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What Is The Right Age Gap For Siblings To Have Good Relationship?

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I do not think there is such a thing as the “right age gap”. I believe that each family has its own “right gap”. There are two theories on this matter:

1. Have kids close together so they can grow together and be as close as possible socially. There is also a bit of “and let’s get the kids thing over with as quickly as we can and get on with our life” in this approach.

2. Have your children spaced out to allow them to be individuals and give yourself enough time to dedicate to each one of them.

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Published: November 19, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Kids / Children, Parenting, Relationships / Marriage, Ask Ronit Tags: siblings, relationships / marriage, family planning, family matters, kids / children, practical parenting / parents

10 Ways to Encourage Your Kids

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Researches have suggested that academic success is not a result of natural born talent but a result of persistence, encouragement and motivation to succeed.

In order to effectively use encouragement, it is good to understand that encouraging a kid to do something focuses on the good things and sends kids a message “You are OK”.

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Published: November 14, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: April 21, 2020In: Personal Development, Parenting, Relationships / Marriage, Emotional Intelligence Tags: mother, father, mom, dad, motivation, positive attitude tips, kids / children, focus, practical parenting / parents, values, success

Learning Styles

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Understanding your kids’ learning styles can be a great help for life, both for you and your kids.

The common belief that there is one way of learning is really far from the truth. There are many ways to learn and each way has its advantages and disadvantages.

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Published: November 13, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Parenting, Education / Learning, Teens / Teenagers Tags: k-12 education, kids / children, education / learning, school, how to, communication styles, learning styles, teen books

When Do Kids Learn Left and Right and How to Teach It Best

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Telling left from right is very useful in life. Without it, we lose our sense of direction. Every parent tries to teach their young children to tell which is their right hand, and which is their left, so they can do basic things.

Many parents ask me why their children confuse right and left and how to teach them easily.

The reason children confuse between right and left can be organic (learning difficulties), emotional (stress and low emotional intelligence) or bad teaching.

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Published: October 18, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 18, 2021In: Parenting, Education / Learning, Ask Ronit Tags: kids / children, practical parenting / parents, teaching / teachers, early childhood, special education, kindergarten, toddlers, learning disabilities, child care, k-12 education

Laughter Therapy – Do It Yourself!

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There is a whole new science now dealing with the importance of laughter to our wellbeing. Terminally ill people watch funny movies to heal themselves. There are courses where you can learn to laugh. Think about it – learn to laugh. This natural thing that we do from birth is something we need to re-learn as adults. Do you think that when we were born everything around was funny and when we grew older nothing was funny anymore or is it that we just can’t recognise the fun in life?

Children laugh a lot. One of the greatest joys is to hear a baby laugh. More people find that irresistable. Children do not need a “real” reason to laugh. They laugh at things that seems silly. What do you think? Is it better to laugh over millions of silly things or only to laugh at rare “seriously funny” things? Who has more fun in life? Kids or grown-ups?

There are two ways to get back to this truth. One way is to invest in personal development. Grow, evolve and attract more fun into your life, which will give you more reasons to laugh.

The other way is to laugh more and thus attract more fun into your life.

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Published: August 28, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: health / wellbeing, happiness, kids / children

To Teach Is To Touch a Life Forever

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Many of my clients tell me I need to work for the Department of Education to encourage people to become teachers. Since I am so passionate about my teaching and I think it is the best job ever, they think I can convince any person, even those who do not like children, to shift to education.

I have my doubts about convincing any person, but I am sure that being an educator is the best job ever.

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Published: August 15, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: values, positive attitude tips, success, kids / children, emotional intelligence, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, identity, education / learning, purpose, change, motivation, focus, communication styles, vision, learning styles, touch, relationships / marriage, love, k-12 education

Travelling with Kids – Expanding the Horizon

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Traveling, I think, is a wonderful experience for us all. Children can benefit from travelling even more than grownups, because travelling expands their knowledge, ideas, beliefs and boundaries. Many people ask me, “Why take kids on expensive trips if they cannot remember all the details?”

So I ask them, “Do you remember all the things that made you who you are today?”

We live in a very special era. We are exposed to things today that 100 years ago we could only dream of. Think for example, 100 years ago, only lucky people living next to the ocean knew how a whale sounded. Today, every 3-year-old can tell you how a whale sounds and looks.

Technology has helped a lot to bring the world to our homes. In the beginning, there were photos, then moving picture and now live telecasts, showing things as they happen. We heave reached a point where we do not leave home and we think we can experience life through the screens of our TV and our computer.

But we cannot!

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Published: August 14, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: kids / children, vision, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, emotional intelligence, education / learning, holidays, beliefs, travel, identity, food, family matters, k-12 education, positive attitude tips, focus

Hugs: The Ultimate Antidepressant

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For a while, I’ve been thinking of ways to motivate my readers to live an inspiring life that will make a difference. Many people think that the way we can make a difference is by doing big things and I think we need to re-define the meaning of “big”.

I think we can make a difference, a big difference, by changing the depression statistics in the world. One person at a time, we can teach how to put happiness in our hearts and chase away the darkness. And you are probably asking yourself, “And how do we do that with no budget, without the support of the government and without organizing ourselves in a formal way?”

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Published: June 25, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: November 9, 2021In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Parenting Tags: beliefs, positive attitude tips, research, kids / children, change, teens / teenagers, happiness, stress / pressure, body image, communication styles, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, focus, learning styles, baby / babies, touch, relationships / marriage, health / wellbeing, love, social skills, practical parenting / parents, emotional intelligence, family matters, depression, free hugs, suicide, video

Happiness!

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During the holiday season, when people sum up the last year and get ready for the new year, we wish them a special wish of happiness. A simple, but the ultimate wish.

During the holidays, when the shops are full of people buying presents to each other, with much love and care, it is the best time to ask why.

Why do we buy things for each other? Why do we pay an expensive flight ticket to celebrate with the family? Why do we diet before a get together?
Deep inside, we all know that the reason we buy things, get together with family, diet or clean the carpet is our desire for good, happy feelings.

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Published: June 25, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Life Coaching, Parenting, Personal Development Tags: change, happiness, focus, Life Coaching, love, relationships / marriage, values, family matters, success, positive attitude tips, emotional intelligence, kids / children, depression, teens / teenagers, negative, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, beliefs, practical parenting / parents, control, goals / goal setting

Celebrate!

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It is a unique point in time when a person contemplates his or her purpose in life. When I was a kid, I had different reasons for being. I couldn’t see the stream and I couldn’t imagine the destination it could take me to. Staying in one place was a goal I spent a lot of energy on because it was easy and comfortable. For children, life is a chain of continuous changes. Finding rules, structure, logic and sense only promotes the fear of change and blocks the eyes from seeing options. In every period, I think I had more rules to live by and at the same time felt it was much harder to let go of them and allow the stream to take me to fascinating destinations I could hardly imagine.

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Published: June 25, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Parenting Tags: success, emotional intelligence, happiness, Life Coaching, relationships / marriage, family matters, kids / children, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, practical parenting / parents, gratitude, love

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