Self Esteem Mini Course (part 8)

Posted in Parenting, Personal Growth, Success & Wealth
by Ronit Baras on May 7th, 2008

I heard about assertiveness long before I knew what it meant, at a time when I did not express myself much. The fear of rejection was so huge that I was willing to suffer a lot for it. Just today, I talked about a problem I had on my vocal cord. Since I was really young (age 5-6) I had a huge polyp on my vocal cord and when I spoke, I had to take a deep breath to get enough air for 2 or 3 words.


 

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Pandora’s Box

Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Success & Wealth
by Ronit Baras on May 2nd, 2008

I think if you scanned people’s brain, you would find that their brain is busy, busy, busy, thinking about the dishes, the bills, the alarm clock and shopping with only small breaks for planning next month’s birthday party. Most people are in survival mode. When I ask about next year or what is going to happen in ten years, they look at me as if I fell from the sky.


 

Self Esteem Mini-Course (part 7)

Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Kids/Children, Parenting
by Ronit Baras on April 30th, 2008

The easiest way to increase your kids’ self esteem is to send them to have dinner at friends’ house or encourage them to sleep over with their friends. If you think I am joking, keep reading.


 

Whose Turn Is It to Wash the Dishes?

Posted in Kids/Children, Parenting, Relationships
by Ronit Baras on April 17th, 2008

Many of the conflicts between parents and kids are related to household chores. What usually happens is that parents are (of course) responsible for the household chores and find it very difficult to handle everything by themselves, so they ask the kids to share the load of cleaning and taking care of the house.


 

Weddings, Love and Marriage

Posted in Focus On The Family, Life Coaching, Relationships
by Ronit Baras on April 15th, 2008

This week, I went to my young daughter’s school with a group of other mothers to celebrate the teacher’s wedding. On the card from all the families in the class, I wrote “Happy wedding day”, but I did not think it was the right blessing. You see, my wedding day was not a happy day at all (too much family politics), but it did not change the fact that Gal and I have been together for over 27 years and are still very much in love. In my head, a happy wedding day is no guarantee for a happy marriage and I am sad for it. I would certainly like it to be a sign for the years to come, but it is not.


 

Self Esteem Mini-Course (part 6)

Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Life Coaching
by Ronit Baras on April 14th, 2008

Last week, we met Eli, my mechanic, and talked about his checklist for car maintenance, the one he uses before returning each car to its owner. Well, here (at last) is a self-esteem checklist - your very own list of the parts of your self-esteem. When you examine yourself in each of these areas against your own full score (your ideal). You can still drive when the petrol is not on full, but it is much better to drive on a full tank (less worries, less fuel contamination). You can still function if your tyres are not new, but if when they are too worn, you risk skidding and having an accident.


 

Expect to Be a Happy Parent

Posted in Life Coaching, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships
by Ronit Baras on April 11th, 2008

One major difference I see between happy parents and unhappy parents is in the gap between their expectations and the fulfilment of their expectations. Basically, if your expectations are high and are not fulfilled, you will be disappointed and unhappy, but if most of your expectations are fulfilled, you will be satisfied and happy.


 

100 Questions You Should Ask Yourself as a Parent

Posted in Kids/Children, Life Coaching, Parenting, Personal Growth, Teens
by Ronit Baras on April 10th, 2008

My mother-in-law once said to me that most people do not have a parenting philosophy. First they act and than they find reasons to support their actions. I was a young mother when she told me this and an educator and the philosophy of education was something I did every day and every hour and it was hard for me to understand what she meant.


 

Are Your Kids All The Same?

Posted in Kids/Children, Parenting, Relationships
by Ronit Baras on April 9th, 2008

Kids in every family are different and this is a fact. Sometimes, when you try to find the formula to curtain behaviour, it is hard to take one type of behaviour from one kid and expect it from the second kid. Even twins cannot be expected to behave the same because of a different dynamic between them and the different reaction of society towards them.


 

Research Says: Friends Improve Sibling Relationships

Posted in Kids/Children, Parenting, Relationships
by Ronit Baras on April 4th, 2008

Family Matters says: your attitude can improve them even more.

In psychological studies, the age gap between siblings is very important and is used to explain many behaviours and relationships (can you imagine yourself lying on the shrink’s sofa and complaining about your brother who came into your life too early and took all the attention away from you?).

In a research published by the Journal of Family Psychology, Dr. Laurie Kramer, professor of applied family studies at the University of Illinois, followed 28 sibling pairs from the age of 4 to adolescence and found that “a child’s socialization with friends before the arrival of a sibling can predict a more positive relationship between the siblings”.


 
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