It’s not about pursuing happiness for the sake of it but rather about bringing meaningful practices into your day so that you can best equip yourself to ride the rollercoaster that is life, with confidence and resilience. I also really want him to develop a growth mindset and be a kind person (this is way more important to me than him being good at maths or science). This journal also has three months of daily pages and a section at the front that can be filled out any time. We highly recommend you fill out the journal with your child, even acting as scribe if your child is tired or dislikes writing, so that the emphasis can be on the conversation and reflection rather than the act of writing.

The journal has three months of daily journaling pages and a section at the front they can fill out at any time. It’s specially designed to be a shared experience, and there are lots of prompts along the way to help spark lovely conversations as you fill out the pages. Beautifully illustrated and easy to use, with just a few minutes each day, children benefit by being encouraged to express gratitude, reflect on their emotions and think about their actions. Please be patient if your parcel hasn't arrived yet and leave enough time before getting in touch with us.He is suddenly a lot more confident, his teacher noticed a big difference in him, participating and sharing his ideas in class. As a mum of a 7 and 11-year-old, back in early 2017, I was getting increasingly frustrated at the press constantly telling us kids are growing up stressed and that mental health issues were on the rise. We have ‘switch-off-weekends’, share our ‘top three things’ at the dinner table and my daughter started journaling as she saw me do it every day. As a teacher for 10 years, I have seen so many children struggle with self belief and give up when faced with difficult problems . I witnessed the impact of daily journaling, reduced screen-time, mindfulness and gratitude practice on my wellbeing and how simple changes to our home life made a big difference to the kids.

The reason I bought it though is that I want him to stay like that and try to prevent any chance of him suffering from mental health conditions in the future. Here at HappySelf we are committed to being as eco-friendly as possible, and it is important to us that we use sustainable, recyclable materials where we can. The way the book is written is really creative and engaging, and the illustrations are absolutely phenomenal, some of the best I have seen! I’ve completed an online course at the University of California, Berkeley to delve deep into published papers underpinning the science of happiness; looked at how schools are introducing the growth mindset concept; spoken to experts in child psychology and education as well as numerous parents and teachers. This is the boy who was born independent, who is very loving but not remotely tactile and who declares his love on paper, not in person.

We have noticed a real change in himself; he’s more chatty, more open, and most wonderfully of all, asking for hugs.

Children are encouraged to fill out their journal every day but as the pages aren't dated it is possible to do it at your own rhythm and easy to keep going should you miss a day.

It is beautifully illustrated and with plenty of variety to keep kids engaged, all the while developing important habits that will set them up for life. Unfortunately once your parcel is in the postal system there is nothing we can do to speed things up! It follows the same daily journaling format but with a slightly more grown-up feel (ie without our family of characters). I hope this journal becomes a beautiful way of exploring feelings, memories, kindness and gratitude as well as capturing what life is like for you and your child at this moment in time.