Last summer, I signed up my kids for too many camps. This summer, we leaned into getting bored.

The author decided to sign her kids up for fewer summer camps this year. Courtesy of the author I have three kids, 8 and under, and like many parents, I struggle to keep them engaged all summer. Last year, we signed them up for nine consecutive weeks of camp. We were all exhausted by the end, so we decided to scale it back this summer. By the time September rolled around and my kids' school started again, we were all exhausted. But not from hearing my kids say "I'm bored" for the 11th time ...