A child should be taught at a young age to start journaling. Besides the fact that they can learn at a very young age how writing things down can make things happen, they also learn how to collect and organize their thoughts. The more organized the thought process the easier time they should have with their academics.
Journaling also allows a young person to learn more about the process of note taking. The better notes they are able to take, the better off they should be able to do in school.
There journal does not have to be limited to words, their journal can also contain pictures they drew. Both writing and drawing facilitate the process. Do not limit your child as to what they can put into their journal. Your child should decide what they should add to their journal. Allowing them to enter what they want in their journal peaks their creativity, and the more creative they are allowed to be, the easier they will be able to understand things, as they grow older. They can also have more than one journal.
Journaling is a way for your child to learn more about themselves. That is why it is so important for them to be allowed to be creative. Despite what people may think, using ones creativity is a way for someone to learn more about who they are. Even if they are doing something it turns out, they are not very good at doing. It gives a child a way to examine things that may be challenging to them. It can also start them at a young age to be more of a problem solver. The most important thing is that they are allowed to be creative and the rest will happen from there. Even if when you give them their first journal and the first question out of their mouth is, “What do I write in it?” so starts the process.
