Feeding infants with breast milk has been shown to improve baby health and even IQ, but the benefits of breastfeeding also appear to stay with mothers for years to come, lowering risks of cardiovascular disease and cancer By Katherine Harmon The benefits of breast milk for babies are numerous. Lower […]
Raising up Children
Mothers’ Depression Can Go Well Beyond Child’s Infancy
Many mothers continue to have depressive symptoms well into their child’s youth, which can have lasting impacts on their children’s development, but new research shows short therapy sessions can improve outlook By Katherine Harmon Picture: Maternal depression can have long-lasting effects on the mother-child bond and on child development in […]
How Important Is Physical Contact with Your Infant?
Touch and emotional engagement boost early childhood development, but can children recover from neglectful environments? By Katherine Harmon Picture: Many babies do not get as much physical contact or emotional engagement with care givers as they crave. An expert in the field explains how these behaviors can influence child […]
Enjoying Your Children
I have been talking to other mum’s recently and it has been slowly helping me to work myself into a frenzy of anxiety regarding the kids. In comparison to some of the mum’s I have been speaking to, I don’t seem to do as much with them and we seem […]
Let’s learn ablution
Islamic procedure for washing parts of the body using water, typically in preparation for formal prayers (salat), but also before handling and reading the Qur’an. Wuḍūʾ is often translated as “partial ablution”, as opposed to ghusl, or “full ablution”. Muslims who are unable to perform the prevailing form of ablution […]
The Islamic Way to Raise the Children
Allah (S.W.T.) has entrusted parents with their children. Parents bear the responsibility to raise-up their children in the Islamic way. If they do that they will be blessed in this life and in the hereafter, and if they don’t, they will get bad result during their life and in the […]
The Woman as Mother
The first contact with a woman is with one’s mother, who suffers in the pregnancy, delivery, nursing and rearing of her child. History does not recall a religion or a system which honors the woman as a mother and which raises her, as Islam does. Islam repeatedly commends the woman, […]
Some Advice on the Treatment of Children
We have in the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) many good examples to study and follow in many aspects of our lives. The longer we study the various aspects of his life, the more we will reap the benefits.
Raising Your Young Muslim Child
Bringing Up Children Aged 1 to 7 According to Principles of Islam A relaxing read to understand why the first seven years of your child’s life should be the funnest for you! Play with your child to stimulate growth and development! Parenthood is such a bizarre world for many that […]
Raising Children in Deen and Dunya
I still vividly remember the first night I spent by myself in the hospital after delivering my eldest son Shaan. The guests were gone for the day, the hallway lights were dimmed, the nurses were speaking outside my room in muted tones. “Knock, knock!” came a cheerful voice from the […]