| Teaching children to write is crucial in today's world. | | | | 4. Your children need a notebook. With a notebook |
| Email and websites are just a few of the ways we | | | | your kids can write down their thoughts and ideas on |
| communicate today. Learning to write well takes | | | | many different subjects. If you have a blog then this |
| practice and diligence and is only learned by doing it. | | | | will be particularly helpful for them when they are trying |
| Here are 6 ideas for you to create a writing | | | | to come up with ideas for their next article. Kids can |
| environment for your children. | | | | also use the notebooks to start a journal. |
| 1. Inspiration. First you need to inspire your children with | | | | 5. Have your kids learn to write thank you notes. You |
| a desire to write. You can show them old letters. If you | | | | and others give your children many gifts and |
| keep a journal then you can show them entries you | | | | sometimes it is hard to just get your children to say |
| have made in the past. This really gets their creative | | | | thank you. Can you imagine the joy that will fill |
| juices flowing. | | | | someone's heart if they receive a thank you note |
| 2. Writing challenge. One day I challenged my kids to | | | | from one of your children for a gift or special outing? |
| write a 400 word article on any subject they wanted. | | | | 6. Make letter writing a habit. How many friends and |
| It was great. They turned the television off a started | | | | family have you lost contact with over the years? |
| writing. I told them that I would give the winner for the | | | | Start a letter writing campaign in your family and set |
| best article $10. You can try something like this and | | | | letter writing goals. Your family can send letters to |
| your children will amaze you. | | | | each other at first complete with address, envelope, |
| 3. Start a blog. Blogs have become extremely popular | | | | and a stamp. |
| and you could use it as a family journal. Your children | | | | Teaching children to write when there are so many |
| could write articles and then they could let their friends | | | | other activities can be challenging. First you need to |
| know about the blog as a way to show off their work. | | | | inspire your children by showing them how fun writing |
| You could even give your readers an opportunity to | | | | can be. Next you can teach your kids fun activities like |
| make comments about the different articles and vote | | | | thank you notes, blogs and writing letters that make |
| for the best one. | | | | writing exciting. |