Giveaway: Journal Buddies

I'm a firm believer in the power of self-esteem in kids. I feel that a lot of typical bad behavior in teens isn't just from wanting to rebel against the mainstream, but rather from a serious lack of self esteem.

Let's be honest, we all have self-esteem issues. Maybe it's our weight. Maybe we don't feel comfortable talking in front of others. Maybe we feel ugly all the time.

Take those feelings and think of our kids feeling that way. :( Building up kids' self esteem is one of the best things we can do as parents and mentors.

Journal Buddies are a creative way to help build self esteem in your kiddos. (or grandkids, nephew, etc). Created and written by Jill Schoenberg, there is a version for boys, and one for girls. Each journal entry has a thought for the day, focus words, and blank space to write down whatever they want. There are 30 different journal entries, all meant to be written with a "Journal Buddy" - this could be a parent, a friend, teacher, pastor, etc. This helps build healthy relationships, something very important for kids' self esteem!


Journal Buddies are appropriate for ages 7 through teens, and you can purchase them over at Amazon for $15.25 as of this posting! Maybe this would be a good Easter Basket gift?

If you'd like to get updates, you can become a Fan of Journal Buddies over on Facebook.

Win it! One lucky reader will win a copy of Journal Buddies: A Boy's Journal for Discovering and Sharing Excellence, signed by Jill! To enter, you can do one of two things:

Follow on Journal Buddies on Twitter

or

Leave a comment on any post over on Journal Buddies blog. (You don't have to register to leave a comment)

Then pop back over here, and tell us which boy in your life will be receiving this!

As always, if you have completed the first entry above, you can also receive extra entries for:

-Subscribing to my feed OR following my blog
-Blogging about this giveaway with a link back
-Tweeting about this giveaway (leave the link or include @psychotichouse)

That's up to four (4) possible entries! Giveaway ends March 20th, 2010 at 11:59 PST. US Only, sorry. :( Please leave your email address in your comment, or have it available in your profile so I can contact you if you've won. Winners drawn via Random.org.

I didn't receive anything for writing this review, but one reader will win prize stated above, fuilfilled by the sponsor.