She's not enjoying her holiday. That's what came out of the mouth of my 6-year old after 5 weeks of:
- Christmas preparations and Christmas festivities
- Zoo
- Play dates with friends
- 1 movie outing with the whole family
- 1 movie outing with "justMum"
- a 3-day trip to an island full of lovely swimming beaches
- 15 trips to the school pool
- movie nights at home
- art projects
- museum
- strawberry picking
- cooking lessons
- trips to the playground
- shopping for clothes
- fighting with her brother (sibling rivalry?)
- ....
- ....
Is she over-stimulated?
Are summer holidays too long?
Is she manipulating me to get her way?
(Please leave a comment to let me know what you think. Honestly!)
Perhaps she's inherently an unhappy child? Googling the topic (and failing to resolve the problem), I did manage to find this fascinating article about why today's children are unhappy. It provides superb insights into how parents who try too hard create even more problems for their children.
By the way, if you have the opposite problem, if you think you're doing too little, take heart knowing other mums also have bored children....
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