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Motivating Kids (10)

Sometimes, the hardest thing for parents is to get their kids to accept their attempts to motivate them. Kids may treat parental attempts to motivate them as nagging or forcing when they have not given their permission to help them. Whether you like it or not, help is something that needs to be accepted.

This post is part 10 of 19 in the series Motivating Kids

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Published: May 7, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Kids / Children, Personal Development, Parenting Tags: how to, trust, motivation, relationships / marriage, kids / children, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, communication, practical parenting / parents, success, emotional intelligence

Rescuers

At the beginning of their life, all kids are helpless. Therefore, all parents quickly develop the habit of doing things for them – feeding them, cleaning them, dressing them and keeping them warm. Unintentionally, this also fulfils the parents’ need for certainty and control – the baby will be OK as long as the parents do things properly and the baby does nothing to mess things up.

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Published: May 6, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Parenting, Relationships / Marriage Tags: relationships / marriage, story, kids / children, focus, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, success, practical parenting / parents, emotional intelligence, how to, fear, trust, control, toddlers

Creative Kids (6)

Creativity is essential in peoples’ way of handling difficulties and solving problems. Although I think it is possible to spark creativity in anyone, I strongly believe that kids can learn it better and faster, if only because they have had fewer disappointments and they look forward to new experiences. It is never too early or too late to teach creativity and, although you may not see the results straight away, your kids will accumulate creative experiences and will use this skill at the right time.

This post is part 6 of 7 in the series Creative Kids

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Published: May 4, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: art, practical parenting / parents, success, how to, activity, fun, attitude, imagination, kids / children, creative / creativity, vision, education / learning

Kids’ Chores

I hate the word “chores”. I do not really know why. I have this resistance to the word more than the concept. I believe there are (sadly) many parents like me with a negative attitude towards this word. You see, besides easing the load on the parents (which certainly helps), chores are a great way for parents to educate their kids and teach them some excellent life skills.

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Published: May 1, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Parenting, Emotional Intelligence Tags: success experience, family matters, time management, responsibility, kids / children, skills, teens / teenagers, success, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, emotional intelligence, practical parenting / parents, how to, trust, relationships / marriage

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: Personal Development, Parenting, Kids / Children Tags: motivation, education / learning, relationships / marriage, practical parenting / parents, family matters, k-12 education, social, academic performance, attitude, focus, kids / children, emotional intelligence, friends / friendship, how to, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement

The State Triangle

The State Triangle shows the relationships between our thoughts and feelings (mindset), our words (language) and our posture and actions (body language). Change on and the others will change.

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Published: April 29, 2009 by Gal Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Parenting, Relationships / Marriage Tags: kids / children, teens / teenagers, emotional intelligence, behavior / discipline, anxiety, practical parenting / parents, how to, trust, mind, Life Coaching, relationships / marriage, body language, attitude

Arabian Nights for Kids

It was the summer of my first year of Special Education studies and I was initially given a group of 12 kids in Grade 5. They were mostly boys (for some reason) and the dynamic of the group was problematic. The camp was located in a wonderful forest with a creek running through it and overlooked by beautiful ruins of an ancient village.

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Published: April 28, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Kids / Children, Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: communication, how to, motivation, story, activity, k-12 education, kids / children, behavior / discipline, creative / creativity, practical parenting / parents

Creative Kids (5)

In the past four Mondays, I wrote tips and ideas for parents to boost kids’ creativity. If you have had a chance to read them all, you know by now that kids’ creativity is very important to their success – experiencing life to the fullest and getting the most out of it.

This post is part 5 of 7 in the series Creative Kids

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Published: April 27, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 18, 2021In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: activity, fun, imagination, kids / children, creative / creativity, education / learning, vision, practical parenting / parents, art, success, how to

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: academic performance, kinesthetic, kids / children, vision, friends / friendship, success, practical parenting / parents, how to, books, motivation, reading, k-12 education, social

Motivating Kids (8)

Planning is a great motivator for many kids and helps overcome many of the fears kids have. When kids learn to plan their time, their actions, their budget, their social life and their activities, they get a sense of control instead of feeling overpowered by external sources.

This post is part 8 of 19 in the series Motivating Kids

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Published: April 23, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 18, 2021In: Kids / Children, Personal Development, Parenting Tags: practical parenting / parents, how to, motivation, family matters, k-12 education, time management, kids / children, school, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, success, education / learning, emotional intelligence

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