The best gift to a child by his parents is his proper upbringing. But it can be confusing and daunting with so many theories of good parenting practice to follow. No wonder most parents find it hard to raise productive and pious children! To make it easy for parents, I have narrowed down the Islamic
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Please Stop Pretending and Just Face It: There’s Nothing ‘Special’ About Special Needs!
I’m not a writer or a psychologist or the ‘happy girl’ most people know me as. Today I’m just a defeated mother who is tired of pretending she’s strong enough to handle this challenge.
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‘My Child is an iPad Addict’: 9 Tips to Get Your Kids Off Their Gadgets
Are you worried that your child spends more time on their devices than with you? Do you think they’re obsessed with their (or your) smartphones: your little one’s watching YouTube cartoons or playing games non-stop, and the older one is looking at it every few minutes, texting friends all the time, checking to see how
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[Parenting Lessons from Surah Luqman – Part 5]: Developing Patience and a Love for Prayer in Children
In the previous parts of the series on parenting lessons from Surah Luqman, we talked about the essential prerequisites of parenting (Part 1), how to teach our children to avoid shirk (Part 2); being obedient and grateful to Allah and our parents (Part 3); and instilling consciousness of Allah in children (Part 4). This part of the
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[Surat Al-Kahf Series- Part 3] Three Strikes And You’re OUT!
It’s one of those days. The alarm doesn’t go off. You’re late for an urgent meeting. There’s no edible food in the fridge and you’re out of coffee. You stomp your feet on the way out and maybe rip your pants. The car won’t start so you take a cab with a chatty driver who
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[Parenting Lessons from Surah Luqman – Part 4]: Being Conscious of Allah Always
In the previous parts of this series on parenting lessons from Surah Luqman, we addressed the essential prerequisites of parenting (Part 1), how to teach our children to avoid shirk (Part 2) and being obedient to our parents and grateful to Allah and our parents (Part 3), thereby establishing a connection with Allah . In
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