Character

SUMMARY: Involving teenagers in family decisions is a good way of including them, giving responsibility and investment in family life, and strengthening family ties.

SUMMARY: Islamic injunctions, Allah's commands and the example of His Prophet, may Allah send peace and blessings on him, show us how to follow our responsibilities and roles as parents with love and care while avoiding common toxic behaviors.

SUMMARY: The practice of giving children allowances has potential advantages in teaching accountability, earning, and fiscal responsibility, but also risks potential disadvantages in materialism, entitlement, and irresponsibility.

SUMMARY: Methods through which parents can motivate teenagers to work in order to earn a dignified, honest living and plan their careers.

SUMMARY: Kindness, respect and love to our mothers is given major emphasis in Islam, in the Quran and in the Sunnah.

SUMMARY: The services and familial burdens and communal strength that mothers take on has been richly honored in Islam, and fits the model of the "Servant Leader" where leadership is first and foremost a priceless service to its charges.

SUMMARY: The perseverance, courage and determination of Islam's first martyr, the socially disadvantaged but characterful Sumayyah bint Harith, is a powerful example to Muslims today and especially to mothers raising upright families.