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How to Stop Parental Bullying (8)

Parents are the most important agents of socialization in our society. Unlike teachers, who are the second biggest influencers on children, the same parents are around their kids while their teachers change. It is only sensible to think that if we want to support kids’ health and wellbeing, we need to support the most important people in their life – their parents.

I came up with the idea of supporting kids by supporting their parents about 20 years ago when I had an early childhood center. I could increase my young kids’ success and confidence whenever I got to the parents and made the partners in the process of education. There was 100% correlation between the success of the child (1½ years old to 4 years old) and the level of their parents’ involvement. My young students could read, do math and solve 60-pieces puzzles. They had the fine and gross motor skills expected of kids 3 years older than they were. At first, their parents did not believe their own eyes, but I just sent all their games and work sheets home so they could see their kids were able to do everything I said they could.

After 25 years in education, I can dare to say that investing in the parents is the most effective investment in children. And as with any investment, the sooner you start, the greater the returns.

I believe that government organizations should be investing in parents, but until that time, I will use this blog to help parents help themselves.

Here are the next 5 tips to help parents stop the cycle of bullying, help themselves and help their children be confident and avoid being bullied, being a bully or being a silent bystander.

This post is part 31 of 35 in the series Bullying

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Published: June 6, 2011 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 25, 2019In: Personal Development, Parenting Tags: beliefs, behavior / discipline, violence, health / wellbeing, relationships / marriage, practical parenting / parents, assertive, society, aggressive, drugs, sleep, communication, bullying, emotional intelligence, body language, how to, attitude, safety

Sleep Problems with Kids

This is the message from Julia, describing her sleep problem with her daughter. When she sent me the question, it was easier for me to give her a call and answer her question, but I wanted to share it with you too, just in case you are having similar challenges.

Hi Ronit,

I have looked around your site to try and find some info on sleep problems with kids but had no luck. I know you are very busy, but thought I would ask just in case you can direct me to something that could help me?

My 8 1/2 yr old daughter cannot put herself to sleep, we have her in a single bed next to ours, and one of us has to go to bed at the same time as her, and usually we fall asleep, as it takes her a while to nod off. So as you can see, there is never any ”adult time” in our house. Things are getting rather desperate, as it creates a lot of problems as you can imagine. Hoping you might have time at some point to help me.

Thank you,

Julia.

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Published: July 19, 2010 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 25, 2019In: Parenting, Ask Ronit Tags: sleep, kids / children, communication, behavior / discipline, practical parenting / parents, early childhood, how to, beliefs, rules, change, toddlers, lifestyle

Top Parenting Bloggers Discuss (14): How to Keep Your Kids Healthy

Healthy kids are every parent’s hope and prayer. I remember during my pregnancy, while everyone was talking about the sex of our baby and our plans and wishes for its future success, the older people said, “The most important thing is that you have a healthy child”.

I am a very good example of a parent who thinks we can do something to change our kids’ health, although I did not grow up with that thinking. My mom raised 5 sick kids and she still thinks medication is the cure for everything. To her, “doctor” is a kind of god that must be obeyed, even when her doctor keeps her waiting, ignores her symptoms and gets things wrong. She has been sick all her life and she does not have any health strategy.

I believe that kids’ health (and their parents’ health) is an important part of parenting. I am in a constant search for tips and tricks to keep my kids healthy, so I decided to ask the Top Parenting Bloggers about their attitude towards ensuring their kids’ health.

This post is part 14 of 14 in the series Top Parenting Bloggers Discuss

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Published: June 25, 2010 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: January 16, 2023In: Health / Wellbeing, Parenting Tags: exercise, happiness, lifestyle, relaxation, family matters, diet, sleep, responsibility, kids / children, meditation, how to, health / wellbeing, choice, practical parenting / parents

TV Diet (8): How Much TV is Too Much?

As the name of this series of posts suggests, your family may need to go on a TV diet to minimize the damage done by excessive watching while still getting the benefits TV has to offer.

