The Daily Question for You and Your
Child: A 3-Year Spiritual Journey
(Waterbrook, 2018) is one of those books that, depending on the child and the
parent, will be a wonderful memory maker, or just another journal that gets
started with enthusiasm, then there are a few days missed, then a couple of
weeks, and eventually the book gets put on the shelf, and when it’s pulled out
again you wonder where the time went.
In theory it’s a great idea. Every
day there is a question for your child to answer. And the next year and the
year after the question is repeated. So 365 questions, discussed 3 times in as
many years lead to a lot of parent child conversations. And since your child
answers the question each year on the same page, it’s easy to see their
progress.
But in my experience, journals, like
diets and gym memberships, seem like great ideas on January 1st; but
it doesn’t take long before the novelty wears off. And that’s when it’s just
one schedule to consider.
Having said that, some of the
questions are cute, some are what’s going on in school or day care, and others
have a spiritual bent to them. There is also a pocket on the inside of the
front cover for a photo of the child either when you start the journal, or as
he or she grows.
Another use of this book might be as
conversation starters at mealtime, especially if there are 2 or more children
in the family. Sunday school or Christian school teachers might like to ask
some of the questions at the beginning of class each week or day, and even in a
public school setting some of the questions could be written on the board so
the student could work during those first few minutes.
I received this book as a member of
the publisher’s launch team program, I was not required to write a positive
review.
3/5
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