Mari's Journaling Power Blog

The Power of Naming Feelings: Journaling Exercises for Kids and Parents

Kids have incongruous reactions to feelings sometimes. A homework meltdown might be less about the assignment itself and more about anxiety over making mistakes. Doors get slammed when kids don’t understand their own rage. While parents are on the outside trying to figure out what happened to their sweet child, kids are left swimming in a pond of murky water filled with confusing feelings. Neuroscience and child development research suggests a workable solution: teaching kids to label their feelings through journaling.