Category: motherhood
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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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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 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,…
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The Power of Reparenting: Breaking Free from Generational Wounds
The Impact of Parental Communication on Your Inner Voice How your parents talk to you has the potential of becoming your inner voice. Growing up, if your parents spoke to you in a harsh, critical way, your inner voice may be overly judgmental of yourself. This may end up hurting you, making you stuck in…
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Packing Nutritious Lunches for Your Children: A Guide for Healthy Habits
Packing Nutritious Lunches for Your Children: A Guide for Healthy Habits Ensuring your child has a healthy lunch is essential for their well-being, academic performance, and the development of lifelong habits. In this blog post, we’ll provide you with practical tips and advice on how to pack delicious and nutritious lunches that your children…
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Protecting Our Children: The Impact of Media
The Impact of Media Violence on Children: Creating a Safer Digital Environment Recent research has shed light on the harmful effects of media violence on children and adolescents. Exposure to violent content has been linked to various physical and mental health problems, including aggressive behavior, bullying, fear, depression, nightmares, and sleep disturbances. It is…
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Power of Verbalizing
Discover the Power of Verbalizing Your Feelings for Better Mental Health In our journey towards maintaining good mental health and effectively addressing troubling emotions, verbalizing our feelings plays a crucial role. Despite the common misconception that talking about our emotions is a sign of weakness, it is actually a proactive step towards taking charge of…
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Finding Strength and Healing – (My Journey)
My Journey through Stillbirth and Loss: Transforming through Life’s Challenges Life can surprise us with unexpected challenges that completely change who we are. As we grow from carefree youngsters to mature adults, we experience things that shape us, change how we think, and leave lasting impressions. Becoming a mother brought significant changes to my life,…
