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Boundaries

Setting boundaries that hold, without damaging your relationship.

Guidance for this challenge

Thoughtful guidance, expert perspectives, and practical reflections to help you better understand what your child may be experiencing.

BoundariesAll ages · 16 min

STOP Forcing Your Kids to Pray! – The Secret to Raising Devoted Muslims!

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BoundariesEarly Childhood – Teen · 48 min

Kids Need Less: Here’s Why

48 min · Do our children really need more, or less? In this conversation with Lauren Booth, educator and children’s author Anisa Rasul shares…

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BoundariesMiddle Childhood – Teen · 50 min

When Not to Homeschool

50 min · Homeschooling isn’t right for every family or every season of life. In this candid talk, Shaykh Ismail Kamdar, a long-time homeschooling…

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BoundariesMiddle Childhood – Teen · 8 min

Before You Give Your Child a Phone, Watch This

” In Episode 5 of Raising Beautiful Hearts, Ustadha Hina Khan-Mukhtar and Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi explain why a child’s developing brain needs parents to…

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BoundariesEarly Childhood – Middle Childhood · 11 min

Why Won’t My Child Say Salam?

11 min · Many parents feel embarrassed when their child won’t say salam. In Episode 4 of Raising Beautiful Hearts, Ustadha Hina Khan-Mukhtar and…

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BoundariesEarly Childhood – Preteen · 19 min

How to Say No to Your Kids and Get Them to Listen

19 min · Saying no is part of loving your child, but how do you set limits without becoming harsh, or giving in to…

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BoundariesEarly Childhood · 20 min

10 Phrases That Build Emotional Intelligence in Kids Under 5

20 min · This video offers ten phrases intended to help young children develop language for understanding and communicating emotions. Its central idea is…

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BoundariesPreteen – Teen · 8 min

10 Daily Habits for Raising Great Teenagers

8 min · This video argues that raising a resilient, confident teenager comes down to small daily habits rather than one big conversation. It…

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BoundariesPreteen – Teen · 7 min

My Parents Are Verbally & Mentally Abusive!

7 min · Responding to a question about parents who are verbally and emotionally abusive while using religious language to justify controlling behavior, Sheikh…

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BoundariesPreteen – Teen · 15 min

What’s Wrong With Kids These Days? Start With a Better Question

” He argues that it carries contempt and points toward the wrong solutions entirely. ” He also looks at how every generation has feared…

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BoundariesMiddle Childhood – Preteen · 11 min

Bully-Proof Your Child in 11 Minutes (Confidence Hack)

11 min · A video’s framework for helping a child respond to bullying with calm confidence instead of silence or emotional reaction, built around…

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BoundariesMiddle Childhood – Teen · 14 min

The 3 Second Response That Stops Backtalk Completely

14 min · A counterintuitive approach to backtalk: instead of immediately explaining, arguing, or lecturing, respond with one short, neutral boundary and then stop…

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