Monthly Archives: March 2010

'Just4Girls' Book Reviewers -- "That's Hot"

Girls Journal Video Book Review

You are invited to watch this book review of Journal Buddies that is by and for girls. This review brought me to tears, and it is my hope that I’ll successfully share it and its message of empowerment, self-expression, healthy relationships, and journaling with parents and pre-teens across our country and throughout the world. (Besides,… more

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Journal Ideas | Help Kids to Get Inspired by Poetry

Journal Ideas for Kids– Journal writing about poetry is a fabulous technique to inspire new thoughts, feeling, ideas and experiences in kids and adults alike. Time and again I’m astonished at the vast power of poetry to affect our moods, emotions and perspective on life.  Poetry is an overlooked and under-valued journaling tool among most… more

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Journaling as a Problem Solving Tool for the Pre-Teen

Life is full of problems to be solved and negotiated. This is a fact for the adult as much as it is for the pre-teen. Problem solving is a part of life that facilitates personal insight and growth. Moreover, if it weren’t for problems life would be pretty boring. However, the pre-teen years are when… more

Journaling and Life Direction

The Journal and Life Direction for the Pre-Teen

Preteen Journal— Young people are the most important people to any society. They are the ones that grow up and become the leaders of tomorrow and contribute to society. To become a good leader and social contributor requires a degree of self-observation, a looking at oneself as one experiences life. One of the best techniques… more

Journaling is Easy and Flexible

Journaling Is Easy and Flexible For the Pre-Teen

Journaling— From a practical perspective, journaling is an easy and flexible way for the pre-teen to express themselves in a constructive and productive manner.  All that is needed is a recording device, the simplest form being a pad of paper and a pencil, for the pre-teen to start writing about their thoughts, feelings and their… more

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Journaling Can Reduce Pre-teen Stress

Journaling for Your Preteen—Reducing Pre-teen Stress Tips & Suggestions Being a pre-teen can be a challenging experience loaded with confusing things. A pre-teen is confronted with the development of their individuality and integrating themselves into becoming socially productive people. This is not an easy task and often can produce stress within the pre-teen. Using a… more

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Journaling Can Help the Pre-teen Heal

Preteen Journaling— Life is composed of both bad and good events. The good events provide us with happiness and a desire for things to stay that way. But the reality is that bad things happen to everyone at one time or another. Sometimes these unpleasant events can hurt us and cause tremendous pain for long… more

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Journaling Can Capture the Pre-teen’s Life Story

Journaling for Preteens— Believe it or not every human being has a life story worth telling. We each experience those things that make us happy or sad, we each face problems and we each have relationships with other human beings, all coming together to make our lives what they are. What’s interesting and makes our… more

Self Esteem Quiz

Self Esteem Quiz

Questionnaire on Self Esteem Are you wondering how much self-esteem you have or how much your child has?  Would you like to know how strong your self-esteem is? Then please take a moment to complete the Rosenberg self-esteem scale. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale is a 10-item self-report measure of global self-esteem. It consists of 10… more