If you are a parent or caregiver who desperately wants to help your child find a way to manage their anxiety, the Taking Time For Me journal is for you and your child!
I decided to write the Taking Time For Me journal after mindfulness and gratitude helped me better manage my own anxieties.
I spent hours and hours over several months searching for a product like this one for my children and when I couldn't find one I wrote my own.
I hear from parents all the time who are seeking simple ways to help support their anxious children.
Practicing mindfulness and gratitude is one such way!
Anyone can learn to practice mindfulness and gratitude, but like so many other things, it takes regular practice to make it a habit.
The Taking Time For Me journal is meant to act as a tool that will help your child learn techniques to grow good habits of practicing both on a daily basis. Each prompt is designed to encourage your child to slow down and take time for themselves by spending time in the present moment.
"My children and I loved working through the journal together. My kid's ages span from 5 to 11 and I figured the younger ones would check out, but we incorporated it into our daily homeschool routine, and it quickly became something they all looked forward to each day. We’ve had a lot of good discussions based around the prompts too."
-Catherine
"I wasn’t sure how my daughter would respond to the journal. She’s been experiencing anxiety for the past couple of years and even though I’d read about the benefits of journaling, blank pages overwhelmed her. The simple prompts for each day allowed her to express her feelings and worries and also helped her pay attention to and notice the bright spots in her day. She actually enjoyed working on her journal, and had usually done her day’s prompt before I even had to ask."
-Suzanne
"When I heard about your journal I was skeptical. I thought mindfulness was some woowoo kind of thing, but I was curious. I worked through the prompts with my son and I was surprised to realize it's actually a really important part of mental health. It's helped him and it's helped me become more mindful, which has helped me be more present when he needs me.
-Kara