The Gift of Time

My son happened to say that he noticed that he thought differently than many people and he often looked at things from various sides. I first thought he was complaining so I apologized. I know it all because of the books I steered him to read or read to him, of the shows we watch and mainly the discussion we have. He was not complaining but wanted to know how to do the same thing for his kids. I said to give them the gift of time. Time not spent on video games or organized sports but time they have to use their own brains to come up with imaginative play. This one place where quantity outweighs quality. They need time to be bored. Then they can come to know themselves and then and then can look at others with interest but also critical thinking and not just be swept along with the crowd.