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Parent-Child Communication

Talking with your child in a way that actually gets through, at every age.

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly 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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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 – Middle Childhood · 13 min

The Secret to Helping ANY Child Follow Your Directions

13 min · Spencer Russell, a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher, used to think some kids simply couldn’t focus — until he noticed his…

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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 CommunicationPreteen – Teen · 40 min

The Relationship Between Parents and Children

40 min · Sheikh Belal Assaad tackles a subject he calls sensitive: what parents and children truly owe each other in Islam. He grounds…

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Parent-Child CommunicationEarly Childhood – Teen · 80 min

Home Sweet Home (Part 3/3): Spouses & In-Laws

80 min · This is the final part of a three-part seerah-based series on building a strong Muslim family, focused on marriage and in-laws.…

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