Journaling With Your Children

As the new school year begins, journaling with your children is a fun way to capture memories while communicating with your children.


One of the girls in my "Good Morning Girls" group (Melanie) sent me photos of the journaling she has begun with her daughter. First she got a simple notebook and they keep it on her daughters bed.

Below you can see one of their entries. Melanie wrote a little note to her daughter. She told her how she loved her, some plans for the next day and apologized for a disagreement they had earlier in the day.

Her daughter answered her back in the same journal. She apologized and told her mom that she loves her.

Their journal is not usually used to deal with issues but it was sweet to capture this moment in writing.

Ideas of things your children can put in their journal.

1. Draw a picture of something they did that day.

2. Write a verse they are memorizing.

3. Interview them and have them write down all of their favorite things. Their favorite friend, food, book, song, game etc.

4. Write down all the events of their day.

5. Write down all the details of their vacation.

6. Draw a picture and write down all the details about their pet fish, dog, cat etc.

7. Dream. Encourage them to write down what they want to be when they grow up.

8. Use the journal to be interactive. As a parent write notes to your children in the journal and encourage your children to write notes back to you.

I have always loved journaling and from the age of 16 to 33 I journaled every single day!!! Then I started blogging and there hasn't been enough time to keep up my journals. But I really want to get back to them. One of my personal inspirations for journaling is David and the book of Psalms. Much of that book is simply David's journal. He wrote when he was happy, sad, confused, fearful and on top of the world! I love his raw expression of faith.

I treasure my journals and someday your child's journal will be a treasure to them. Don't correct their misspelling - it's adorable! Children love to look back and remember previous years of their life. And as adults they will appreciate the tender moments that were captured in their journal.

Lots of things are going to happen this school year in your child's life. Help them capture it.

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