“We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole. In my children’s memories, the adventures we’ve had together in nature will always exist.”
Read More50 Acts of Kindness for Kids
50 easy ways for children to show kindness to their family, friends and community
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7 Tips on Developing Good Character in our Children
Children love to hear stories about heroes, who they often look up to as role models - and what better real-life hero and role model can there be for our children than our Prophet (SAW)? Reading the Seerah allows us to teach our children about his beauty and mannerisms, as well as appreciating his perfect character – a great example for us all.
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Meaningful Questions to Ask Your Child or Teenager, to Help Relieve Worry and Anxiety
We've put together some conversation starters and meaningful questions that you can ask your children, to create discussions around how they feel, what they worry about, and to improve their self-esteem, confidence and faith.
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Self-belief: Fixed Vs Growth Mindset
Self-belief is a person’s belief in their ability to complete tasks and overcome challenges. Positivity and negativity make a big difference to our lives. Your mindset affects the way you view challenges: whether you see them as a good thing or a bad thing!
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Salah & Trauma (Part 2)
The good news is that there is healing after trauma. The positive growth that you experience after healing from trauma is known as post-traumatic growth.
One of the benefits of going through the healing process is that it will help you revitalise and strengthen your relationship with Allah.
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Salah & Trauma (Part 1)
Trauma doesn’t just affect you mentally, physically and emotionally… it can also have adverse effects on you spiritually!
Unresolved trauma literally has the ability to shape/change your relationship with Allah and your faith.
Read MoreParents' Top 10 Tips to Inspire a Love of Salah in Our Children
Whether you encourage your children to reimagine Salah as an adventure on a flying carpet or a chance to converse with Allah, make each prayer a special event.
Read MorePinterest: Cooking with Kids
With most schools closed at the moment, parents are finding themselves juggling multiple roles at home. In addition to continuing with their work, there is the added responsibility of homeschooling with all the stress and pressure that brings. To top it off, there is the newly added function of lunchtime dinner server!
Worry not! We’ve compiled a list of fun, child-friendly snack and lunch options to keep you entertained.
Read MoreIndoor Activities Inspired by Pinterest
Looking for creative and fun indoor activities to build resilience, courage and a love of learning within your children?
We’ve collated some fantastic Pinterest activities to banish your cabin fever. The best part, there’s no need for you to step out of your home!
Use resources available at home in order to bring learning to life. Happy learning!
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Coronavirus: Advice to Parents
The most important message that we want to convey to you is that you are already enough for your children, and that the best thing you can do for them right now is to trust your parenting instincts.
Whether you choose to intensively homeschool your children or decide to use this time away from school and Madrasah to allow your children to play and enjoy themselves, trust yourself and base your decision on your understanding of your children. You know best what your children need.
Read MoreCorona Virus: Advice to Madrasahs & Supplementary Schools
With the government’s decision to shut down schools until further notice, the closure of Madrasahs and Supplementary Schools must also follow. We have written the following advice for head teachers and senior leaders after receiving a number of requests for guidance from partner institutes.
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World Book Day with Adam & Anisah
We witnessed disenfranchised children come to life in ways that surprised even their teachers and witnessed confidence blooming in normally reserved students, who eagerly stood in front of the class to talk about their love for their favourite books.
It is those moments that make all the hard work and preparation that goes into developing our storybooks and events well worth it.
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Young Adult Books with Muslim Protagonists
With the unique challenges that young Muslims face, having young adult books that speak to the experiences of Muslim children has never been more important.
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Ten BenefIts of Reading
The distance we create from our worlds whilst reading allows a chance to engage in personal time that is rarely available in a world of constant communication with others. Therefore, reading is a welcome respite which can make it far easier to deal with daily stressors.
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The Importance of Choice
What constitutes success is subject to an individual themselves as it is not limited to tangible matter like money. Rather, success has an emotive basis too. It is contentment and satisfaction with feeling that you have done something worthy. Therefore, by taking this concept of success, there is no one distinct pathway to achieving success.
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Ten Parenting Tips from Humanity’s Greatest Teacher
What is most prominent about any individual is their character. Regardless of their intellect or achievements, character is at the forefront of a person’s being. Excellence in character and conduct was superbly demonstrated by the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) who is an example for all.
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With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
As a Muslimah myself, watching Dina’s video, The Bad, the Worse and the Ugly, 48 minutes of her continually reciting from a seemingly never-ending series of hate comments she had received, was absolutely harrowing. The fact that the abuse she had suffered stemmed from her fellow Muslims made it all the more shocking.
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