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How to Save Your Kids from The Consumerism Trap

The Consumerism Trap

The world we live in promotes consumerism all the time. Sometimes, I feel like I need to take my kids to live in a hut or a cave, far away from civilization if I want to prevent them from falling into the consumerism trap.

Just recently, the big shopping center closest to us was rebuilt. It is now more than double in size. I often have meetings there, in one of the cafes. I always look at all the people rushing past and wonder to myself, “Don’t they have anything better to do than just spend money here?”

Of course, my excuse for being there is that I came there for work!

The scariest thing is going to the supermarket with my kids. We buy most of our groceries from two different supermarkets. To get from one to the other, we need to cross the entire shopping centered, which is shocking.

Every window tells you why you must have that dress and that you are nothing without those shoes and that you are not cool if you don’t buy this and that you are fat if you don’t use that product.

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June 4, 2015 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting Tags: books, feeling, computer, appearance, holidays, birthdays, tv, mobile phone, flexibility, advertising, focus, social, hobbies, gratitude, needs, list, responsibility, kids / children, practical parenting / parents, money, tips, teaching / teachers, role model, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, choice, freedom

The Beauty Inside

The Beauty Inside video

It is a fact that we cannot see ourselves the same way others can see us. Firstly because we usually see ourselves in the mirror which is not the same position others see us in. Secondly, because we see ourselves from the inside and the inside is cluttered by thoughts and feelings we have towards ourselves.

The beauty inside is developed by what others, who are very close or important to us, say about us. I have met many grownups who carry negative beliefs from childhood. For example, people who are critical of a facial feature like a long nose or big eyes that mom or dad mocked at the age of 6. They simply cannot shake this feeling in adulthood.

I myself grew up in a culture that thought straight hair was an advantage and curly hair was not. As kids, we spent year looking for ways to straighten our hair. It was only when I grew up and met others who spent a fortune on curling their hair that I learned to appreciate what I have. This is a natural process.

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May 1, 2014 by Ronit Baras In: Personal Development Tags: body image, thought, early childhood, appearance, beliefs, practical parenting / parents, perception, video, positive, attitude, kids / children, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, women, feeling

Body Image

Body image: woman looking at a portrait of her body

The image of the ideal woman’s body has changed over the years. The change becomes obvious when you compare pictures today to pictures taken around the 17th century. The woman in the photo on the right was considered a symbol of the ultimate beauty back then.

Today, she would be considered obese. She would not dare pose for any person trying to sketch her and most definitely not naked.

You might be thinking that the 17th century was a long time ago and this photo is quite old. To this I would say that there is a woman who has been considered beautiful much more recently, and by today’s standards, she too would be considered fat: Marilyn Monroe.

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July 2, 2013 by Ronit Baras In: Beautiful people Tags: overweight, society, perception, video, obesity, women, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, body image, appearance, anxiety, media, beliefs, advertising, identity, change

Know Your Partner: Appearance, Work, Money and Health

Welcome to the third installment of “Know Your Partner”. In this series war are talking about questions you and your partner should discuss before you move in together, get married or have kids. These questions will help you find your partner’s “musts”. To read more about “musts”, check out Know Your Partner: Musts. In the last post in the series, we listed questions about relationships, every day life, family background and friends. This post covers questions about appearance, work, money and health.

This post is part 3 of 8 in the series Know Your Partner

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May 7, 2013 by Ronit Baras In: Relationships / Marriage Tags: happiness, positive, love, income, Life Coaching, attitude, money, partner, relationships / marriage, questions, success, addiction, alcohol, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, emotional intelligence, work life balance, health / wellbeing, how to, romance, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, choice, determination, emotions, beliefs, law of attraction, feeling, separation, activity, thought, rules, obesity, body image, change, positive attitude tips, communication, appearance

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