| Since the beginning of time, the teenage mantra | | | | I feel free to be myself when... |
| seems to have been "Nobody understands me." | | | | My favorite kind of music is... |
| Raging hormones and physical and emotional | | | | I can hardly wait to... |
| changes make the life of a teenager one of | | | | If I could be someone else when I wake up |
| turmoil, extreme highs and lows, and constant | | | | tomorrow, I'd be ____ because___. |
| changes. Too old to be kids and too young to be | | | | Write about three things that make you |
| adults, teenagers are trying to figure things out | | | | interesting. |
| before they join the ranks of adulthood, and, | | | | How do you feel about competition? |
| caught between being a teen and trying to be an | | | | How do you best express yourself? |
| adult, they often don't know how to deal. Here's | | | | If you saw someone walking down the street |
| how keeping a journal can help. | | | | who looked exactly like you what would your |
| Writing a Journal | | | | impression be? |
| Many teens are discovering that they can fill a | | | | What was the best day of the past week and |
| great void in their life with a journal. Research on | | | | what made it the best? |
| the benefits of journaling has revealed that teen | | | | What is the best kind of dancing? Why? |
| subjects who kept a journal say that writing | | | | How important is it to be popular? |
| helped them to sort things out and put tings in | | | | This is what I think about curfews for high school |
| perspective. These teens claimed that journaling | | | | students: |
| made them more objective, helped them feel | | | | What makes a good marriage? |
| more understood, and gave them someone to | | | | Do you tend to judge people by their |
| talk to when no one was available or it seed like | | | | appearance? Explain. |
| no one would understand. | | | | If you chose a new name for yourself, what |
| The best way to encourage teens to keep a | | | | would it be? |
| journal is to buy them a stylish notebook, or | | | | Do you obey rules that you consider unfair or |
| better yet, let them pick out their own blank | | | | ridiculous? |
| book that reflects their individual taste, and a | | | | How do you react when someone disagrees with |
| great pen to go with it. Teens who are more | | | | you? |
| keyboard types can take advantage of the hot | | | | What do you daydream about? |
| new journaling software available or may even | | | | Writing in a journal is a fun, relaxing, and |
| want to blog online. If they choose to blog online | | | | therapeutic activity that offers many benefits for |
| have them set the blog to private. | | | | teenagers and young adults. How to keep a |
| How to Write in a Journal | | | | journal? Daily writing is recommended because |
| What should a teen write about in their journal? | | | | writing begets writing and a daily dialog in a journal |
| Absolutely anything they want to. For teens who | | | | seems to be more beneficial than sporadic writing. |
| are having a hard time getting started, here are a | | | | Find a quiet place at a regular time, bring out your |
| few journal prompts for teenagers: | | | | journal, and just write. |
| I lose track of time when... | | | | |