How can one become a child blogger?

 Ok, so the first thing that your child should do is decide what they’re going to discuss on their blog. This could be ANYTHING in the entire world. With that being said, picking a blog topic can actually be a pretty difficult decision. Some kids may have trouble deciding on ANY topic. Others may have so many things they want to discuss that they can’t narrow it down. So, to make it easier, let’s talk about 5 questions your child (or anyone) can ask when trying to decide on a blog topic. It may help to write these questions down on a piece of paper, one at a time, and have your child answer them as completely as possible.

What do I enjoy talking about or doing?

This is the most obvious (and most important) question that anyone starting a blog should ask themselves. If you’re going to blog about something, it should be something that you actually have a real interest in. It’s one thing to have to write about a topic that you don’t enjoy for school (or for work), but it would make zero sense for you to willingly talk about something that you don’t even care about. So think about those things that your child LOVES to do and that they could talk about for hours on end.

For example, maybe your child loves dancing or sports. Maybe they can’t get enough of reading Young Adult fantasy novels. Perhaps they find it fascinating to see actors play in several different movies together. Maybe they love cooking to spend a lot of time gardening. Maybe they’re obsessed with science or math. Perhaps they love to play video games or learn about the latest technology. Write down as many things as you or your child can think of that they have a strong interest in.

What am I really good at?

I think that this is an important question to ask because sometimes we don’t really take the time to acknowledge our skills or our knowledge base. Or something comes so naturally to us that we don’t even think about the fact that we’re good at it. Write down as many things as possible that your child is good at. You may find that there is some overlap with things they enjoy doing, which is GREAT because things that overlap have a lot of potential as blog topics.

What do other people enjoy learning about or doing?

Lastly, you need to think about what other people want to talk about, learn about, or do. I know that blogging is a personal endeavor, so we should focus mostly on what WE want to blog about. However, if we want other people to read our blogs, we have to make sure we write about things people find interesting. The beautiful thing, though, is that you can actually find a market for just about any topic.

SANCHITH KUMAR

GRADE 8D

ORCHIDS THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, VIVEKANANDA.