communication

The day after Thanksgiving every year, Americans of all backgrounds are encouraged to participate in the National Day of Listening. Encourage your kids to do the same with their friends.

One major cause of problems in the Muslim society today is the absence of Shura. The Shura process, if adopted as a personal behavior and nourished by the family as a way of life, will benefit the Ummah.

Shura, or mutual consultation, is part of Islamic way of life. But Shura doesn’t just happen. It requires time, commitment, and skill. One of these skills is good listening. Here are tips for better listening.

"Seek first to understand, then to be understood," recommends Stephen Covey (1990). When you listen carefully to another person, you give that person "psychological air."
 

Do you have a teenage daughter in her final year in school? Does she have friends who are preparing for their prom? Does she feel left out? Here are some ways to discuss prom with her as a father.