What!? You shift around to glance at your 6-year-old. You give him a heavy stare and then ask again, “What did you say?” He repeats the word again with the casualness of a morning greeting. Your 6-year-old just blurted a word of profanity! How do you handle this delicate situation? Well, there are several things
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5 Productive Ways to Improve Your Parenting Skills this Ramadan
“Amongst all those women who ride camels (i.e. Arabs), the ladies of Quraish are the best. They are merciful and kind to their off-spring . . . ” [Sahih Bukhari] How do you plan to improve yourself this Ramadan? Ramadan is a time when we seek to grow closer to Allah and attain as many good
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5 Tips to Spending Productive Time with Your Kids
Spending productive time with our children is essential to raising them up properly. It is related that the Prophet said: “All of you are shepherds, and each one is responsible for his flock. A leader is a shepherd and he is responsible for those in his care. A man is a shepherd over his family, and he
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Dhul Hijjah: Our Other Exceptional Month
You, as an involved parent, encourage your children to fast during the blessed month of Ramadan every year. But there is another exceptional month of the year in which the first 10 days are more blessed than any of the days of Ramadan – the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah! The Prophet said: “There are
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