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4 Benefits of Journaling for Children
Journaling provides a safe space for children to express themselves and explore their feelings without judgment.
Did you journal when you were a child? I was five when my mom gave me my first journal. It was a tiny journal with a kitten on the cover, yellow college-ruled pages, and a lock and key so my thoughts and feelings were safely guarded. I still have that journal and countless more that I collected over the years, all filled with dreams, questions, drawings, and stories.
If you’ve never journaled, you might not realize how big of a deal journaling is, especially for children. But it is. Young children deal with big feelings like the rest of us, but unlike adults, they don’t have the tools to control and manage these feelings. They need an outlet for self-reflection and to work through their emotions. Journaling provides a safe space for children to express themselves and explore their feelings without judgment.
Journaling also has other surprising benefits that parents and caregivers might not realize. Here are some of my favorite reasons for introducing children to journaling:
