Family Life

Much has been and written about this invention, which has become a necessary part of every homestead. There are some advantages to it. Children can learn from it from the good programs and documentaries that broaden the horizon about the world around...

Much has been and written about this invention, wh...

Although many parents try hard to bring up their children in the right manner, a variety of forces sometimes destroy their efforts. The influences of these outside forces sometimes destroy their efforts. These outside forces often play decisively wit...

Although many parents try hard to bring up their c...

Train peoples how to treat you by treating yourself well and insisting others to do so too. • Practice positive self-talk to help improve your self-image. Allow your self-image to be like an invisible shield so that undeserved criticism will bounce r...

Train peoples how to treat you by treating yoursel...

Does punishment, and particularly spanking, break the spirit of a child? The answer depends on the manner and intent of the parents. A spanking, in response to willful defiance, is a worthwhile tool, but belief in corporal punishment is no excuse for...

Does punishment, and particularly spanking, break ...

A parent who opposes the stress placed on beauty, brawn and brains knows his child is forced to compete in world that worships those attributes. Should he help encourage his “average” child to excel in school? I can give you only one opinion. I feel ...

A parent who opposes the stress placed on beauty, ...

Our task as parents is to serve as a confident ally, encouraging when children are distressed, intervening when threats are overwhelming, and giving them the tools to overcome the obstacles. One of those tools is compensation. An Individual counterba...

Our task as parents is to serve as a confident all...

One of the characteristics of a person who feels inferior is that he talks about his deficiencies to anyone who will listen. While you are blabbing about your inadequacies, the listener is forming an impression of you. He will later treat you accordi...

One of the characteristics of a person who feels i...

Are you secretly disappointed because your child is ordinary? Have you rejected him, at times, because he lacks charm or is awkward? Do you think your child is stupid? A sizeable portion of a child’s self-concept emerges from the way he thinks you se...

Are you secretly disappointed because your child i...

Not everyone is seen as worthy or is accepted in the society. Instead, we reserve praise and admiration to the few who have been blessed from birth with the characteristics we wrongly value most highly -beauty, brains and riches. It is a vicious syst...

Not everyone is seen as worthy or is accepted in t...

Some parents only love their children if they fulfill certain expectations. Gender sometimes plays a great role. So a boy after a few daughters’ elicits create affection and attention. Some families just prefer boys, even if they have equal numbers o...

Some parents only love their children if they fulf...

It goes without saying that most parents love their children dearly. It is a natural instinct placed by the Almighty into the heart of all parents. This love for children is a sign of the wisdom of Allah, for without it on parent would have borne all...

It goes without saying that most parents love thei...

A child who knows he is loved has a great heed start on life: 1. He is happier and calmer. A child, who is at peace with the world, is able to bear disappointments better. Without love, a child’s world is bleak. Such a child often resorts to misbehav...

A child who knows he is loved has a great heed sta...

The need to be loved is the unexceptionally strong in all human beings. From childhood to old age, humans want to be loved by those around them. Love connects people in the strongest ways. It produces care and concern, without which no one would take...

The need to be loved is the unexceptionally strong...

Everyone looks towards his/her future life either by planning or by daydreaming about what can happen. Human beings live with hope and struggle. A mother feeds her baby with hope. A farmer plants his seeds with hope. A young man marries with hope of ...

Everyone looks towards his/her future life either ...

ProphethoodThe Prophets are guides for men towards the straight path, inviters to the unity of God, and the expressers of physical and spiritual reality. They invite us to worship God, and they admonish us not to worship the ungodly. They show men th...

ProphethoodThe Prophets are guides for men towards...

Qur’anThe Qur’an is a divine book, being the light of guidance and the cure for the soul of moral evils; a guide towards better life; a remembrance of God; and an interpreter of realities and an organizer of the affairs. It is a source of guidance an...

Qur’anThe Qur’an is a divine book, being the light...

Spiritual BlessingsMany blessings have been bestowed upon man by God to live a pure life, and only God knows the value of these blessings. Some of these blessings left for us are the intellect, the Quran, Prophethood, Imamate, religious scholars and ...

Spiritual BlessingsMany blessings have been bestow...

Bouncing back from a divorce can be just as hard for kids as it is for adults. According to a recent study at Ohio State University-Mansfield, a marriage that's breaking up harms children's self-esteem and academic performance even before the split o...

Bouncing back from a divorce can be just as hard f...

Travel off-season. Think cities in winter and ski or Caribbean destinations in spring. Book flights early -- or late. When an airline's limited number of low-price seats sell out, fares jump. But if you can leave on a few days' notice, you may be abl...

Travel off-season. Think cities in winter and ski ...

Where we went: To Austin, TX, with my husband to visit family. Nora was 18 months old. What I was worried about: Since Nora gets restless after sitting in a car for two hours, I was anxious about how she'd handle flying. (The trip took five hours tot...

Where we went: To Austin, TX, with my husband to v...

"My family doesn't have enough time together," writes Jennifere Borjeson, mother of Cassidy, 3, and Trevor, 5, from Worcester, MA. "The only day off that my husband and I share is Sunday. But there's usually an event to attend, cleaning to be done, o...

"My family doesn't have enough time together," wri...