Question: "What activities can keep you entertained?"

@Shavkat (137189)
Philippines
December 8, 2021 6:58am CST
Aside from being here and there, I am also entertained playing with our baby twins at home. They are my nieces. Plus, their older sister. It is how we make our lives enjoy being with the family. Having babies in the house brings joy. What activities do you find boring? Why do parents need to keep their children entertained? Image Credit: media.istockphoto.com
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
9 Dec 21
That’s so nice that you have babies in the house I take care of my apartment , Mylot. Watch a little TV. Read, walk and talk on the phone. That’s how I spend most of my days.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
@RubyHawk I am glad that you have lots of activities daily. I also do other things aside from my myLotting and feel blessed to have two online jobs. Hopefully, to be more productive by next year. Welcome to myLot... @Memeei
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@Memeei (35)
• Indonesia
9 Dec 21
That's good! you spend quality time..
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@Memeei (35)
• Indonesia
9 Dec 21
@Shavkat thanks..
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@Joshael (299)
• Nigeria
8 Dec 21
Babies are little bundles of Joy when you are around them. They make you sometimes forget your troubles due to the mischiefs they get in.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
I do agree that they will remove all the stressors at work when seeing them smiles once stepping into your door.
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@LadyDuck (457368)
• Switzerland
8 Dec 21
If you do not keep the babies busy they become bored and they destroy the house.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
I agree if they are in the toddler's stage. I had witnessed that with the older sister of these twins before. At present, my nephew is making his mom's cabinet upside down.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
@LadyDuck You can add that some moms work in their companies and continue to do things at home, too.
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@LadyDuck (457368)
• Switzerland
9 Dec 21
@Shavkat Even a mother who stays at home needs to cook, to do laundry, to clean the house, she needs to keep the kids busy.
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@JudyEv (325346)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec 21
Those three children would keep you all quite busy. Never a dull moment with children around.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
@JudyEv I am sure my younger sister can do this well. She is also a part-timer teacher online, too.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
They do entertain me in many ways now. The older sister always has tutorial sessions with me. I hope I could teach my little nephew, but he is in another city.
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@JudyEv (325346)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec 21
@Shavkat Hopefully you will get a chance to tutor your nephew at some stage.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
8 Dec 21
Going through the procedure of trying to make babies is fun especially when you know its impossible.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
I am not sure if other options would be acceptable. Nowadays, some couples indulge themselves with the idea of having surrogate mothers for their offspring, test-tube babies, and the like.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
11 Dec 21
@JimBo452020 I do agree with you. These things will cost an arm and a leg.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
9 Dec 21
@Shavkat I think you have been reading too much most young couples in fact 99% of young couples maybe more Still use traditional way of making babies Most people can not afford surrogate or IVF
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@sinari (4997)
• Indonesia
8 Dec 21
Activities on the internet, including discussion activities with friends in MyLot. Little babies are so cute, and so entertaining
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
Yes, they are. If one of the twins cries, the other one will also cry.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
11 Dec 21
@sinari As they grow older to teens, I am sure they are going to have their own fashion statements.
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@sinari (4997)
• Indonesia
9 Dec 21
@Shavkat Yes usually if the twins are identical, then they will have the same taste, and the same style too.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
8 Dec 21
We didn't used to have to entertain them. Before the pandemic they could go out and play with friends
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Dec 21
@Shavkat probably because of pandemic. Kids need to learn these days to entertain them selves. They are bored too easily because of technology spoiling them
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
I am glad that young ones are allowed to do things outdoor. In my country, the local government advised staying at home as much as possible.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
11 Dec 21
@bunnybon7 The good thing is that my niece learns so many things when having classes with me prior to her classes online with her real teachers.
