Teenagers getting bored

shum02 wrote:

Pepperoni wrote:

rode2nowhere wrote:
I have 2 teens, 16 and 15.....when we go camping all they do is lay around because they have no internet for their games or youtube videos. Any good ideas for something I can do or bring to occupy them or should I leave them at home?

Buy them a Boy Scout Handbook and a fishing rod for each. By that age we had permanent shelters built and stocked all down the river and local lakes. At night we built a fire, threw some foil-wrapped veggies (corn, potatoes) on the coals, and fished all night.

We all got drivers licences that year, and joined the army at 17.

we still fish the old spots.

I am a Scout Leader.......... and that advice is so 40 years ago. 1974 has come and gone and kids today do NOT care about that. Try that and I guarantee they will absolutely not want to come on the next trip.

Ask them what they want then come to a compromise. I've been a Troop Leader for 10 years, ask them what they want. Kids want to have input, they want to be involved, they want to be part of the process.

I agree. If the kids aren't interested in fishing, building shelters, etc. already, they aren't going to want to start now. Letting them have input into what they want to do is an excellent idea - it makes them responsible for their own fun (which means if they are then bored, they have only themselves to blame).