The best way to start any diet is to find out how much and what kinds of food you consume, so to start your TV diet, first you need to know how much TV you and your kids are watching.

Most parents think their kids watch too much TV and fight a lot with their kids over it. Finding out about your kids’ viewing habits can help you greatly in your parenting by having your facts straight.

This post is part 8 of 18 in the series TV Diet

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Published: August 24, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Parenting Tags: kids / children, how to, teens / teenagers, choice, change, behavior / discipline, lifestyle, practical parenting / parents, poll, television, tv, family matters, sleep, time management, communication

TV Diet (7): Learning and Education

Last week, I wrote about the influence of watching TV on kids’ and adults’ perception of relationships as disposable and easy to change. Today, I want to write about something very close to my heart – learning and education – and how watching TV affects them.

Some people might say, “Big deal. Not every child has to do well at school. Besides, there are things kids can learn from watching TV too”.

Well, humans must learn to survive. Your kids’ opportunities in life depend very much on their abilities to learn and develop new skills. Read on and you will see that watching TV causes kids to do poorly at school, but this also sets them up for a much more limited life long after they finish school.

This post is part 7 of 18 in the series TV Diet

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Published: August 17, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 18, 2021In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: communication, academic performance, early childhood, kids / children, hyperactive, teens / teenagers, preschool, kindergarten, attention deficit / add / adhd, social skills, behavior / discipline, lifestyle, health / wellbeing, television, education / learning, tv, practical parenting / parents, sleep, k-12 education

What Parents and Kids Fight about

Having conflicts between parents and kids is one of the main issues that parents raise in our parenting workshops. No parent in the world dreams of arguing or fighting as parts of parenting. When kids are born and their parents watch them for hours sleeping in their crib or rattling toys with their tiny hands, none of them imagines ever fighting with this little creature that they loved so much.

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Published: May 26, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Parenting Tags: poll, tv, sleep, attitude, kids / children, stress / pressure, communication, behavior / discipline, school, practical parenting / parents, computer, relationships / marriage, conflict

The Right Age for a Sleepover

Girl in pajamas whispering to a boy in pajamas

This month, my 7-year-old daughter invited her friend to sleep over. Her mom, who had told me before she did not allow sleepovers, explained that she did not think the kids were ready for a sleepover until the age of 10. I then started to wonder whether there actually was a “right” age for a sleepover.

Many kids spend nights away from mom and dad and stay with other family members, right? If they are lucky (my kids are not), they have Grandpa and Grandma around the corner to make the sleepover a very special outing. If they are even luckier, they have cousins of the same age to spend holidays and weekends with.

But if kids have none of these, they depend on their parents’ perception of the “right” age for them to be able to sleep away from home.

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Published: September 18, 2008 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 18, 2021In: Parenting, Kids / Children Tags: family matters, sleep, kids / children, friends / friendship, practical parenting / parents, projection, emotional intelligence, beliefs, lifestyle

Hush Little Baby – Good Sleeping Habits for Kids

Sleeping little girl with stuffed bunny

When my daughter was born, I did not attend a sleeping school to learn about good sleeping habits. Sure enough, we were so excited with the arrival of the new baby that we tried to spend every second with her. When she was 11 months old, we discovered that we did not have a life.

Eden was a “no-sleep baby”. She just did not want to go to sleep. Once she closed her eyes and stopped moving, she would sleep really well, so I am not complaining, because this meant that I rarely had to wake up in the middle of the night. But, the difficulty I had was in getting her to go to bed and fall sleep.

Even now, when she is 19 years old, we still see every night the struggle between her body and her mind. Her body tells her to go to bed and her mind still thinks that sleeping is the greatest waste of time.

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Published: June 30, 2008 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 18, 2021In: Parenting, Teens / Teenagers, Kids / Children, Health / Wellbeing Tags: kids / children, teens / teenagers, baby / babies, health / wellbeing, practical parenting / parents, meditation, how to, sleep

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