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Motivating Kids (9)

For some kids, working together is a great motivator. Many times, when kids need to do something they do not know how to do, it is a big relief for them if someone else is experiencing the same challenges. Suddenly, they are not alone.

This post is part 9 of 19 in the series Motivating Kids

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Published: April 30, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Kids / Children, Personal Development, Parenting Tags: friends / friendship, how to, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, motivation, education / learning, relationships / marriage, practical parenting / parents, family matters, k-12 education, social, academic performance, attitude, focus, kids / children, emotional intelligence

The Book Whisperer

Girl reading a book

Eden got this nickname when she was 7 years old and her teacher complained she was reading out loud while all the other kids switched to silent reading. The teacher was concerned that reading out loud would interfere with her reading development.

To handle the need to verbalize what she was reading (a kinesthetic need), Eden started to whisper. It started with fast and unclear quiet whispers, like shorthand. she read for hours every day, so from age 7 to 20, you could hear indistinct whispers in our house at the table, in the toilet, behind the sofa, on the floor or on her bed.

All my 3 little book worms go to the public library every week and borrow 20 books for each membership card (and we have 5 cards).

For the love of reading

Kids who love reading are every parent’s dream. Developing imagination, getting exposed to richness of information and inspiring emotions through the written word are only some of the advantages of reading.

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Published: April 24, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: November 29, 2022In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: k-12 education, social, academic performance, kinesthetic, kids / children, vision, friends / friendship, success, practical parenting / parents, how to, books, motivation, reading

Creative Kids (4)

In the last three weeks, I wrote ideas to boost creativity in kids. In my opinion, kids already have natural creativity in them and our aim is to nurture it and make sure it does not disappear. In my book, “Be Special, Be Yourself for Teenagers”, I wrote that creativity, along with flexibility and tolerance, are natural states of mind and our job as parents and educators is to nourish them to full blossom.

This post is part 4 of 7 in the series Creative Kids

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Published: April 20, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 18, 2021In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: success, education / learning, emotional intelligence, practical parenting / parents, fun, time management, social, questions, humor, kids / children, friends / friendship, vision, creative / creativity

How Life has Changed

When I was growing up, the world was a lot nicer. There, I have said it. There were no computers, no Internet (and I like both), cars were simple, roads were narrow, but life felt free and full of adventures. Now, there are way too many dangers everywhere. Or are there really?

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Published: April 15, 2009 by Gal Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Parenting, Emotional Intelligence Tags: trust, beliefs, violence, change, focus, lifestyle, vision, social, projection, friends / friendship, emotional intelligence, practical parenting / parents, fear, choice

Motivating Kids (6)

One good way to inspire motivation is to use others who have succeeded as role models and try to learn from them. Can you imagine kids growing up to think that many people around them, both younger and older, are sources of inspiration?

This post is part 6 of 19 in the series Motivating Kids

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Published: April 9, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Kids / Children, Personal Development, Parenting Tags: inspiration, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, success, practical parenting / parents, how to, books, motivation, social, kids / children, teens / teenagers, communication, focus, friends / friendship

Anti-Social School

In recent years, privacy has become a very hot topic. New updates to privacy notices arrive in our email almost weekly, appearing more and more complicated over time. Whether you run your own business or work in someone else’s company, you are required to keep your clients’ privacy. And, of course, you worry about your own privacy the privacy of your kids when you go online. But sometimes, this can go a bit too far and hurt more than it helps.

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Published: April 8, 2009 by Gal Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: safety, lifestyle, k-12 education, social, kids / children, friends / friendship, practical parenting / parents, communication, school, trust

Kids Need Friends

Many couples choose for the man to work and “win the bread” and for the woman to stay at home and raise the kids until they are old enough to go to school. Often having 3 kids 1-2 years apart, the woman saves the family child care money for 7 years and then returns to the workforce.

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Published: March 25, 2009 by Gal Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Babies / Maternity, Parenting Tags: choice, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, preschool, baby / babies, kindergarten, friends / friendship, child care, education / learning, lifestyle, practical parenting / parents, family matters, k-12 education, social, career, early childhood, kids / children

Finding Cancer

My doctor found skin cancer on my head. He said it was the best kind there was, which does not spread, and that I was lucky. He will just cut it out himself and I will be healthy again. WRONG!

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Published: February 25, 2009 by Gal Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Health / Wellbeing, Parenting Tags: projection, responsibility, choice, beliefs, lifestyle, health / wellbeing, friends / friendship, practical parenting / parents, focus, vision

Kids are Like Mice

Yesterday, during a session with two of my parenting clients, they asked me again, “Why do you send your kids to school?” My answer was “Because kids are like mice – they need friends”. Research on mice and relationship has found that mice that spent their time with other mice live longer – as a matter a fact, twice as long – than mice who lived on their own. Happy kids, just like happy mice, need company and this is the main reason for sending kids to school.

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Published: December 12, 2008 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Parenting, Education / Learning, Health / Wellbeing Tags: k-12 education, academic performance, kids / children, health / wellbeing, friends / friendship, education / learning, school, practical parenting / parents, emotional intelligence, relationships / marriage, social skills

Relationship Between Two Onions

Many couples in crisis get to this situation because they do not know each other well. Knowing each other is the first step in overcoming conflicts. In this part of “Save Your Marriage”, I am going to write about the importance of knowing your partner and teach you how to learn all there is to know about your partner. Getting to know your partner’s fears, joys, history and attitude are the first step of any relationship.

Think of marriage as a relationship between two onions. For a couple to get closer, they have to peel the layers of the onion one by one. In the beginning, when you meet a potential partner, you peel the thin external layers. As the relationship deepens, you need to peel more and more layers to discover the beautiful person hiding inside.

To understand, respect and love each other in our marriage, we must truly get to know the person sharing out life. Sometimes, just knowing what their fears are or their joys can change a whole life. I remember the first time Gal gave me his list of “50 things that make me happy” and I was surprised to find out he was happy about very little things. It was surprising, because we had lived together for over 15 years.

Assuming that if you live together you know everything is a bad idea. Even if we knew out partner well at some point, we still need to update ourselves and keep learning about them because, just like us, our partner changes with every event in their life.

If you ever go on a TV show of the “best married couple” type, they will ask how much you know about each other.

Why?

Because everyone assumes that knowing things about each other is essential to your success as a married couple.

This post is part 15 of 34 in the series Save Your Marriage

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Published: October 24, 2008 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Relationships / Marriage, Family Matters Tags: romance, family matters, communication, love, friends / friendship, values, fear, beliefs, divorce, happiness, relationships / marriage

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