Journal Keeping for the Whole Family

Journals are very useful for many people, since it gives them a way to express themselves through writing and drawing. It is a great activity for children and adults alike, and it is important to teach your children journal writing so that they will know how to express their feelings and manifest their creativity.
If you are not used to keeping a journal, it is important to try and keep it as a routine and remind yourself to write in it every so often. You will be able to let your emotions out and write down your thoughts. This will allow you to see what's in your mind clearly. Journals are great stress relievers and they allow you to relax and even have fun.
When giving a journal to a child, it is important to tell them what they should do with it. For example, writing about their day, making a poem, creating a story, or other things. They will feel more accomplished with a goal in mind. You can also let your child personalize his/her journal so that they will feel like it really is their journal and they will be more attached to it.
Journals are not only for individuals, but you can also have a journal for your family as well. It will help you bond as a family and strengthen family ties. It will provide a way for the family to spend time together and understand each other's way of thinking.
There are many different things you can put into a family journal, for example entries about other family members and their strengths and weaknesses. This will help the member of the family feel appreciated as well as allow them to know what they should work on and improve. It provides you with a way to make other members of the family happy as well. Aside from this, you can recognize each family member and give them awards for their achievements. The awards can be for things that they have done like doing chores constantly or doing well in a test. Also, the awards can be given to a member of the family just for being true to themselves.
It is also important to remember the important events that happened during the years that you have been together as a family. For example, a new president having been elected or the family moving into a new home. This way, you will have more memories in the journal to remember in the years to come that you will be reading the journal again.
Each family member's taste in food, entertainment, books, and other things changes every so often, and they are usually diverse as well. It is important to record these details as well, so that you can compare answers and in the future talk about all the interests you had then and compare it to what you have now.
Remember that a journal is made to be kept and stored for the future, not just for the present. So fill up your journal with thoughts and memories to cherish.