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What are you made of?

From time to time, being so involved with parents and parenting, people send us stories and video clips about special parents who truly go above and beyond what most people would do for their kids. It makes me wonder about what parents are made of.

Imagine you are in the delivery room, having your baby boy. You are overjoyed, until the doctor examines him. You already know something is not right and then you hear this, “I’m terribly sorry, but your son was born with no eyes and with a certain debilitating problem in the joints that will make his movements very limited”.

If you are feeling the urge to get up and run for your life, away from the enormous burden of dependence, struggle and hopelessness, please stop for the next 6 minutes and see how a special pair of parents, especially the father, have handled such a fate and turned it around into the most inspiring story of dedication and triumph over the odds.

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Published: January 25, 2010 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: November 9, 2021In: Parenting Tags: emotional intelligence, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, role model, practical parenting / parents, choice, motivation, relationships / marriage, optimism, focus, determination, vision, family matters, projection, persistence, responsibility, video, inspiration, attitude

Never Too Late

For some people, the beginning of a new year (and their birthday), is a sad day. When everyone around talks about goals, motivation and New Year resolutions, it is hard to avoid measuring our achievements from the previous year and those we have not achieved stand out like a sore thumb. “There you have it – another proof you have not achieved your goals and time is ticking. If you don’t get your act together, it’s going to be too late”.

Is it?

The ticking of time as it runs out is an illusion we adopt as soon as we learn to tell the time. Together with the sense of the achievement (that we can tell the time), the loss of freedom and hope starts creeping in as time starts to control us. This is the birth of the notion that something can be “late”, which sits in our mind together with frustration, helplessness and giving up. From there, the road to “too late” is short.

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Published: January 15, 2010 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Personal Development, Beautiful people Tags: optimism, inspiration, persistence, success, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, emotional intelligence, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, how to, goals / goal setting, choice, books, beliefs, change, motivation, focus, dreams, projection

Precious Baby

It is funny to talk about kids and money, but even money can be the difference between having kids and not. Here is a story that illustrates what I mean.

Maxine wanted babies all her life, but never wanted to have one by herself. Single parenting was not very appealing to her. When everyone started nagging her to get married and warned her she was “missing the train”, she kept saying she would not have a child on her own and since the right guy could not be seen on the horizon, her baby dreams seemed farther and farther away.

Then, at the age of 37, Maxine met Don, who was even a bit older. They both knew the clock was ticking for both of them, but Don was afraid of the commitment and did not want to rush their relationship. The wonderful love between Maxine and Don was cluttered by the ticking sounds of their advancing age.

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Published: December 3, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Babies / Maternity, Beautiful people Tags: family planning, optimism, persistence, pregnancy, baby / babies, inspiration, practical parenting / parents, money, emotional intelligence, choice, motivation

Give Me 22 Reasons

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For over six month, I have had a note posted here on the shelf over my computer. The note says, “Give me 20 good reasons”. All this time, I knew what I wanted to write, but I was not sure I would be able to go through the “open heart surgery” of telling you about my loss. I think I was building up the confidence to write about it.

Whenever I asked myself what I was afraid of, I knew I was scared of dragging myself again through old emotions of loss and hopelessness. I had been there twice and the feelings had faded but not disappeared.

This sticky note on my shelf is what made me write the posts about my loss.

This post is part 7 of 7 in the series 35-hour Baby

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Published: November 30, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: May 27, 2024In: Parenting, Babies / Maternity Tags: death, motivation, family planning, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, optimism, baby / babies, family matters, practical parenting / parents, persistence, vision, pregnancy, inspiration, video, emotional intelligence, loss, choice, grief, happiness

What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger

Mother, father and 2 children

I have always thought of myself as a good mother. It has been easier for me than for other people, because I have studied Special Education and I have had the knowledge to raise happy and successful kids.

Yet, during my Better Parenting Skills workshops, I surprise people when I tell them that a big part of my parenting confidence comes not from my studies or my professional experience, but from my personal loss (if you are here for first time, please read 35-hour Baby).

You see, when people talk about having it tough, I can relate to it and say, “When you are hit hard, you discover how much stronger you are than what you thought before”. When people talk about failure after failure, I can relate to it too. I have failed twice. Big time! I think the best thing I can give them is better perspective, because I have been through it and come out with a smile. If I can do a good job giving you this message about perspective, I will be happy.

This post is part 6 of 7 in the series 35-hour Baby

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Published: November 27, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: May 27, 2024In: Parenting, Babies / Maternity Tags: choice, death, happiness, motivation, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, family planning, baby / babies, optimism, practical parenting / parents, family matters, persistence, vision, pregnancy, inspiration, loss, emotional intelligence, grief

Make a list: Improve My Life

I often describe improvements and progress as the currency of personal development. We can only be highly developed by continually improving our thoughts, ideas, actions and outcome in life. To my kids I say that as long as they keep moving forward, they are developing.

This post is part 10 of 49 in the series Make a List

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Published: July 17, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Personal Development Tags: lifestyle, focus, persistence, inspiration, time management, money, success, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, emotional intelligence, goals / goal setting, how to, choice, change, Life Coaching, relationships / marriage

Creative Kids (summary)

Creativity is a learned skill and can be developed at any age and under any circumstances. Parents do not need a lot of resources and most of the tips and ideas described are easy and cheap. However, they do require that parents apply their own creativity and appreciate creativity as an important component in the success and happiness of their kids.

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

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Published: June 29, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 18, 2021In: Education / Learning, Parenting Tags: fun, flexibility, focus, persistence, vision, time management, art, attitude, success, imagination, emotional intelligence, kids / children, change, motivation, creative / creativity, dreams, education / learning, activity, practical parenting / parents

Motivating Kids (5)

Success depends on the ability to move forward and requires persistence. We succeed at work, in our social life, our parenting, relationships, love life, finances and health only if we can keep moving forward in spite any setbacks.

This post is part 5 of 19 in the series Motivating Kids

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Published: April 2, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Personal Development, Parenting, Kids / Children Tags: how to, hyperactive, motivation, persistence, attitude, kids / children, communication, focus, attention deficit / add / adhd, responsibility, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, success, practical parenting / parents

Creative Kids (2)

20 years ago, I worked in a project called “Creative Thinking”, where I learned that creativity does not have to be an inherited quality. The project aimed to prove kids as young as 6 or 7 years old could learn the laws of physics. We found that could only be done when the kids learned to think “outside the box”. I worked in Creative Thinking for 4 years and left to develop the broader “Garden of Eden” program, because I thought young kids needed other things besides physics.

This post is part 2 of 7 in the series Creative Kids

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Published: March 30, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 18, 2021In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: creative / creativity, education / learning, focus, practical parenting / parents, vision, emotional intelligence, motivation, flexibility, persistence, questions, kids / children

Creative Kids (1)

Be yourself. Everyone else is taken - Oscar Wilde

Creativity is more important for kids today than knowledge. Kids know a lot more than we knew when we were their age, but for them to step up and be successful, they need something extra. They need to be able to assess where everyone else is going and become unique and different.

This post is part 1 of 7 in the series Creative Kids

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Published: March 23, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: emotional intelligence, change, motivation, dreams, flexibility, persistence, kids / children, creative / creativity, focus, education / learning, vision, practical parenting / parents

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