What do your tweens do with their time?!
I have an almost 12 yo. When he is home, he gets to watch a little tv, and has limits to playing on his switch. He doesn’t have a phone, but he uses our house phone to listen to music. He plays with Legos or will read in his room. If the weather cooperates we get him outside to ride bikes or something.
But when we’ve exercised all those options…we hit the inevitable “I’m bored” wall. I will suggest some activities, including chores (I try!), to see if he’ll bite. Sometimes me or my spouse are able to do something with him but not always. So it got me thinking - what do kids this age do?? My younger kids still have a ton of toys to play with do they seem to entertain themselves. But now that I have a young tween, I’m finding that there is a lack of options. What do your tweens do?