The Importance of Positivity Mindsets with Journaling

While journaling should never have rules and always remain non-judgmental, it does 
help with kids and pre-teens to have more of a positive mindset. This doesn’t mean they 
never maintain honesty in how they are truly feeling, but end a negative thought with a 
positive one. 


You Can Relieve Stress and Anxiety 

Sometimes, when you have all those anxious thoughts and stress stuck in your head, it 
makes it worse. But with journaling, it is a way to get it out of your head, and release all 
of that tension. It becomes a way of acknowledging it, then letting it go.

This can also be another way to practice mindfulness, as they are able to just focus on 
what it is right in that moment, without worrying so much about the past or future. All 
that can be controlled is the present, so that is what they focus on when they write in 
their journal and in a positive way.


It is Possible to Be Positive and Honest at the Same Time

One thing people don’t understand is that a journal is just meant to write out everything 
bugging you, pissing you off, stressing you out, and bumming you out. But that isn’t the 
case. You can still have a positive mindset, while also being brutally honest in your 
journal. 

There is a balance you want to strike here, which you can teach your kids and teens 
when it comes to the mindset they have about journaling. Teach them that every time 
they have a negative thought, it is okay to write it down, but then flip it and find 
something positive about it. 


Positivity Encourages Creativity, Goal-Setting, and Personal Development 

When kids and teens write in a more positive manner in their journal, it helps identify 
goals, improve their creativity, and improve their lives as a whole. The positivity mindset 
helps to train them to think of the bright side of things, no matter how difficult life gets. 
Imagine if you had this same skill when you were their age.


It is Helpful for Gratitude and Appreciation 

Kids especially can benefit by being positive with expressing their gratitude in their 
journal. They learn rom a very young age that no matter how little you think you have, 
there are always amazing blessings in your life. That is important to be thankful for them 
each and every day.



