Benefits Of Journal Writing For Your Child

Creative writing comes in many shapes and forms, from play scripts to novel writing. However, perhaps one of the most overlooked forms of creative writing is journal keeping. This is likely due to the fact that as journal writing is often based in fact, it is, wrongfully, overlooked as a form of creativity. However, it is an excellent way to exercise your mind and practise writing skills on a daily basis.

Journals are used to record. Whether they are used to record events, personal insights, feelings or daily experiences, their main purpose is to record. But alongside their main purpose comes several benefits that should be considered when deciding whether or not your child should start keeping a journal.

Firstly, daily writing will help your child become more confident in their abilities as a writer. They will be recording different events daily, and practising their skills in communicating about different topics. This will aid them in the future, with assignments, essays and even writing up CV’s or cover letters, by teaching them and encouraging useful skills from early on. Not only that, but it will allow you, as a parent, to monitor your child’s writing progress. It is not always easy to keep track of your child, and this will allow you to watch them overcome their writing blocks. Writing is not the only skill that will improve. Writing and reading tend to go hand in hand, and in many cases, children who improve in one skill improve in the other.

There are numerous different types of journals that you can encourage you child to keep, such as nature journals, daily prompts, feelings journal and vacation journals, each with benefits of their own. Letting your child explore them and find what’s best for them will be a fun learning experience for the pair of you.