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Mother-Daughter BONDS The interactive “Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter” journal by Meredith and Sofie Jacobs is an updated edition of their bestselling book, first published more than a decade ago.
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USING PEN AND PAPER to work through a sensitive situation proved so successful that the mother and daughter continued to journal back and forth.
38 MetroKids MAY 2021
ike many 9-year-old girls, Sofie Jacobs’ cheeks turned bright red at the thought of talking about boys with her mom. But she needed advice. So, Sofie journaled about her crush and asked her mom, Meredith, to respond in writing. Using pen and paper to work through a sensitive situation — avoiding a potentially awkward conversation — proved so successful that the mother and daughter continued to journal back and forth. In 2010, Meredith and Sofie published “Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter,” a journal with writing prompts and quizzes, so other moms and daughters could bond in the same deep and meaningful way. Journals for mothers and sons, sisters, and grandmothers and granddaughters came later, too. Now, the mother-daughter co-authors are back with an interactive follow-up to their original bestselling journal. The new “Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter” features updated prompts, art and playful content, such as stickers, notecards and stencils, for today’s moms and daughters. MetroKids caught up with Meredith, a Philadelphia native, and Sofie, a college grad living in New York City, about writing, staying connected and more.
JOURNAL: COURTESY OF JACOBS; JACOBS: COURTESY OF MEREDITH AND SOFIE JACOBS
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