Parenting

By: Erin Kurt, B.Ed Do you cringe when your child asks you to play "Choo Choo train" or Barbies with them? It's the hidden secret that moms are only now speaking about. Moms are finally being honest about the fact that they don't like playing most of...

By: Erin Kurt, B.Ed Do you cringe when your child ...

by Judith Champion One thing is true, whether a child has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or not, children need attention from their parents. Our attention comforts and teaches. It is the most important thing in their young lives. Another tr...

by Judith Champion One thing is true, whether a ch...

By: Lori Radun What exactly does “me time” mean? To each mom it has a different meaning. To some it means going out with the girls, to others it may mean being able to just read a book for a half hour. You might be thinking “sometimes being a mom doe...

By: Lori Radun What exactly does “me time” mean? T...

Reviewed by : Mary L. Gavin, MD Although news gleaned from television, radio, or the Internet often is a positive educational experience for kids, problems can arise when the images presented are violent or the stories touch on disturbing topics. New...

Reviewed by : Mary L. Gavin, MD Although news glea...

Valerie Mills Managing money is one of the most critical skills we must master to function effectively as adults. Yet, although public schools address the subject of money using math examples, teachers just don't have the time for personal finance tu...

Valerie Mills Managing money is one of the most cr...

by Kathryn Kvols Research confirms what many parents instinctively feel when they don’t like to spank their child, but they don’t know what else to do. The latest research from Dr. Murray Strauss at the Family Research Laboratory affirms that spankin...

by Kathryn Kvols Research confirms what many paren...

by : Erin A. Kurt Have you ever told your child that it's time to go somewhere or do something else and their response was either to ignore you or yell at you? There are ways to avoid this and make the transition from activity to activity easy and sm...

by : Erin A. Kurt Have you ever told your child th...

by: Dr. Clare Albright 1. Label the emotions that your child may be feeling when they go through experiences that could stimulate emotions. For example, if they slip you can say, "That was scary," and when they look angry you can say, "You're feeling...

by: Dr. Clare Albright 1. Label the emotions that ...

Can you spoil your baby ? By : Dr. Benjamin Spock You can't spoil a young baby. In fact, It is important to respond quickly and lovingly when your baby needs attention. This will help your baby develop trust in you and the world. This question of s...

Can you spoil your baby ? By : Dr. Benjamin Spock...

The state of sex education in Muslim schools by Samana Siddiqui Islamic schools and sex education may seem like a contradiction for some. After all, don't parents send their kids to these schools to protect them from sex?

The state of sex education in Muslim schools by Sa...

Reasons Not to Hit Your Kids by Jan Hunt, M.Sc.In Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Italy, Israel, Germany and Austria, it is illegal for a parent, teacher, or anyone else to spank a child. In some states and provinc...

Reasons Not to Hit Your Kids by Jan Hunt, M.Sc.In ...

Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!" (part 1) By Alfie Kohn Hang out at a playground, visit a school, or show up at a child's birthday party, and there's one phrase you can count on hearing repeatedly: "Good job!" Even tiny infants are praised for smac...

Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!" (part 1) By Alf...

Memo from a Child to Parents 1. Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I'm only testing you. 2. Don't be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it, it makes me feel secure. 3. Don't let me form bad habits. I have to re...

Memo from a Child to Parents 1. Don't spoil me. I ...

The Positive and Negative C's of Islamic Parenting (part 1) by Shahina Siddiqui 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. Allah tells us in the Quran t...

The Positive and Negative C's of Islamic Parenting...

Is it harder to raise boys or girls? By Paula Spencer

Is it harder to raise boys or girls? By Paula Spen...

Help Your Child Get Organized Most kids generate a little chaos and disorganization. Yours might flit from one thing to the next — forgetting books at school, leaving towels on the floor, and failing to finish projects once started. You'd like them t...

Help Your Child Get Organized Most kids generate a...

Kids and Smoking

Kids and Smoking

ABC of Parenting In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful A lways trust your children to Allah's care. B ring them to the Mosque. C hallenge them to high goals in deen. D elight in their achievements "Masha`Allah" E xalt Allah in ...

ABC of Parenting In the Name of Allah, the Most Be...

Practical Tips for Parenting Children In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Practical Tips for Parenting Children In the Name ...

How parents can help kids make friends but resist negative peer pressure by Shirley G. Moore As a child leaves infancy and approaches toddlerhood, one of the tasks parents face is introducing the child to the peer group. To be sure, parents are inter...

How parents can help kids make friends but resist ...

Do You Kiss Your Children? It is a matter of sadness that many children are denied the benefits of not having a grandparent to cherish and dote on them, to take them on journeys back in time and spin yarns for them. We say again that the trend toward...

Do You Kiss Your Children? It is a matter of sadne...