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It Won’t Happen to Me

Personal hiding in a corner

My response to David Bogner’s post “Monsters or Victims”, following the rape of a 12 year-old girl by 13 year-old boys.

… what you can do to be your teen’s friend and you may find they want you to set the boundaries and “save them from themselves” when they make mistakes. Being afraid of parenting your teens only sends a message of insecurity. If responsibility needs to be taken, between parents and teens, who do you think should take it?

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November 5, 2007 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting, Education / Learning, Teens / Teenagers, Relationships / Marriage, Opinion Tags: mother, father, mom, dad, relationships / marriage, teen books, family matters, teens / teenagers, practical parenting / parents, abuse, responsibility

Inspiring True Story for Parents

A couple of weeks ago, I delivered a Parenting Skills workshop for the Mullumbimby High School parents and friends. It was great fun and I was honoured to have the school principal and the mayor of Byron Shire attending. Here is an inspiring true story I told them about the important messages kids & teens need […]

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November 3, 2007 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting, Education / Learning, Life Coaching Tags: k-12 education, video, focus, positive attitude tips, school, teens / teenagers, values, education / learning, skills, practical parenting / parents, inspiration, mother, father, mom, dad

Gentle Men and Strong Women – Avoiding the Male Teacher Trap

Gentle man

In her article More male teachers needed, Gayle wrote about the reasons male teachers are needed in the education system. She expressed it from a mother’s point of view and described how beneficial it is for children to have male figures in their life, especially in a society where many kids do not live with mum and dad in the same house.

Now, although the education system’s purpose is to mould the habits and mindset of society, what happens when the teachers says, “Men can be whatever they want and women can be whatever they want”, but when the kids go home, they see dad fixing electrical appliances and mum cleaning. YOU, the parent, are still the most influential agent in your kids’ life. Compared to you and your thoughts, beliefs and ideas about gender, the education system stands no chance.

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November 2, 2007 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting, Education / Learning, Teens / Teenagers, Opinion Tags: school, teens / teenagers, gender, education / learning, men, practical parenting / parents, mother, teaching / teachers, father, mom, dad, communication styles, learning styles, teen books, women, k-12 education

“The Ten Commandments of Being the Parent of a Teen” – Revised Edition

Sporty teenage girls

If you are a parent of a teenager, every bit of advice is welcomed. This is what I thought before I read what Busy Mom wrote in The Ten Commandments of Being the Parent of a Teen. And I ask you, “With parents thinking like that, who needs enemies?”

Do you really, really believe that the day her kid reached his thirteenth birthday, something in his head started going wrong and turned on the “reputation” light? Or maybe her kid really gave her a crash course in parenting teens.

I think that our kids are like little mirrors of us, reflecting back everything we do and say. Parenting teens is no different than parenting younger kids. The only difference is that teens are much larger mirrors.

So I have revised the Ten Commandments of Being the Parent of a Teen.

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October 30, 2007 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting, Education / Learning, Teens / Teenagers, Relationships / Marriage, Opinion Tags: teen books, family matters, k-12 education, teens / teenagers, practical parenting / parents, mother, father, mom, dad, relationships / marriage

Teens Don’t Stand a Chance Against the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Young woman at her laptop surrounded by social media icons

This week, I received a post that Jennifer Satterwhite wrote called Parenting a teen and other things that make you stupid. “Catchy heading”, I said to myself, “It is about teens and it is close to my heart, so I went (well, I clicked a few clicks) to read it. It was very sad to read how terrible teens seem in some parents’ eyes. Parents interpreting everything their teens do as negative and disrespectful do not leave much room for the teen to grow and evolve.

The most famous research was done many years ago when two great teachers were given 2 classes to teach. Back then, they used to put all the “good” kids in one class and all the “not so good” kids in another class. They told the teachers with the “good” class, “Unfortunately, this is the worst class in the whole school”, and to the other teacher with the very troubled class they said, “Lucky you, you have the best class in the school”. And what do you know, at the end of year they realised that the grades in the “good” class dropped and the grade in the “not so good class” went up high. You probably ask yourself, “How could that happen?”

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October 29, 2007 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting, Education / Learning, Teens / Teenagers, Opinion Tags: practical parenting / parents, mother, father, mom, dad, teen books, k-12 education, teens / teenagers

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

Little girl in her mother's lap in front of a laptop

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

Who’s Afraid of Teens Using Drugs?

Young people's hands with cigarettes

Research with parent and children indicates that one of the most effective methods to prevent young people from using drugs is a devoted parent who spends time with their teens, talks with them (not to them) about their friends, their school, their sports and what interests them. The research also reports that teens appreciate parents’ advice and care a lot about what their parents think of them, their actions and their friends and consider this parental feedback a sign of caring.

But how do we get to be our teens’ friends?

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October 15, 2007 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting, Education / Learning, Teens / Teenagers, Opinion Tags: mom, dad, communication styles, learning styles, teen books, k-12 education, teens / teenagers, drugs, practical parenting / parents, communication, mother, father

Anorexia: Dying to Be Thin!

Anorexic model Ana Carolina Reston

I recently spent some time coaching a woman suffering from Anorexia Nervosa. She weighed 32kg and would not eat to save her life!

A study in high schools in Canada found that 50% of girls were on a diet because they thought they were overweight. If your daughter is young and you think, “I’ll deal with it when she is a teen”, think again. Records show that eating disorders are increasingly seen in children as young as 10. A research in Canada in 2002 found 37% of Canadian females aged 11, 42% aged 13 and 48% aged 15 say they need to lose weight. By the way, 52% of them started dieting before the age of 14.

What can we do about it? I think we can do a lot.

This post is part 1 of 8 in the series Anorexia

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September 11, 2007 by Ronit Baras In: Life Coaching, Parenting, Education / Learning, Teens / Teenagers, Opinion Tags: health / wellbeing, father, mom, practical parenting / parents, dad, food, eating disorders, teen books, diet, anorexia, women, fat, body image, k-12 education, gender, teens / teenagers, mother

Teen(r)age: In Search of Love and Uniqueness

Girl on man's shoulders

Many parents report frustration and doubt regarding their parenting when their wonderful children reach teen age. They dread this period and express tension and even fear. Instead of getting closer to their growing children, their child’s first teen birthday marks the formation of “the generation gap”. Teens become emotional, irrational and mysterious. Parents ask themselves “Why do teens behave the way they do? Is it hormonal? Why are they so emotional? Is it normal?”

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August 16, 2007 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting, Teens / Teenagers Tags: generation gap, practical parenting / parents, love, relationships / marriage, responsibility, eating disorders, values, teen books, emotional intelligence, social skills, role model, family matters, trust, k-12 education, books, positive attitude tips, action, teens / teenagers, violence, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, focus, identity, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, school

Hugs: The Ultimate Antidepressant

FREE HUGS Brisbane

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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June 25, 2007 by Ronit Baras In: Life Coaching, Parenting, Personal Development Tags: 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, beliefs, positive attitude tips

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