How To Help Your Children Break Their Addiction To The ...
“There is so much about phones and children that parents worry about but I find myself worrying most that when we hand our children phones we steal their boredom from them. As a result we’re raising a generation of writers ...
Teens and Social Media
In this live interview, Dr. Sekandari addresses the Social Media use by Teens as well as the dangers unmonitored online activity could create. The topic of Human Trafficking and Sex Trafficking and its connection to online use is also covered. ...
The Impact of Internet Addiction
“Man does not really love social media; he merely hates boredom and loneliness.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana Do you or someone you know struggles with an addiction to the internet? Is the time spent on the internet impacting their job, school ...
The Impact of Human Trafficking For Children
Guest Post: Hosai Mojaddidi But force not your maids to prostitution when they desire chastity, in order that ye may make a gain in the goods of this life. But if anyone compels them, yet after such compulsion, is Allah ...
Emotionally Balanced Parenting
“It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” – Mandy Hale Many parents tend to prioritize the needs of their children above their own, usually to their own detriment. ...
What Smartphone Use Right Before Bed Does to a Child’s ...
By: Adam Kyle, a sleep expert at MattressReviews.net While you might not have had a smartphone, or even a cell phone, until you were in high school or college, the reality is that they are a part of our children’s reality. With ...
The Overprotected Kid
Originally posted: The Atlantic By Hanna Rosin A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery—without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution. A trio of boys tramps along the ...
The Direct Impact of Video games on Children
“When I looked at the addictive qualities of video games and how they captivate people’s attention, I decided to try the same technology for enhancing well-being”. -Deepak Chopra Original Post appeared in Psychologytoday.com by Victoria L. Dunckley M.D., Mental ...
My Mother was a Secret: A hidden diagnosis and a ...
Posted by Permission: Naureen Ahmed, Original Post MuslimMatter.com My parents married each other in the late 70’s in Karachi. They moved to Brooklyn, NY, where my mother gave birth to my two sisters in a span of 13 months. My ...
Reasons You Are at Fault When Your Child Acts Like ...
“There is no gift that a father gives his child more virtuous than good manners.” ~Prophet Muhammad (Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 1953) By Lauren Levy Parenting can feel like an uphill battle, no matter your child’s age. Not only is there a ...
Smart Kids More Likely to Use Drugs
Original Post: Huffington Post by By Anna Almendrala How’s this for peer pressure? Not only do the cool kids smoke pot, but it turns out the smart kids do, too. We joke, of course. But a new study suggests that ...
Child Abuse & the Muslim Community
Child abuse is the dirty little secret no one wants to talk about yet in many homes across the world, it’s as prevalent today as it was centuries ago. According to www.childhelp.org, “Over 3 million reports of child abuse ...
A Mother’s Reflection of Grief & Loss in Islam
“Whoever finds love beneath hurt and grief disappears into emptiness with a thousand new disguises.” Rumi Guest Post: Majidah (Margaret) Comparetta In 1999 I embraced Islam. The journey to Islam was long and experiential. I became involved with Westernized Sufism ...
Top 10 Effective Parenting Strategies
“It’s not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can’t tell my children to ...
Let Your Actions Be Your Child’s Teacher
By Dr. Parisa S. Popalzai It’s ancient wisdom that our actions speak louder than our words—or when it comes to our children, our screaming. As parents, most of us are seeking advice on best parenting tips so that our ...
Irrational Fears and OCD in Children
On Friday, May 23, 2014, ABC’s 20/20 presented a very informative and realistic view of how Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) impacts the lives of children and their families. These children were followed over a 5 year period and ...
Is Your Child ODD? Understanding Oppositional Defiance Disorder
“For many people, one of the most frustrating aspects of life is not being able to understand other people’s behavior.” All children, especially when tired, hungry, stressed or upset, can act oppositional from time to time. This oppositional behavior might ...
15 Parenting Mistakes Well Intentioned Parents Make
“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt Parenting is a difficult job, and one in which we all make ...
Why Paradise is Under Her Feet: Mothers as Leaders
A mother’s heart is a patchwork of love. ~Author Unknown Guest Post: Dr. Parisa Popalzai One day I was speaking with a mother of five children about her life and aspirations. After giving her a brief summary of my education ...
The “Parentification” Trap: Dangers of An Enmeshed Parent-Child Relationship!
“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.” – Khalil Gibran ...