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Teaching Young Kids Money Management

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Kids need to learn money management long before they leave home. When their friends have brand-name shoes or a computer game and your kid wants them too, understanding money is going to be very handy. So if you wonder when it is the right time to learn about money, my answer is: the minute your kid can count to 10.

Unfortunately, handling money is not something we learn at school. Just like many other life skills that we find necessary in adulthood, money management is also neglected while lots of energy is wasted on high levels of math.

Children can be taught at a young age that money is their way to get the things they want in life. It is, after all, your way of getting the things you want in life.

Here is how…

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Published: November 21, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Kids / Children, Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: skills, money, success, wealth, attitude, kids / children, practical parenting / parents, responsibility

The Gift of The Dyslexic Child

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Parents ask me: What is Dyslexia? What is the impact of having it? Will it limit my child’s success in life?

I have worked with many kids, who have had symptoms similar to dyslexia that were actually caused by other problems. Deafness, visual problems, temporary challenges with a second language, gaps in their education or emotional problems may appear like dyslexia but cannot be treated like dyslexia.

But with this learning difficulty come good things too.

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Published: November 16, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Teens / Teenagers, Emotional Intelligence, Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: success, dyslexia, learning disabilities, teen books, k-12 education, education / learning

Just A Little Bit More

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

In the movie “Touching the Void”, the concept of moving forward no matter what, had a life and death flair and gave no option to fail. There is a beautiful Zen saying “Fall 7 times, get up 8”. Successful people do not fail less, they get up more.

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Published: November 15, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Personal Development, Relationships / Marriage Tags: determination, persistence, positive attitude tips, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, success, emotional intelligence, negative, language

10 Ways to Encourage Your Kids

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Researches have suggested that academic success is not a result of natural born talent but a result of persistence, encouragement and motivation to succeed.

In order to effectively use encouragement, it is good to understand that encouraging a kid to do something focuses on the good things and sends kids a message “You are OK”.

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Published: November 14, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: April 21, 2020In: Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Parenting, Relationships / Marriage Tags: mother, father, mom, dad, motivation, positive attitude tips, kids / children, focus, practical parenting / parents, values, success

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – The Story of Chris

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Chris called and came to see me the next day. He parked his blue Mercedes Benz in the entrance and came in. He was at his early fifties, beautiful blue eyes, holding his diary tightly.

“I wanted a Mercedes Benz so much”, he said, “But now I feel uncomfortable driving it. I can get up in the morning whenever I want, I can have everything I want, I have money, I have Lisa, I am successful in my business but I am depressed and sad.”

Do you ever think to yourself, “If only I had a million dollars, I could have everything I want”? Think again! What would you do with that much money?

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Published: August 24, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Beautiful people Tags: depression, suicide, happiness, Life Coaching, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, inspiration, money, success, emotional intelligence

If You Think You Can or Think You Can’t, You Are Right – The Story of Marina

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“And I thought all that time I was crazy and imagining things”, Marina said when she first came to see me. “I have been taking anti-depressants for 21 years, but now I want to stop. Will you help me?” she asked.

During coaching, Marina gradually stopped her medication with the help of her wonderful doctor. She goes out and is has entered a happy new relationship. She has improved her relationships with her kids and is communicating amazingly well with Peter. She has been promoted at work and is considering publishing her story “to help others believe they can”.

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Published: August 23, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 3, 2024In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Beautiful people Tags: Life Coaching, relationships / marriage, health / wellbeing, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, inspiration, success, emotional intelligence, depression, suicide, happiness

To Teach Is To Touch a Life Forever

2 Teach is 2 Touch a Life 4 Ever

Many of my clients tell me I need to work for the Department of Education to encourage people to become teachers. Since I am so passionate about my teaching and I think it is the best job ever, they think I can convince any person, even those who do not like children, to shift to education.

I have my doubts about convincing any person, but I am sure that being an educator is the best job ever.

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Published: August 15, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: identity, education / learning, purpose, change, motivation, focus, communication styles, vision, learning styles, touch, relationships / marriage, love, k-12 education, values, positive attitude tips, success, kids / children, emotional intelligence, self confidence / self esteem / self worth

I’m OK, You’re OK!

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A very common human expression is “I wish I could go back in time and change something. Then, my life would be different. I wish I could have a second chance”. Let’s explore this a bit, shall we?

Pick an event in your life, which you would give anything to go back to and change. Being unfair to someone close, breaking a leg because you weren’t careful enough, getting caught doing something you shouldn’t have done or anything else you wish hadn’t happened. Think of what this event caused in your life – pain, embarrassment, failure, etc, and make sure you’ve chosen an event you feel very strongly about.

Now, roll back your life to the point in time just before that event. But here’s the catch: you can’t take with you any of the knowledge and skills you’ve accumulated since the event. You must go back to being exactly the same you from before the event took place.

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Published: June 25, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Life Coaching Tags: fear, failure, beliefs, change, happiness, relationships / marriage, positive attitude tips, focus, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, love, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, success, education / learning, emotional intelligence

Happiness!

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During the holiday season, when people sum up the last year and get ready for the new year, we wish them a special wish of happiness. A simple, but the ultimate wish.

During the holidays, when the shops are full of people buying presents to each other, with much love and care, it is the best time to ask why.

Why do we buy things for each other? Why do we pay an expensive flight ticket to celebrate with the family? Why do we diet before a get together?
Deep inside, we all know that the reason we buy things, get together with family, diet or clean the carpet is our desire for good, happy feelings.

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Published: June 25, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Parenting Tags: emotional intelligence, kids / children, depression, teens / teenagers, negative, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, beliefs, practical parenting / parents, control, goals / goal setting, change, happiness, focus, Life Coaching, love, relationships / marriage, values, family matters, success, positive attitude tips

Celebrate!

Cartwheel

It is a unique point in time when a person contemplates his or her purpose in life. When I was a kid, I had different reasons for being. I couldn’t see the stream and I couldn’t imagine the destination it could take me to. Staying in one place was a goal I spent a lot of energy on because it was easy and comfortable. For children, life is a chain of continuous changes. Finding rules, structure, logic and sense only promotes the fear of change and blocks the eyes from seeing options. In every period, I think I had more rules to live by and at the same time felt it was much harder to let go of them and allow the stream to take me to fascinating destinations I could hardly imagine.

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Published: June 25, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Parenting Tags: kids / children, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, practical parenting / parents, gratitude, love, success, emotional intelligence, happiness, Life Coaching, relationships / marriage, family matters

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