Our six-year old (Lena) and two-year old (Sophie) baking a cake. Un-Bored Out of Their Minds Some thoughts on all this social-emotional and "resilience" skill-building you may have been hearing about. Our two oldest, Lena (then 5) and Peter (then 3) poking around in the same woods I used to explore where I grew up in CT. What Did I Do to My Child? Guilt over sending my daughter off to kindergarten, where time outside is suddenly VERY limited...