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Teaching Children to Journal

This is a subject near and dear to myThis all boils down to teaching by
heart only because I am a dad who isexample, does it not? Children will
hopelessly crazy about his children.typically imitate their parents, and
Yes, I admit it, I admit it, I'm athis is the most important thing to
doting dad! I can't help myself. I haveremember when attempting to pass things
four children each with differenton. I have always believed that writing
personalities (surprise, surprise) and(particularly journaling) clarifies our
only one of them really doesn't carehearts and souls. It is a way of
much for writing. It seems that wheneverbringing out those inner thoughts and
I was writing in my journal one or allfeelings that help make us what we are.
of my children were hanging around. MyWhat better way to sharpen the mind and
oldest daughter, Sandra, used to comepurify the soul than to dialog with
into my study and watch me either doyourself about your life and where it is
research or writing of some kind. I wasgoing, what you've learned and wisdom
in graduate school studying for my PhD,gained? All of this to say, what better
and my children would often come and askgift to pass onto our children (or any
me about what I was reading or writing.children in your life) than gifts that
Sandra always seemed to be fascinatedwill help them develop great inner
with academic things, but particularlyqualities of mind and spirit? All the
reading and writing. She is currentlymoney in the world could never buy the
attending Central Michigan Universitygift we can give to children in the form
with the hopes of one day getting herof love for the written word.I had the
PhD in Literature. She loves to write,chance to pass journals out to my son
and I am overwhelmed by having been ableWeston's class on the last day of school
to contribute to her love for thethis year. The kids were thrilled and
written word. She wrote me a letter fromasked me many good questions about
college a couple of weeks ago and hadjournaling. One child asked me what he
this to say. "I just wanted to drop youshould write, while another wanted to
a note to thank you for all that you'veknow how I got started. I enjoyed
done for me throughout the years. Youtelling them about the importance of
have taught me a great deal that I am socultivating their thoughts even on
grateful for. I credit my love for thesimple things about which children
written word to your influence and tothink. One child thought she would write
God. You have helped instill in me aabout how she felt about her cat dying
rare quality of true passion for theand wanted to know how to start. So I
value of the intellect. I'll be prayinggave her some lines to consider starting
for you and thinking of you, Love,the process of reflection on how she
Sandra Joy" This comes after more thanfelt. All it took was a line, "My cat
two years of virtually no communicationdied and I feel just awful about it. I
with her. We had a falling out two yearsmiss her very much." She sat at her desk
ago, that has since been redeemed andand by the time class ended, she had
healed. How grateful I am.more than a page filled.



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