Is my child going to be a good Muslim? Will she put the hijab on when she grows up? Can I trust him with a cell phone at the age of ten? Am I doing my job as a parent? Should I go back home? What if… How will I… What’s the best way to…?
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How to Capitalize on the Barakah of Having Parents
Download our 21 Sources of Barakah Resource Sheet + Infographic! When your parents are happy with you, doesn’t everything in your life just go smoothly? Maybe it’s because your mother is constantly making dua for you, or because your father has told you that he’s proud of you. The barakah associated with having pleased parents
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[Reader Discussion] Struggling with Your Parents? How to Deal with it Productively
“But my Mom is the person who gets on my nerves the most”, says a sister in a religious gathering. The statement was made after she was reminded of the virtues of treating parents kindly. It seems that sometimes when people become ‘religious’, ‘practicing’ or acquire more knowledge of the deen, they start
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Keeping In Touch: A Daughter’s Perspective
Bint, beti, anak perempuan, fille. Do these words ring a bell? They are all words used to describe people like you and me. So, who am I? I may be a mother, a wife, a professional or a student. But before all of these roles, I was a daughter; you and I have been one all of our lives.
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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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[Productive Teens – Part 3] Seven Tips for Parents to Deal with Bullying
Undoubtedly there aren’t many things more frustrating for a parent than seeing their child struggle with bullying and peer pressure. It makes many parents feel powerless, as so much seems to happen under their radar. Many children, especially teens, are reluctant to share what’s going on in their social lives. Let us take a look
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