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Parent-Child Communication

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood – Teen

15 Ways to Teach Like the Prophet ﷺ

Michael Abraham walks through fifteen moments from the teaching of the Prophet ﷺ, as reported in hadith, and draws parenting lessons from each. He…

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood – Teen · 22 min

Be Gentle: A Talk for Parents and Teachers

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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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood – Teen · 7 min

5 Parenting Styles and Their Effects on Life

7 min · Using four imagined children, this explainer walks through psychologist Diana Baumrind’s four classic parenting styles, authoritarian, permissive, authoritative, and neglectful, and…

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood – Teen · 48 min

Home Sweet Home (Part 2/3): Children, Parents & Relatives

48 min · This is part two of a three-part seerah-based series on building a strong Muslim family, tracing the Prophet Muhammad’s example with…

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood · 8 min

How Fathers Can Support a Baby’s Early Development

8 min · Drawing on developmental research, including a 2017 study led by Vaheshta Sethna and Paul Ramchandani, the video explores associations between fathers’…

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood · 15 min

6 Developmental Red Flags Parents Accidentally Celebrate

15 min · Emma Hubbard, a pediatric occupational therapist, walks through six patterns she encourages parents to pay closer attention to. They are an…

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood – Middle Childhood · 13 min

Child Not Listening? Stop Repeating Yourself. Try This 3 Step Method Instead

13 min · A practical three-step approach for parents who find themselves giving the same instruction again and again. The video argues that repeated…

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