Support for anxiety, confidence, resilience, big feelings, and the struggles children don’t always say out loud.
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The game ends, and suddenly your child is furious. They’re yelling, arguing, crying or pleading for one more match. For some children, stopping a highly engaging game can be genuinely difficult. That doesn’t mean you have to give in, and it doesn’t mean every strong reaction signals a serious problem. The goal is to help your child learn an important skill: something I really enjoy can end, and I can handle the transition.
Read guide →Thoughtful guidance, expert perspectives, and practical reflections to help you better understand what your child may be experiencing.
22 min · Gentleness beautifies everything it touches. Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi explains why knowing your own temperament is the first step toward the Prophet’s…
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9 min · A teenager once mocked the call to prayer, loudly, in front of the Prophet ﷺ. Instead of punishing him, the Prophet…
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12 min · When a child forgets, refuses, or pushes back, it’s easy to react with a lecture, a guilt trip, or a rebuke,…
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5 min · When a child is in full meltdown, our instinct is to talk them down — to explain, soothe, or reason with…
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10 min · Emma Hubbard breaks down shitsuke, a Japanese concept of discipline built on instruction and practice rather than punishment. In her explanation,…
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9 min · Emma Hubbard argues that a child’s overwhelmed brain largely can’t process talking, explaining, or reasoning during a tantrum. She also argues…
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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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11 min · A step-by-step approach to responding to a child’s meltdown with calm presence rather than immediately trying to stop or correct it.…
Read the Reflection →Sometimes the most useful idea comes from another parent who has been through something similar.
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