parents

"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."
 

You thought you were over the hard part---changing diapers and being awakened throughout the night by your crying baby....etc. But now comes the really hard part---coping with a rebellious, often rude and obnoxious, teenager.

In this challenging society, we as Muslim parents need to bring ourselves closer to our children through education and nurturing. The best teacher a child can have is his or her own parent.

It happens all the time. Children are given orders, and when they don't obey, the parent simply goes back to his conversation and forgets. What should parents do in this situation? 

One of the greatest challenges a Muslim will ever face is being a parent. This is one challenge, however, many of us are least prepared for. Here is some advice from Sr. Shahina Siddiqui to all parents.

A sample letter from a muslim parent to a teacher explaining why their child will not participate in Halloween festivities.

This sample letter for Eid mubarak addressed to your child's teacher is aimed at requesting permission to make a presentation about the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday in your child's class. It is an ideal way to start the process of sharing information about Muslim holidays and traditions.