Writing adventures: My daughter has her own website

My daughter loves to write and draw. In fact, she normally does both daily after her homework and chores are finished. I would say that those two activities (for her) give her the same satisfaction that sewing, knitting and weaving do for me. Truth be told, I could spend hours doing those things… but I don’t because I love spending time with her.

My daughter isn’t new to websites. She had one when she was seven years old. I guess it’s natural that she wanted one. She’s known about website since she can remember. After all, I had them. I’ve had my own sites since 1995… When school started, she wasn’t writing there anymore. School kept her busy. Now that she’s older, she’s doing a much better job at managing her time and so she’s expressed an interest in having her website again.

When she was much younger, I encouraged her to express herself as soon as she was talking clearly. I guess you could say she received an early start with creative writing when she was four years old. I’d pick two topics and we’d have to come up with a story about them. Say, I chose “dog” and “rose” … we had to make story incorporating those two subjects in our story. It could server a major or minor role. Initially, she (mainly )listened as I wove a story based on the two topics that she chose. I’d pause throughout the story and encourage her to participate. As her confidence grew, she was able to take the two subjects that I’d selected and weave her own story without my help. At times, she still wanted me to contribute.

But back to her website, since it’s obvious that she’s serious about having one. I created one yesterday. I set aside some time , registered her domain name and am hosting her site under one of my hosting providers.

It’s her personal space, where she has control of what is published. I think it’s nice for children to have their little space where they are in control. It gives them an outlet where they can fully express themselves without worrying if they are doing something “correctly”.

I’m looking forward to seeing what she has to say and what artwork she chooses to share. If you use Facebook, check it out. I’ll be sending the link (to a few people) within the next few days.