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facebook.comMake a List: 100 Ways to Be Kind to Myself | Family Matters
Last week, I wrote about self-kindness and how to write a list of “100 ways to be kind to myself”. Kindness spreads like a ripple, so it must start from within us. I hope that by now, you have a basic list, but if you do not, please stop reading, make your own list and only then continue to read my list. Why? The process of making up the list sends a message to your subconscious that you are important. However, if you copy someone else’s list, this does not happen. Here is a list of things you can do to be kind to yourself. Only take those that suit your personality and adjust them to your preferences and to what makes you happy.
Make a List: Self-Kindness | Family Matters
Every good thought you have about yourself is an act of self-kindness, so make a list of 100 good things you think, value and appreciate about yourself. This is a great start. When you are kind to yourself, you can be kind to others and the world becomes a better place for everyone :)
The Power of Complimenting: Don't Be Stingy | Family Matters
Some parents are stingy with complimenting. I do not blame them. They probably grew up with stingy parents, who probably grew up with parents that did not compliment them either. We suffer today for things our ancestors did in the past. Wake up, parents! We do not need to do the same things our great-great-grandparents did, because in some areas of life, they were wrong. Giving compliments was definitely one of these areas. The belief “back then” was that compliments got in the way of “building character”. I have clients and friends who say it aloud, “If you compliment people, especially children, they become complacent”. What?! Since when is complacent a bad word, anyway?
I Want to Become a Life Coach: What You Should Know First | Family Matters
I have mentored many people in various professions of “helping others” be the best they could be. I get many requests for coach mentoring and all these clients want to work on their coaching skills and on their business at the same time. I think it is wise to work on both. Why? Because you can be the best coach in the world, but without business sense, you will not last a year. Of course, if you can have great business sense and no coaching skills, you will not last a year either.
Blessings for You | Family Matters
Recently, I received a request on the blog from Ali, a woman who wanted to know where she could purchase one of my post series that she could not see in full. I have not created a book about that series (yet), so I referred her to where she could read the posts for free. After all, I have written them so that people would read them and I get excited when I know that they do. Not long afterwards, I received a letter from Ali...
No More Disappointment: The Biggest Loser Leads the Dance
Parents need courage to realize that they are the most powerful in this dysfunctional dynamic, but most of them feel helpless and send their kids to be “fixed”. A relationship with a child is a dance. Some parents do not understand that they need to lead. Simon was an angry and frustrated teenager when he came to sit with me on my life coaching deck. I read what he and his parents had written to me and felt frustrated to see how yet another whole family was a victim of circumstances. Parents’ love can be overwhelming sometimes and being unaware of feelings and lacking the ability to manage them sabotages the relationships at home.
Reflections | Be Happy in LIFE
Reflections now available in the most popular digital formats on the Be Happy in LIFE website. Check it out!
The Power of Bilingualism | Family Matters
Are you afraid a second language might confuse your kids? You have nothing to fear. Bilingualism is good for your kids and they'll love you for it. My introduction to learning languages and bilingualism happened 24 years ago, when we moved to Texas, USA, and our daughter started to learn English. As a Special Education teacher, I knew she would be fine, but as a mother, I was scared, because at the age of 4, with the language of a 10 year old, I was afraid she would be left behind. She wasn’t! Parents and teachers play an important role in language development. If they understand the challenges and myths around language, they can help kids with healthy language acquisition.
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Kids/students are all different. If you're stressing about how yours handle exams, watch this video for some perspective
When Your Teen's Friends are Bad Influence | Family Matters
We put all our heart and energy into raising our children to be the best they can be. We want them to be as healthy, friendly, successful and happy as possible. In their teen years, we are afraid their friends will become the most important people in their life. We want to make sure those friends do not have bad influence over them. Our investment in our children is tested several times during their life. Their social connections are one big test of parenting, because as parents, we try to pass our philosophy and values to our children. If they spend their time with friends who tell them the opposite, this may weaken their belief in our philosophy and our values.
Kids Eating Healthy Food: You Can Be This Lucky Too | Family Matters
Food and health are strongly connected! When it comes to kids’ healthy eating habits, I was lucky, because my children, all three of them, have no issues with eating healthy food. Our children eat healthy food and were never “junkies”. My youngest had a sweet tooth for a while, but as soon as she entered her teen years, with great influence of some of her friends, she switched to cherries and blueberries. I told you I was lucky! My parents were not that fortunate...
Ronit Baras - Books on Google Play
Yay, my books are now available for sale on Google Play and Google Books.
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