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Autistic School: First Encounter with Autism

Autistic child

My first encounter with autism was when I was a Special Education student. From the very first year of studies, my classmates and I worked with children on the autistic spectrum and accompanied some children with severe autism at school. At the start of my second year, I had to choose a place for work experience.

I remember the day our head of department came to shows us the list of options. The autistic school was not on the list, so I asked about it – not because I wanted to work there, but because I was afraid of it.

You see, my philosophy was to choose all the things I was afraid of. I figured that it was the best time to challenge myself and get over my fears. This is why I chose to specialize in Math and this is why I asked about the autistic school.

The head of the department explained to all of us that they didn’t offer work experience at the autistic school because we were not ready for it. She said people did this type of work after they graduated.

This post is part 3 of 4 in the series Autism

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July 11, 2018 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: practical parenting / parents, autism, special education, touch, learning disabilities, acceptance / judgment / tolerance

Children with the Kinesthetic Communication Style

Kinesthetic kids love mess. Two boys cutting out Halloween pumpkins

The idea that all kids are the same is false and brings parents and teachers into lots of trouble. Every time these kids are not “the same” as others, they think something is wrong with them. Nothing is wrong with them! They are just different and we should all be happy that there is not such a thing as “one size fits all”.

In my kids’ assessments, I check children’s communication styles. If I know their communication styles, I know what challenges they have and why, and I know the best ways to introduce new information to them.

During our sessions together, I pay attention to how they move. I check if they stand up while they work and if they move their legs or other body part. I notice if they are social and friendly and pay attention to how they talk about others. Moving a lot and talking about emotions, fairness, kindness and caring are typical for kinesthetic children.

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July 26, 2016 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: school, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, touch, behavior / discipline, emotional intelligence, education / learning, motivation, practical parenting / parents, communication styles, teaching / teachers, learning styles, activity, assessment, social, academic performance, kinesthetic

Teen Sex: Not Allowed!

Teen couple in school corridor

Recently, I saw a client who was very concerned about her teen daughter getting closer to a boy she was spending time with. She suspected they were having sex. She was completely panicked about it and started preventing her daughter from seeing her boyfriend. Her daughter was 16 years old and had been seeing this boy for over a year. I asked my client why she was worried and she didn’t really know how to answer. In her mind, teen sex was out of the question. Teens should not have sex and that’s it.

My client had many issues with sex that she never had a chance to discuss with anyone in her life, not even her husband. It was one of those things she never believed she would ever discuss with anyone. It was private, done behind closed doors, quietly, so no one would hear or know. Especially not the kids.

I told her about a story I wrote. It was about a group of teens discussing the topic of parents having sex. One of them discovered, by accident, that his parents were having sex and the story is about how they deal with this “discovery” as a group. I wrote this book (to be published yet) after listening to my then 15 year old daughter and her friends having this same discussion: do parents have sex? I was very proud of my daughter, who was the one saying, “of course they do”. Most of the other kids felt sick just imagining it.

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July 7, 2015 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting, Teens / Teenagers, Relationships / Marriage Tags: story, needs, attitude, touch, teens / teenagers, values, parenting teens, fear, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, control, feeling, mother, practical parenting / parents, change, Life Coaching, relationships / marriage

Ronit’s 100 Happy Valentine’s Day Tips

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This year, Gal and I are celebrating our 34th Valentine’s Day and we are very proud and happy to be together. We are also sad to look around and see that fewer and fewer couples are able to find happiness and love on this day. Over the last five years, more of my clients experienced relationship breakdowns than ever before. Divorce and separation are very sad and challenging for the couple and for their families.

This week, I received a request from a radio show to share 5 Valentine’s Day tips with their listening couples. This made me think that I have many more tips and the fill list from my relationship tool kit is below.

I highly recommend having such a list for yourself. If you could give other couples advice on how to have a happy relationship, what would you say? Write down your ideas and read them every once in a while (even I have to read my own advice from time to time, especially in tough times).

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February 10, 2015 by Ronit Baras In: Personal Development, Relationships / Marriage Tags: positive attitude tips, choice, positive, trust, tips, divorce, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, valentine's day, love languages, change, freedom, happiness, feeling, touch, relationships / marriage, expectation, love, conflict, partner, money, family matters, list, hugs, needs, forgiveness, how to

Be Happy Without Money

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Many people think that happiness requires money. Money definitely helps, but it really is not a pre-requisite for happiness. Most of my coaching clients want to improve their wealth, believing that money brings happiness.

What they do not understand is that it works better the other way, happiness brings more money. The belief that money can buy happiness usually comes from mom and dad. My clients learned it from their parents, who learned it from their parents who learned it from their own parents, and on and on. Can you see the cycle here? If you have kids, you have to make sure to stop it!

There is lots of research on the science of happiness. It tells us that happiness is a chemical reaction in the body. We can build up our happiness by doing things that stimulate our ‘happy’ chemicals. Luckily, we do not need money for all of them. For example, I got a little happiness sign and I love taking photos of it. The camera is digital and the photos are free. But it makes me happy anyways.

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February 18, 2014 by Ronit Baras In: Personal Development, Life Coaching Tags: touch, wealth, money, free hugs, hugs, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, how to, list, choice, action, research, happiness, relationships / marriage, hope, fun

Teaching & Education Beliefs: Think Ahead

Education in letter chain

Teachers, just like everybody else, do better when they think ahead and get organized. Today’s 20 teaching and education beliefs are about this. If you are here for the first time, you may want to start reading “Teaching & Education Beliefs” from the start of the series.

