The beauty of boredom July 2, 2018Education, Home, Parentingboredom, children, entertainment, kids, life skills, north haven, penrose, screen time, summer By Courtney Naliboff But no matter how she occupies herself (and she is, I have to say, very very patient), she often intones that same old refrain: “I’m boooooored. That was booooooring.” And to that I say, that’s fine.