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Teen Birthday Parties: Who Needs Them Anyway?

Teen girl blowing out candles on a cake at a birthday party

It was the third birthday our daughter had refused to celebrate with friends. For her 17th birthday, she invited a couple of girls to go out for a movie. For her 18th birthday, she spent the day crying because it was her grandmother’s funeral (and her dad was away to attend).

When she approached her 19th birthday, we had the same discussions about a party all over again.

When I was kid, most of the kids wanted to have a party, at least on their birthdays. Only the “rich” kids could have parties every year. Some rare kids had parties more than once a year and those were obviously the most popular.

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March 27, 2008 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting, Personal Development, Teens / Teenagers Tags: dad, emotional intelligence, father, happiness, identity, kids / children, mom, mother, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, practical parenting / parents, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, teen books, teens / teenagers

What Are You Saying to Your Teens?

Teenage girl looking resentful

A couple of clients came to me for parent coaching because of a problem they had with their teen boy, and were very surprised when we went through Pink Elephants. They said, “We tell him every day NOT to hang around bad kids, but saying it only puts the focus on those kids we want him to stay away from”.

The day after our session, the mother sent me this email:

“Dear Ronit, You won’t believe what happened after we left our session last night. I was home for 3 minutes and so many Pink Elephants came out of my mouth… It’s so hard!”

It is hard. I agree.

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March 26, 2008 by Ronit Baras In: Life Coaching, Parenting, Teens / Teenagers Tags: communication, communication styles, dad, family matters, father, focus, happiness, kids / children, language, learning styles, mom, mother, negative, positive attitude tips, practical parenting / parents, teens / teenagers, values

Teens Today Aren’t Like We Used to Be

Teenage boys looking at their phones

In my work with parents and teens, I here many times the phrase “Teens today aren’t like we used to be”.

Really?

I remember this from a friend of mine from high school and his dad when we were 18. Every time when we came to visit my friend, his dad gave us the spiel about how motivated, well mannered, hard working and respectful his generation was and how horrible, suffering from peer pressure, disrespectful and lazy we were.

I remember asking him one day if his parents did not say the same thing about him when he was 18.

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February 27, 2008 by Ronit Baras In: Emotional Intelligence, Parenting, Teens / Teenagers Tags: behavior / discipline, generation gap, research, teens / teenagers

Proud as a Peacock

Peacock

My daughter is celebrating her 19th birthday this week. It is an exciting time for us both. Can you imagine? 19 years!

Sometimes, when I try to remember her crawling on the floor or saying her first words (which was early, very early), I have only vague memories.

She is so big now (she is taller than me, but that is easy), yet she is still young and acts like a child. She is so mature, yet she is naïve.

Our kids’ birthdays are a wonderful way for us to take stock of our parenting. Every year, they grow and mature and learn about themselves, we do too. We learn about our achievements or our challenges and it makes us better people, better parents.

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February 5, 2008 by Ronit Baras In: Beautiful people, Emotional Intelligence, Parenting, Teens / Teenagers Tags: dad, father, happiness, kids / children, mom, mother, motivation, practical parenting / parents, teen books, teens / teenagers

Interview with an Author

Be Special, Be Yourself for Teenagers by Ronit Baras

Find the answers to all the good questions I was asked about my first teen book “Be Special, Be Yourself for Teenagers”.

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January 17, 2008 by Ronit Baras In: Ask Ronit, Parenting, Teens / Teenagers Tags: books, dad, father, learning disabilities, mom, mother, motivation, motivational speaker, practical parenting / parents, public speaker, teen books, teens / teenagers

Suicide Rate Is Rising. Time To Wake Up!

Teen girl's hand limp with pills spread around it

Although suicide is not a topic many people talk about, I believe it is important to discuss it BEFORE it is too late. Whereas in the past suicide was an adult concern, the trends in the last 50 years have changed and more and more teens (aged 15 and above) are at risk.

There are many reasons for suicide, some of which are related to crisis and mental breakdowns due to the loss of loved ones and others events that cannot be prevented. However, the major reason for suicide is depression. Yet unlike losing someone you love, depression can be prevented!

Suicide is one of those things that when it happens, it is already too late. Therefore, we, as parents and educators (and government), must take responsibility and dedicate ourselves to preventing suicide.

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November 20, 2007 by Ronit Baras In: Did You Know?, Education / Learning, Emotional Intelligence, Opinion, Parenting, Teens / Teenagers Tags: depression, health / wellbeing, suicide, teen books, teens / teenagers

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

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

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

“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: Education / Learning, Opinion, Parenting, Relationships / Marriage, Teens / Teenagers Tags: dad, family matters, father, k-12 education, mom, mother, practical parenting / parents, relationships / marriage, teen books, teens / teenagers

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