No matter what age your child is, eventually they will have or already have a journal also known as a diary. This personal pad of paper or decorated journal book is a place where your child will write down personal feelings, thoughts and actions done during their short lifetime. A diary by definition is “a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journal; especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings” as taken from Merriam-Webster.