1. When I need to cover a topic over 8 weeks, I aim to finish it early, maybe in 6 weeks. This gives me time to deal with unexpected circumstances that pop up. If everything goes to plan, we have 2 weeks to have fun. If not, we have two weeks to compensate for the delay.

2. If I want to help my student, I must take care of myself. Kids are born with senses to read the people around them. There is no point pretending when you are around them. They will be able to tell when something is wrong.

This post is part 4 of 6 in the series Teaching & Education Beliefs

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June 20, 2013 by Ronit Baras In: Parenting Tags: motivational speaker, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, school, society, creative / creativity, touch, intelligence, education / learning, skills, conflict, birthdays, success, fun, emotional intelligence, k-12 education, practical parenting / parents, failure, academic performance, teaching / teachers, beliefs, public speaker, goals / goal setting, research, attitude, change, kids / children, government, acceptance / judgment / tolerance

Teaching & Education Beliefs: I Am an Educator

Pile of small chalkboards

In today’s part of Teaching & Education Beliefs, I want to share with you the first 20 of the top 100 beliefs I have about teaching and education.

Last week we discussed where beliefs about teaching come from: from our parents and our own teachers. In this post, I want to share some helpful tips that I found useful through my career.

1. I am an educator. I teach, I coach, I present, I motivate, I do public speaking, I write, I do my community work. In all those roles, I educate kids and grownups on how to find the gifts they have inside and let themselves shine.

2. School is not a place where kids come to gain knowledge; it is a small version of real life. Children have opportunities to use trial and error without detrimental consequences. Kids come to school to learn about themselves, grow and evolve.

This post is part 2 of 6 in the series Teaching & Education Beliefs

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June 6, 2013 by Ronit Baras In: Education / Learning Tags: success, k-12 education, emotional intelligence, academic performance, how to, attitude, books, kids / children, action, teens / teenagers, beliefs, tips, empowerment, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, communication styles, education / learning, learning styles, school, reading, teaching / teachers, touch, activity

I See You

Pressure is an isolating feeling. People under pressure see themselves as if they were under attach and their top priority is to survive, if only emotionally. So they focus on their own feelings, regard most interactions with suspicion and withdraw into a “safe space” as much as they can.

The problem with pressure is that it also damages our ability to reason and function severely. It interferes with remembering things, with being creating and with our perception of what goes on around us. We see the world through narrow slits in a thick armor, we see everything tinted bright red, we hear everything pitchy and sharp and very little makes sense.

Intense pressure can even make us feel like there is no hope and nobody to help us. It is as if we are invisible.

A long time ago, I saw a movie, I think it was Ordinary People, where a mother walked over to her teenage son, touched him gently and said, “I see you”. That line stuck with me and I have used the idea in it many times with the people I love.

I think the “I see you” method works well because the other person is using an invisible shield that is very effective at blocking direct methods, like advice, jokes and uninvited help. It works especially well with teenagers, who see many things as threats to their identity and independence.

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March 21, 2012 by Gal Baras In: Parenting, Teens / Teenagers, Relationships / Marriage Tags: kids / children, touch, teens / teenagers, love, stress / pressure, emotional intelligence, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, how to, behavior / discipline, identity, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, relationships / marriage, friends / friendship, social skills, practical parenting / parents, family matters, bullying, communication, needs, focus

100 Ways to Say “I Love You!”

Giving flowers is a great way to say "I love you"

There are many ways to say “I love you” to someone – partner, children, family members and friends. But as you may know, not all of them are as effective. That’s simply because people are different. So here’s how to come up with 100 ways to say “I love you” and choose the best one for each person.

As you probably know, love is one of the most wonderful feelings. Some people claim there are only two feelings: love and fear. Every good thing in life is a form of love and all the bad things are forms of fear. A stronger version of this only recognizes one feeling: love. All the rest (fear, anger, sadness, etc) is lack of love.

Voltaire said, “Love is a canvas pattern furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination”. Whether you define love as the ultimate feeling or just an important one, there is no doubt that being loved and loving can make us the happiest ever.

This post is part 7 of 48 in the series Make a List

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June 26, 2009 by Ronit Baras In: Personal Development, Parenting, Relationships / Marriage Tags: touch, kids / children, love, emotional intelligence, behavior / discipline, how to, friends / friendship, beliefs, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, change, love languages, happiness, relationships / marriage, romance, perception, communication, affirmations

Magic in Little Hands

Girl showing her hands with excitement

It was Monday morning when I brought my green sprouting container to school. A group of 3-year-old kids ran towards me to see my “surprise”. I opened the plastic bag and took it out. The idea had come into my mind after my Reiki course.

Barbara McGregor, my Reiki teacher, had told us that kids, have life energy in their hands naturally and my brain had clicked. Even if they did not, I could always make sure they did…

“What is this?” they asked excitedly.

“We are going to do some magic”, I told them.

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July 17, 2008 by Ronit Baras In: Health / Wellbeing, Spirituality, Kids / Children Tags: beliefs, kids / children, health / wellbeing, education / learning, projection, early childhood, touch, emotional intelligence

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