The Benefits of Journaling for Children

Keeping a journal can be beneficial for children. It can help strengthen their writing skills, give them the opportunity to improve their handwriting and allow for personal reflection which can help them understand themselves better. It’s a personal record and a place where they can document the ins and outs of their day, so a good system for keeping organised. Below are some more benefits to journaling that you may not have known.

This post is in collaboration with an independent prep school.

Strengthen Memory

Also, the exercise itself can help children to strengthen their memory as they recount the events of their day. 

An Outlet

It’s not always easy to open up about how you feel. A journal is a safe space for children to talk about their thoughts and feelings. It’s an outlet and a way for them to deal with them in a healthy way. 

Stress Relief

To follow on from the point above, some find comfort in writing. It helps relieve their stress and anxiety. 

Organisation

Children keep homework diaries for school as it helps them to stay on top of their homework and other priorities. There’s no reason as to why they can’t do the same for other aspects of their life. By making a note of the things that they need to do, like their chores, work for their extracurricular activities etc, they will be more organised and efficient with their time.

Track Progress and Achieve Goals

Goals encourage us to look ahead and give us a sense of purpose. With a journal, children can keep track of how they’re doing with regard to progress and work towards achieving them.

A Way to Look Back

Before they know it, they will be all grown up. Keeping a diary or journal gives them something to leave for their future self. They can look back on their childhood and the things that they got up to.

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