{"id":12393,"date":"2017-12-31T17:15:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T23:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/?p=12393"},"modified":"2022-02-23T17:06:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T23:06:06","slug":"journals-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/journals-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Boost Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence With the Best Secret Weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inside: Blank journals can work for teens and adults, but most kids need more support for journaling to work well. Here are the best journals for kids that will help your child get all the emotional benefits of journaling for kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some mornings before school, my daughter won’t eat her breakfast, no matter<\/strong> what I say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You’re going to be starving when you get to school.”
“This is your last chance to eat for six hours.”
“You won’t be able to focus on anything if you’re hungry.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She’ll take a bite or two to get me off her back, but that’s it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or on other days, she gets home from school, grabs a book, and heads straight<\/strong> for a quiet spot to read, barely acknowledging me or her sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In both situations, I used to needle her for an explanation: What’s wrong? Did something happen today? What are you worried about?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that never<\/strong> worked, and eventually I got the message. Because when you’re in the middle of real emotional upset, you don’t exactly want someone following you around and incessantly bugging you about it.<\/p>\n\n\n