Journaling for Joy & Clarity (For Parent-Child Pairs)

Important Notice

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About the programme

Please note that one ticket admits one parent-child pair.

“Paper has more patience than people,” Anne Frank said in her journal. When you write in a journal, you slow down and pay attention to the world. You can hear the breathings of your heart and understand the right path for you.  Learn to use journaling to organize thoughts, set goals and priorities, develop courage and confidence, and good habits for your overall well-being. A journal can help in controlling the clutter in your head. It can spark creativity and help you tackle any problem that comes your way. All that you need is within you, but it is silenced by the noises around you and inside you- but journaling can help in bringing it out. 

A sharing session will be held towards the end of the workshop for parents and their children to share their thoughts and experiences about journaling with each other, and with other participating families. Some basic writing materials will be provided. Participants may bring their own journals, supplementary writing materials and scrapbooking stationery if they wish. They will also receive a handout containing journaling prompts after the programme.

This programme is for parents and their children 13 years old and above.

About the speaker

Archana Sarat loves to narrate tales to both children and adults. Her debut novel, Birds of Prey, a psychological crime thriller acclaimed to be a gripping and riveting read, was adapted into the web series, Irai, on Aha Tamil OTT in February 2022. Her second book, Tales from the History of Mathematics, a set of historical short stories, won the Best Book award in the Children's category at the Valley of Words International Literature Festival 2019. Her latest book, Sleeping Dogs, a mystery thriller, will release worldwide in September 2022. Her articles have been widely published in various popular newspapers and magazines. Her short stories and poetry have been widely anthologized.

Archana Sarat is the Founder of Read Write Inspire (https://readwriteinspire.com), a writer’s studio filled with resources that motivate writers to read deeper, write better, and create a strong author platform.

Though she is a Chartered Accountant by qualification, she took up her childhood love for writing as her vocation. She hopes her writing can inform, educate, impact, and entertain at the same time.