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The Art of Being: Teach & Inspire by Living Authentically

Living authentically - grandmother and granddaughter on a nature walk

Three years ago, someone asked me, “If you could teach anything, what would it be?”

Honestly, the question caught me off guard. I didn’t have an answer. It’s such a big question that it’s been stuck in my head ever since.

You see, I’ve been a teacher for 38 years. My whole career has been teaching special education and focusing on emotional intelligence. I’ve always loved helping people find their strengths and use them to navigate life with happiness, health and success.

But in all those years, I never stopped to ask myself, “What would I teach if I could choose anything?” I didn’t think I needed to. I was just Ronit, the teacher, doing what I do best.

That question changed things for me and took me through a process of discovery. It made me think about life, about what I’ve learned, and what I really want to give to the world. Maybe by sharing the process of my discovery about the art of being, I can help you think about your own answers too.

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Published: January 29, 2025 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: January 29, 2025In: Education / Learning Tags: touch, love, responsibility, emotional intelligence, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, practical parenting / parents, focus, early childhood, special education

It’s Hard to Say “I’m Sorry” When You’re Not

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Kids sometimes do things that others don’t like. Sometimes, they break things and even hurt others. It’s important to help them understand what happened, but parents should never force them to say, “I’m sorry”.

I think the idea of saying “sorry” is distorted because of social “expectations” that if someone is hurt, we must have done something to cause it. This makes parents “teach” their kids to say “sorry” even if it comes without actual “sorrow”.

It’s very easy to see it with young children. They take a game away from another kid (sibling), the other kid cries. Immediately, the parents scold them and force them to go to the other kid and say they’re sorry.

This is humiliating. It plants in those kids the idea that saying “sorry” is admitting guilt, even if they don’t think they’re guilty. And it builds up and stays with the kids.

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Published: March 31, 2021 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 31, 2021In: Parenting Tags: kids / children, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, behavior / discipline, feeling, guilt, emotional development, practical parenting / parents, responsibility, values, change

How to Have Better Communication with Children

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Communication works like a bee. It can produce honey or sting. It’s true. Our communication is the tool we have to connect or destroy relationship. To be better parents, we need to develop better communication with our children.

When our kids are born, they have full trust in us. They trust us with their life. They have to, because without us, they would die. Literally.

Over the years, that trust is gradually lost. Not because the kids grow out of it, but because the parents change the way they communicate with their children.

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Published: March 24, 2021 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 24, 2021In: Parenting Tags: sarcasm, kids / children, behavior / discipline, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, guilt, emotional development, communication, practical parenting / parents, how to, trust, communication styles, relationships / marriage

Better Family Relationships: How to Build Trust

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Family relationships can be hard, let’s be honest. We have a relationship with everyone we come in contact with. Some relationships are short. Some are long. Some are intimate, and others not so much. In every relationship, our actions affect the dynamic. We can’t just do or say whatever we want, whenever we want.

Why? Because we don’t exist in a bubble. Our words have meaning.

It’s amazing how many people are never exposed to the concept of effective and thoughtful communication. I find people of all ages coming to my leadership camps and saying, “How has no one ever taught me this?”

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Published: March 3, 2021 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: January 24, 2023In: Parenting, Relationships / Marriage Tags: acceptance / judgment / tolerance, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, practical parenting / parents, sibling rivalry, communication, gratitude, siblings, how to, trust, family matters, listening

Domestic Violence is Devastating. We Need to Stop It!

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As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every part of our daily life. Work, school and social engagements were adjusted to follow the restrictions. But the most troubling change is the huge increase in domestic violence all around the world.

Domestic violence has been damaging our society in more ways than COVID-19 ever will. But no one thinks we should shut down schools, states, airlines, restaurants, gyms or businesses until we eradicate it from our society. And we’re going to pay for this long after COVID-19 is gone.

Domestic violence is primarily directed at women and children. Why? Because they are more vulnerable.

