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

How to You Can Teach Your Kids Effective Reading

Kid reading a book under a blanket with a flashlight

Effective reading is an important tool for gaining knowledge. When I was a kid, my teachers provided us most of the knowledge we got. Today, my kids get most of their new knowledge by themselves, much of it by reading. In fact, I believe that getting our kids to love reading is the single most significant thing we can do for them.

Your kids will have to read a lot during their school years and even more during their life. So developing their effective reading skills is essential to their knowledge, development and their success.

Broadly speaking, there are two reasons for anyone to read:

1. For information and knowledge

2. For pleasure

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Published: April 7, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: October 16, 2020In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: school, practical parenting / parents, skills, success, how to, books, reading, k-12 education, academic performance, literacy, kids / children, education / learning

Confession of an Author

Although my mom could not read properly, my dad read a lot of books. He was a crossword puzzle and word search person and eagerly solved everything in the daily and weekend papers when I was a kid. Most of the books in our home library he won by sending his answers to the newspapers. Inside each one was a sticker saying he had won this book as a first, second or third prize. So you see, for me, books were rewards since before I was able to read.

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Published: March 27, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Education / Learning, Beautiful people Tags: choice, books, teen books, lifestyle, reading, story, k-12 education, career, education / learning, vision, success

Global Free Hugs Day

The 19th of October (my birthday, how exciting) has been declared “Global Hugs Day”. Free huggers will be going out to streets around the world from 11am to 1pm local time, offering free hugs to all and spreading human warmth.

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Published: October 6, 2008 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 3, 2025In: Spirituality, General Tags: free hugs, spiritual, inspiration, social, men, video, emotional intelligence, health / wellbeing, hugs, friends / friendship, change, hope, reading

Readathon: Pay Per Read

Boy reading with flashlight under the blanket

Noff is my 3rd child coming home with a note from school, which offers parents to pay their kids to read books. Since we arrived here in Australia, each of our kids has come home with some “incentive to encourage children to read” project, aiming to entice children to read more by participating in a “Readathon” – a reading marathon.

1. Kids go home with a form asking Mom and Dad to give them permission to participate in the marathon.

2. The kids need to go to grownup friends and relative (grandparents are the best victims for this) and ask them to commit to paying a certain amount of money for every book they read.

3. Then, the kids read as many books as they can.

4. At the end of the marathon, they bring the signed sheet with the payment and the money goes to the school.

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Published: July 3, 2008 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: June 9, 2020In: Education / Learning, Parenting Tags: education / learning, focus, practical parenting / parents, projection, school, money, books, motivation, lifestyle, reading, k-12 education, positive attitude tips

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