Big Life Journal helps children develop strong social-emotional learning (SEL) and growth mindset skills through inspiring stories, colorful illustrations, and engaging guided activities.
Watch the review below for a therapist’s perspective on the journal.
Hear from the children using Big Life Journal.
Explore the stories, illustrations, and guided activities.
Big Life Journal draws on research in positive psychology, brain science, and youth development.
Explore the books, studies, and research materials that informed the journal’s creation: View our research sources.
Explore these ideas together through stories, activities, and meaningful conversations.
Big Life Journal is completed with a Journal Buddy: a parent, grandparent, teacher, older sibling, or even a relative or friend who lives far away.
It’s special time to listen to your child’s ideas, share your own stories, and enjoy meaningful conversations about life. A chance to learn, reflect, and grow together.
Your child will be able to listen to the complementary episodes of the podcast as they are going through their Big Life Journal. This creates a powerful multi-sensory experience which allows them to absorb information faster and more effectively.
With plenty of room to draw and write on each page, the Big Life Journal lets children work at their own pace as they reflect, learn and grow.
This beautiful guided journal is made for little hands to use and durable enough to last as a keepsake for children as they grow older.
Bright, sturdy hardcover
176 pages of high-quality paper
Lays flat when opened for easy drawing and writing
Sewn-in satin ribbon bookmark
Our well-constructed journals need to be “worked open” to take advantage of the lay-flat feature. Do this to make sure your journal lays nicely flat.
How is the Big Life Journal - 2nd Edition different from the 1st edition?
It is a completely new journal! The stories, quotes, illustrations, and writing prompts are all different. We recommend the 2nd edition as it goes with the Big Life Kids podcast.
Do you need to go through the 1st edition first?
No, your child can start with the 2nd Edition right away.
What ages is this journal good for?
We recommend ages 7-10.
How do we listen to the podcast?
You can listen to Big Life Kids podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and anywhere else. Find all the links here: biglifejournal.com/podcast.
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