5 reasons why giving your kids nothing to do can be the greatest gift of all

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It is important that children are able to enjoy some unscheduled, unstructured time, rather than being involved only in organized activities. Such time gives them the opportunity to be creative and to think for themselves.

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The 7 a.m. stomachache: it's the ailment of choice for school-age kids

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Parents have to deal with kids who use a stomachache as an excuse for not going to school. Stomachache is the favorite ailment of choice for school-age kids since parents cannot prove or disprove it.

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Flirting with danger

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Kids worry about even the most meaningless of things, such as tearing off a pillow's tag. Kids have their own objects of fear and continuously flirt with danger without asking help from grownups.

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