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Parent-Child CommunicationAll ages · 59 min

Our Ways in Raising Children, Part 2

59 min · In part two of his series “Our Ways,” Sheikh Ali Hammuda describes three styles of parenting: the firefighter who steps in…

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood – Teen · 56 min

The Brain Expert: How to Raise Mentally Resilient Children

56 min · In this wide-ranging interview, psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen lays out the framework behind his book Raising Mentally Strong Kids: get clear…

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood – Teen · 6 min

8 Things Parents Shouldn’t Say to Their Child

6 min · Some phrases slip out in frustration and are forgotten by the parent within the hour — but not by the child.…

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood – Teen · 12 min

The War on Kids in the Modern Muslim Family

12 min · Sheikh Mohammad Elshinawy opens with a question worth sitting with: people have parented successfully across nearly all of human history, so…

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood – Teen · 10 min

10 Parental Daily Habits That Raise Confident Kids

10 min · This video argues that real confidence is built through thousands of small daily moments rather than big speeches or expensive opportunities.…

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood – Preteen · 7 min

How Adults Teach Children Courage

7 min · A video looks at how a child’s everyday questions, however small they seem, can function as an act of trust, and…

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