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Understanding and Managing a Child’s Anger
Useful Suggestions for Parents Let’s be honest: handling your child’s anger can be overwhelming. You must have attempted every single trick in the childrearing books, like the time out, the count to ten, deep breathing, or even just removing oneself to reduce the chances of those situations escalating. You’ve probably noticed that these tactics don’t…
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Helping Children Manage Big Emotions in Everyday Situations
Mastering Co-Regulation Have you ever been in a situation where your child had a crying episode, and you tried everything you could to calm them down, only to realize it was not working? Trying to calm a child’s big emotions can be frustrating! You try to comfort the child, validate their feelings, and use every…
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Chasing Shadows
The craving for ever-greater worldly gains and to excel others in that regard keeps you occupied. Until you reach your graves. Surah At-Takathur (102:1-2) The Illusion of Worldly Gains It’s been three days, and I still can’t shake off the thoughts. The whole “what, why, how” loop is repeated in my mind. When…
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The Hidden Dangers of Traditional Discipline Methods
What Every Parent Should Know About the Long-Term Effects of Spanking Disciplining children is one of the challenging tasks most parents and educators are expected to accomplish. Even in the home environment or at school, it is normal to use corporal punishment to manage the behavior of children in Pakistan, among other societies. Although…
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Ever Wondered Why Your Child Melts Down When You Take Away The Tablet?
Screen Time: The New Addiction – Protecting Our Children’s Mental Health In the current information technology age, electronic products can be seen everywhere. From smartphones to tablets, from laptops to gaming consoles, children are constantly exposed to digital devices.. While technology brings many advantages, it is important to pay attention to the potential dangers of…
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Childhood Anxiety
Anxiety is a common experience that affects the lives of both adults and children. In children, however, this emotional response can be puzzling and complex for caregivers to grasp. Anxiety in Children Children’s anxiety can take many forms, influencing their actions, sleep, eating habits, and general mood. This blog post presents the characteristics of anxiety…
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Small Steps To Instill Big Values in Children
Raising Resilient Muslims: I feel truly blessed by Allah to enjoy the companionship of my children, Alhamdulillah. Lately, our kids are often bombarded with contrasting messages. We parents must actively counteract these influences by instilling our children the proper knowledge and values. I also believe that leading by example is essential. Our actions speak…
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The Impact of Violent Video Games on Children’s Empathy
A Wake-up Call for Parents The current state of the Muslim community is troubling due to lack of sincerity towards one another; especially during natural disasters when our selfishness takes over even if we are unscathed ourselves. This thought hit me, and all I could focus on was the current state of the Muslim community.…
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The Dilemma of Muslim Psychologists – A Comprehensive Book Review
Book: The Dilemma Of Muslim Psychologists Length: 118 pages Published by: Islamic Book Trust, Kuala Lumpur Year of publication:first published 1979, revised edition 2016, reprinted 2019 ISBN: 978-0-340-97773-6 “Verily, Allah does not withhold knowledge by snatching it away from his servants, but rather He withholds knowledge by taking away the souls of scholars” (Sahih…
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The Power of Effective Discipline: Nurturing Our Children’s Growth
Discovering Better Ways to Discipline When we talk about teaching our kids right from wrong, we often think of using physical punishment as a way to discipline them. This happens both at home and in schools, especially in certain countries like Pakistan. We believe that punishing our children physically will teach them a lesson,…