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@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
8 Dec 21
Quite simply, parents need to keep their children entertained because it's a way to "keep tabs on them" and/or to keep them docile. Boring activities generally involve 'doing nothing as you wait to do something'---I think of 'waiting for a ride' and then 'sitting in the car, waiting to get where we're going (obviously I'm not the driver ). Other boring activities are the ones you usually like to do while you're watching TV or listening to music---like 'cleaning your room' or 'folding laundry'.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
As you had described children, it proves that their attention span is so short as compared to adults. The worst boring that I need to endure is waiting for someone who is so late with the appointment time. Or, a chatterbox that is full of himself or herself and does not end the story.
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@ShyBear88 (59273)
• Sterling, Virginia
8 Dec 21
Why do parents have to keep there children entertained that is so easy because if they don’t there kids will destroy everything I mean everything. When bored they will find something to entertain themselves and it will be messy. Like poop on the wall or baby powered on the floor. Busy hands means things are not being broken or destroyed. Myself I rather be bored and take a nap. I enjoy my kids being gone for 6 hours for 5 days a week it means they leave me alone and bug there teachers and friends.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
I can imagine how they broke things if not being attended to. The older sister of these twins was not that nagger during her childhood years. Recently, my nephew broke their TV 2 months ago. My younger sister was so devastated about it. I always believe that most moms are superwomen, which I had seen how my mother takes good care of us and deals with children's naughtiness before.
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@ShyBear88 (59273)
• Sterling, Virginia
9 Dec 21
@Shavkat even when attended to things get broken, can’t keep an one them 24/7 who else do kids learn they learn by mistake, by breaking things and trying to out it back together. Rules are meant for breaking so lesson can be learned. I got things broken, mess on the floor or as I say bombs for there humans that are clearly living. At home they are like this which is normal means they feel safe when not at home they are little angles everything cleaner and organized. Most of the neighbors compliment on the kids and how sweet they are.
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@TheHorse (205214)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 21
Well, playing with babies is high on my list. They are learning machines. And love machines. I also keep myself entertained with music and my various "projects."
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
Sad to say, my older niece started to learn how to play Ukelele but she cannot go out to learn it. Perhaps I can still motivate her to learn by watching some tutorials on YouTube.
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@franxav (13598)
• India
8 Dec 21
Babies at home keep us busy and happy. At the same time they are the reasons of enough worry when the fall ill.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
I do agree with the worrying part. Babies can only cry when they are ill and we cannot figure what makes them keep on crying.
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@db20747 (43425)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
8 Dec 21
Double fun! Twins! I'll bet they're adorable!
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
Of course, they are so adorable. At a young age, they are showing their personalities towards people and things.
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@Faster16 (2930)
• Indonesia
9 Dec 21
parents must be good at making their children happy because it is good for their mental development
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
I do agree with you. It can improve mental health for all the family members in their abodes.
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@Memeei (35)
• Indonesia
9 Dec 21
boring activities when we do nothing, just stay at home. Yes, parents need to entertain their children so that the relationship between parents and children is getting closer, right..
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
My older niece keeps on telling me about not going out for more than 2 years now. She just went out having her dental appointment twice this year.
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@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
I usually go online and watch kdramas or the music videos of BTS my fave band. Afterwatds, I take a nap and then do it all over again. Right now,. I'm also MyLotting to entertain myself of interesting discussions like this one.
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@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
11 Dec 21
@Shavkat I see, do you have any recommended k dramas?
@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
10 Dec 21
My mom loves watching Kdramas or Cdramas. I sometimes watch with her.
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@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
13 Dec 21
I miss having babies in the house. All of them have grown up. You are lucky to have twins
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
13 Dec 21
I think we are lucky to have them. Thank you.
@Babino (5761)
• Morocco
8 Dec 21
That's a hard question to answer. I think watching TV is boring for me. Going with the wrong friends can be boring for me as well. I think learning fun things is what can keep children entertained.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
9 Dec 21
Most men love watching sports on TV, but I find it boring and prefer watching them in the actual setting. I feel so bored if people are so timid and passive enough to speak.
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