Productive Parenting

This is the last article in the “Productive Parenting” series. Part 1 and Part 2 spoke about the need for spending productive time with your children and engaging them in reading sessions, respectively. In this article, we explore how our conversations with our children could be more meaningful and what can be done to ensure we spend quality

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed some tools to develop the parent in you. In this article, we want to explore the power of storytelling. Stories are very powerful means to convey messages to children. This is one excellent tool of healthy parenting, helping you connect with your children and instilling a sense

[This is a series of three parts on parenting from a father’s perspective.] I have three children. If I were to encapsulate what I learned about parenting from a father’s perspective in one sentence, I would say: “A child needs ‘a loving father’, not ‘a successful businessman!’”

Sibling rivalry is as old as the two sons of Adam , Habeel and Qabeel. And we know the unfortunate way it ended. Allah tells about this common issue in great detail in surat Yusuf, chapter 12 of the Qur’an. Being a mother myself, I realized that – left unattended – these emotions can cause