others said that they had too much work or too many household chores.

*30 percent of the parents said that they would enjoy playing computer games with their kids – but kids (89%) would rather play board games or other non-technology activities. (Maybe because you interact more.) Yes, the kids do like computer games, but would rather play those themselves.

One mom stated that playing with her kids seemed like work, just one more thing to do during the day.

The entire survey is rather sad.  Bored playing with your child?  What a great opportunity to talk about all areas of life – including the spiritual! What a great opportunity to teach sportsmanship!  What a great opportunity to laugh together and have fun! What a great opportunity to let your child know how much you enjoy being his parent!

God’s Word tells us in Ecclesiastes 9:10 that whatever we find to do, we are to do it with all our might. In other words, we are to give  100%.

Think about that the next time your child asks you to play still another game of checkers or asks you to go on a bike ride.

Be a “do-it-with-all-my-might” parent.

Please, please don’t be bored!