I am a stay at home Mom with a 3 year old. I feel like he gets bored sometimes, but maybe its just me.?

Question

Does anyone else understand what I am talking about? I feel like we do the same things over and over. Does anyone have any suggestions about some different activities or how to get over this worry? Thanks!

Answer 1

Go for walks, set a blanket out in the back yard and have a picnic, go to a store and just walk around for awhile, read stories, have him help you make dinner. There's tons of things to do, you just have to figure out what interests him :-)

Answer 2

I was blessed when my girlfriend gave birth to a girl. She also delivered a boy a few years later. Yes a child does get bored. Children love T.V. because things are happening. The 3 year old girl when she got bored she would start going through the cupboards. I would get down on the floor and pull everything out of the cupboards. Then we tell our 3 year old that we need to clean the cupboards. When we put the items back I would tell her what the item was and how it was used.
When you do your exercising incorporate her into the activity. Take her to the store with you instead of leaving her with the neighbor. The point is that you need to interact with your child you will never get this moment in time again.

Answer 3

I know when my boy is bored you are not alone.
We knew that our son was going to be an only child so we from day one had him playing by himself. Sounds cruel but it was a supervised by himself...we'd get him started on a game/project and he'd continue while we stood back.
Now he is 3 and the imagination that boy has is amazing. He can entertain himself for hours talking away to his toys, building this and doing that. He set up a racetrack in his room, get all his stuffed animals lined up on the bed overlooking the race and tear his cars around the race track while each stuffy cheers them on. Its great fun to watch.
There are days when he gets bored though, and when he looks like he's getting that way I just ask him if there is a race today or what the trucks are doing today...then off he goes.
So try to stimulate your childs imagination, get them making their own games, playing with their toys that sort of thing. I am truly amazed at how quickly my son can find a toy spoon & the next minute he has me sitting down to a full course pancake & sandwich supper at the pretend table.

Answer 4

Perhaps you are the one getting bored with the routine? In either case, try something different every other day or designate each day of the week as a specific day. Monday, go to the zoo. Tuesday, go to the park. Wednesday, Arts and Crafts (Very cool ideas online). Thursday, make a game of tidying up the house or make a playdate with other moms and their kids. Friday is movie day! Just an idea....

A lot of parenting magazines may have some suggestions as well.

Chin up, your three year old probably isn't bored. Its nice to have some predictability and a schedule to stick to. It'll prepare him well before he has to go to Pre-k when they have a set schedule too.

Answer 5

3 years old is a great age for discovery! Find some learning tools that you could work with him on. There are many types of games and learning toys that would also keep him occupied. Try to make a game out of having him do well, or score well....such as making it to the next level in what ever he is working with, you can take him for ice cream, or have a video night, something of a type of reward for doing well! Just don't plop him in front of the tv or video games for entertainment.....he will be much better off if he is occupying his time learning while he plays.

Answer 6

Here's some suggestions to get over the boredum...

Play simple games to work on learning, counting, colors, and understanding in, out, up, down, big, little, under, and behind

Art supplies (try putting some glue on wax paper and sprinkle with glitter. Let dry and peel off of wax paper....there you just made a glue snowflake. Or...find a refridgerator box from your local appliance store and let him decorate it or use it as a fort to play in)

Knob puzzles

Themed play sets (like Little People sets)

Imaginary play sets

Play hide and seek, color, read, watch developmental programs on television (Sesame Street for example). Hope that this helps!

Answer 7

You can prepare him now for PreK by organizing your day - Have snack time, coloring time, letters and numbers time, puppet time and of course nap time at the same time every day! You can hang up a time chart with pictures so he'll know what's coming up next. If he no longer takes a nap, let him get in practice for PreK nap time by having him "rest" on a mat for a short period of time. His future teachers will greatly appreciate that!!! Take field trips to the fire department, library, perhaps even to the school he'll be attending soon. You sound like a great Mom and I'm sure you'll be filling his day (and yours) with fun stuff soon! God Bless!!!

Answer 8

yes i was in the same boat once upon a time. you can go to the park, try to get into some fun mommy activities at the library or the church or something. mabye even go voluteer your time somewhere with him of course. also just remember that being with you is something that he really loves and dont think for a min that he is bored with you. play on the computer with him too there is tons of games for mommies and kids on the computer. i suggest that you guys just get out of the house preferably in the morning time and be back by lunch and nap time.

Answer 9

He is 3 years old and in the most important learning time of his life. Since he is at home with you most days, maybe you can start preparing a home-school sort of atmosphere for him...he will need to learn his letters and numbers and even how to write his name and write up to 100 in kindergarten. What an awesome accomplishment it would be for him to be able to learn those things in preparation for schooling and in fact, be advanced once he hits school. Best wishes =) Check out learning books at your local book store and they usually have awesome activities for the little ones in them. Remember it is the type of activity but just the fact that you are doing something with him that really will help him excel...one-on-one is awesome!!

Answer 10

Go out with him to the local humane society or animal shelter and find an adult dog from a kid friendly breed like Labrador or golden retriever and take the animal into your family. Dogs can be endlessly entertaining for kids (and adults too) and a wonderful way for a child to learn about so many things.

Answer 11

When my daughter was three, we put her in preschool, two days a week. Then at four, it was three days a week. The school day only lasted about 2.5 hours. Being an only child, it helped her learn to be social, and meet and play with people other than Mom.
I know what you mean, but don't really worry about it too much, can you remember being bored at three? Neither can I.