Wendy Díaz

“The way we talk to our child(ren) becomes their inner voice.” 

As I raise my children and reflect on my own childhood, it is amazing to compare what I was doing at their age with their experiences now. Their generation is so much different from our own, not to mention that of our parents and grandparents.

The way we raise our children can vary depending on many factors. Our own upbringing, cultural background, education, and region in which we live can all contribute to our parenting style. But did you know that generational trauma may also play a role?

During the teenage years, our children become increasingly independent. Adolescence is a dress rehearsal to prepare for the real world – adulthood. As scary as it is, our children are growing up.

As Muslims, we strive to imitate the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, in his worship and manners. We can extract gems of wisdom even from his everyday interactions that have been recorded in the collections of ahadith or Prophetic traditions.

Without a doubt, modesty is part of our faith. 

“It is not righteousness that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but righteous is he who believes in Allah and the Last Day and the Angels and the Book and the Prophets, and gives his wealth in spite of his love [for it] to his relatives and the orphans and the needy and the wayfare