Child development expert has secret solution to summer boredom



MILWAUKEE -- The kids have now had a few lazy days of summer -- which means the whining, bickering and complaining about being bored are about to begin. But our child development expert, Jessica Lahner, has a secret solution to the boredom -- structure!

Jessica says the secret to preventing kids from complaining about being bored during the summer is to give them a little structure -- a little bit of a predictable schedule.  Predictability can give kids a greater sense of security.  A schedule can also result in fewer power struggles and more self-directed kids.

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