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    Don’t Make Gaming the Villain

    When gaming becomes a source of family conflict, it’s easy for the game itself to become the enemy. But to your child, gaming may be much more than staring at a screen. It might be where they spend time with friends, master difficult skills, build elaborate worlds, compete, create, laugh or simply unwind. You don’t have to love gaming, or allow unlimited access to it, to take your child’s interest seriously. Understanding what your child gets from gaming may even make it easier to set healthier boundaries around it.

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Parent-Child ConnectionAll 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 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 · 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 ConnectionPreteen – Teen · 9 min

Handling Difficult Teenagers

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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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 – Teen · 15 min

10 Daily Habits That Raise Wise Kids, Not Just Smart Ones

15 min · This video argues that academic success alone doesn’t guarantee wisdom, resilience, or good judgment, and offers ten daily habits meant to…

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