For Immediate Release
September 2005

Mom of 74 children publishes interactive journal for parents and children.

Amy Etzell, mother of 4 and foster mother to over 70 children, published the “Back and Forth Journal” for parents and their children. The journal is written and passed back and forth between a parent and a child to record memories, thoughts, and dreams between the writers. The book is meant to create a lasting heirloom for children to have as they grow up.

The Back and Forth journal is a hard-covered, spiral-bound book that includes biography pages for each parent and child titled “This is me right now”, there is also a page for the parent’s and child’s photograph. Ideas on what to write to your child as well as how to adapt the journal to specific ages are included.

The Back and Forth journal is perfect for boys and girls, ages preschool through college. Each journal page is set up in To/From format. A Back and Forth journal written and passed twice a week will last about one year.

The mom or dad starts the journal by writing a letter to their child and places the journal on the child’s pillow. The child then writes back to the parent and places the journal on mom or dad’s pillow. The book travels back and forth with new notes written each time.

The Back and Forth Journal retails at $12.95 and is available for purchase at backandforthjournal.com.

Amy Etzell can be reached at info@backandforthjournal.com, or at 507-649-0898. The Back and Forth Journal, © 2005, published by Simple Thoughts Press, LLC. P.O. Box 759, Northfield, MN 55057