Sometimes, we worry about creating the perfect day and the perfect memory.
We plan elaborate parties, vacations, and sleepovers. We spend too much money and create too much stress in the pursuit of perfection.
We buy toys and schedule outings and play dates. But really, all our kids need is a pile of sticks and some fresh air.
We shuffle to baseball and dance, here and there and everywhere in pursuit of making our kids happy. And while those things can be important, our kids also need down time to imagine what can be instead of what is scheduled. Imagination is born out of boredom. Continue Reading