Art is one of the few careers without a mandatory retirement age.
Don't try to 'fix' the child's boredom - rather, let the child find his or her inner resources.
The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.
To write is to right things. A path will emerge.
At it's essence, art is an alchemical process. Alchemy is a process of transformation.
If you want to write a novel, it's the Divine mind wanting to express.