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Parent-Child ConnectionEarly 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 ConnectionEarly Childhood – Teen

Fatherhood & Islam

In a talk he gave at a convention, Imam Tom Facchine reflects on what it means to be a father in Islam. He describes…

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Parent-Child ConnectionEarly Childhood – Teen

The Role of Fathers in Islam

In this talk, Shaykh Waleed Basyouni speaks to three audiences about the role of fathers: fathers, mothers, and children. He encourages fathers to see…

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Parent-Child ConnectionEarly Childhood – Teen · 5 min

Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family

5 min · In this short clip, Sheikh Belal Assaad describes five patterns that can make family life unhealthy: substance abuse, constant conflict, violence,…

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Parent-Child ConnectionEarly Childhood – Middle Childhood · 12 min

When Your Child Misbehaves, Don’t Do This

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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Parent-Child ConnectionEarly Childhood · 8 min

How ‘Serve and Return’ Supports Your Baby’s Developing Brain

8 min · This video centers on serve and return: the everyday back-and-forth between a baby’s small signals and a parent’s response. It looks…

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Parent-Child ConnectionEarly Childhood – Teen · 61 min

Home Sweet Home (Part 1/3): Raising Children

61 min · Sheikh Belal Assaad, a family and marriage counselor, lays out the Islamic foundations of a healthy family. He traces the theological…

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Parent-Child ConnectionEarly Childhood · 8 min

How Every Child Can Thrive by Five

8 min · A seven-year-old TED speaker, Molly Wright, explains with help from a live baby demonstration why she believes simple everyday interactions like…

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Parent-Child ConnectionEarly 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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