Monthly Archives: April 2010

Journaling Can Help With Pre-teen Shyness

Preteen Journaling— Many pre-teens are shy when it comes to interacting with friends and classmates. And when it comes to meeting new people some shy pre-teens will try almost anything to avoid these situations. Unfortunately, some people may lack understanding and perceive a pre-teen’s avoidance as being rude, especially other pre-teens. Shyness is not necessarily… more

Journaling Can Help Pre-Teens Cope with Bullying

A big concern for many parents these days is the interactions that their child has with fellow students at school. The news of late tells numerous stories about children being bullied and hazed by classmates while at school. This bullying, which has been going on for years on school campuses throughout the world, now has… more

Preteens – How Journaling Can Help Improve Your Pre-teen’s Relationships

Preteen Journaling— The pre-teen years are without a doubt the years in which we all begin to learn about the idiosyncrasies of interpersonal relationships and of how to cope with them. Relationships during these years suddenly grow beyond our immediate family and friends. They begin to include friendships that grow into deeper meanings and love’s… more

Pre-Teen Girls Journaling — Exciting Benefits for Your Child!

Pre-Teen Girls Journaling— Recently I was asked to answer a few insightful questions about pre-teen girls and journal writing. Below are my answer to why preteens should keep a journal, different ways to journal keep, and a specific way of journaling that I just happen to LOVE. Enjoy! Q: Why should pre-teens and teens write… more

Journal Ideas | 31 Mother’s Day Journaling Prompts & Writing Topics

Journal Ideas— Mother’s day is special to kids for very obvious reasons, and there is little that thrills a mother than to receive hand-made mother’s day gift from her child. A fantastic gift idea for moms is to keep a “Mom Journal”. This special journal for mothers can be a single journal entry or a… more

Journaling Ideas & Writing Techniques

Journaling Ideas & Writing Techniques— Journal writing is one of my passions, and my love for keeping a journal has never faded. But my passion for journaling and journal writing did go on sabbatical for a while. Until I discovered some new and exciting journaling techniques. It was during my journaling sabbatical that I learned… more

Preteen Journal Entries | Using Found Objects to Stimulate Imagination

Preteen Journal Entries— Our world is made up of many different things that can stimulate our journal writing. For example, our personal lives are one source from which we can find topics to write about. The things in our personal lives that we can write about are numerous and can include relationships, thoughts, ideas, and… more

Pre-teen Journaling with Music

To a preteen, most especially, music is a beautiful thing to hear. Can any of us with the gift of hearing imagine a life without the music that inspires or comforts us? Music has been with us since the beginning. From our beginning we have pounded out sounds on drums to warn the clan against… more

Journaling Joys | How “Journal Buddies” Was Born

One sunny day, five years ago, I was sorting through a keepsake box of stuff from my childhood when I discovered some of my diaries. You know the ones with the little locks? Well the locks were all broken (thanks to my brothers!), but otherwise the dairies were in tact. You can imagine how my… more

Journaling about Pre-Teen Life Changes

Change is a natural fact of life. Everything around us changes over time as each day passes. There is nothing on this planet that remains stagnant. Not one single thing! Some change is very slow and goes nearly unnoticeable, especially to an untrained eye, while other changes are dramatically rapid and visible for all to… more