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Published: February 10, 2021 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: August 7, 2023In: Parenting, Relationships / Marriage Tags: personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, practical parenting / parents, communication, emotional intelligence, violence, change, society, aggressive, bullying, self confidence / self esteem / self worth

Negative Emotions: How to Really Help Your Kids Manage Them

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As parents, it’s natural for us to want to keep our children from feeling what we perceive as negative emotions. We want to keep them from suffering. But as hard as it is to admit, by doing so, we often do more harm than good.

Most people grow up thinking that our purpose in life is to avoid suffering. But it isn’t!

We aren’t supposed to avoid suffering, we’re supposed to manage it. We should never fight it, or even try to control it. We must live with it and find ways to use it to our advantage.

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Published: January 27, 2021 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: November 28, 2022In: Parenting, Personal Development Tags: practical parenting / parents, communication, emotional intelligence, how to, listening, compassion, kids / children, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, empathy, emotions, feeling

Manipulating Your Kids Will Make You a Good Parent

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Many parents feel uncomfortable about the idea of manipulation. They get upset when their children manipulate them, and feel uncomfortable about manipulating them in return. But I think it’s a valuable parenting tool.

The word “manipulation” has negative connotations and implies bad intentions. But in most cases, we don’t manipulate others to harm them. Quite the opposite.

In my parenting programs, I’m amazed by how many parents don’t think they have the right to make their children think or do some things. These parents don’t seem to understand their role.

What?!

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Published: December 30, 2020 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 30, 2020In: Parenting Tags: success, emotional intelligence, how to, role model, behavior / discipline, practical parenting / parents

Helpful Staycation Ideas to Make Your COVID-19 Holidays Great

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The holidays are coming and this year, 2020, isn’t a normal year. We can’t go on vacation the way we did in previous years. So, what can we do? We can have a staycation. But first, we need some staycation ideas.

With COVID-19 looming, limited money, closed attractions, and restricted events and restaurants, a proper holiday seems difficult, even impossible. So, we either have a staycation or go nuts.

A staycation isn’t staying at home. It’s having a vacation, and enjoying our time, at home, or close to home. But how do we do it?

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Published: December 23, 2020 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2020In: Parenting Tags: health / wellbeing, practical parenting / parents, how to, choice, christmas, holidays, travel, vacation, activity, fun, kids / children

Formal vs. Informal Learning: Which is The Best During COVID-19?

Girl with mask saying 'Welcome back to school'

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents ask themselves if formal education is enough to give their kids what they need. What was normal before COVID-19 is not the same now. I suggest informal learning instead.

I believe many good things came out of COVID-19. For example, some of my nephews blossomed with remote learning. Unfortunately, some of them, who had been brilliant students before, just collapsed.

Lately, the parents of many of the children I coach told me of real challenges at home. I believe this difficult period highlights challenges each family already had before. The uncertainty, the restrictions, the financial burden, and the isolation just added more pressure into the system and the system no longer copes.

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Published: December 2, 2020 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 2, 2020In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: practical parenting / parents, school, emotional intelligence, social skills, k-12 education, health / wellbeing, education / learning, emotional development

100 Easy Ways of Entertaining Kids During COVID-19

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Many parents are looking for easy ways of entertaining kids, but that’s happening now more than ever before. The restrictions that came with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have created challenges for many families around the world.

Usually, kids spend a lot of time at school. Their time is full of learning, variety, and activities to keep them interested and occupied. It’s very hard to get bored at school. So, parents just need to entertain them in the afternoons.

Now, however, they spend most, if not all, of their time at home. This period is very difficult for them because they locked up and bored out of their little mind. Finding entertaining things to do is a much bigger challenge than it normally is.

Fortunately, you’re at the right place and I’m here to help!

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Published: November 26, 2020 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: November 26, 2020In: Parenting Tags: practical parenting / parents, how to, work life balance, activity, kids / children, health / wellbeing, emotional development

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