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Responsibility

Raising a child who follows through and owns their choices.

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ResponsibilityEarly Childhood – Teen · 60 min

Our Ways in Raising Children, Part 4

60 min · In the final part of his series “Our Ways,” Sheikh Ali Hammuda walks through the stages of a child’s growth that…

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ResponsibilityEarly 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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ResponsibilityEarly Childhood – Teen · 36 min

How to Raise Mentally Resilient Children (According to Age in Islam)

36 min · Closing a four-part series, Sheikh Ali Hammuda maps a child’s development onto six age brackets drawn from the Quran and hadith,…

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ResponsibilityEarly Childhood – Teen · 21 min

Teaching Kids Finance: How to Be a Great Financial Role Model

21 min · Financial planner Chad Willardson joins Smart Money Parenting host Scott Donnell to unpack what it actually means to be a financial…

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ResponsibilityEarly Childhood · 9 min

STOP Talking When Your Child Melts Down, Do This Instead

9 min · Emma Hubbard argues that a child’s overwhelmed brain largely can’t process talking, explaining, or reasoning during a tantrum. She also argues…

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ResponsibilityEarly Childhood · 12 min

Why Gentle Parenting Fails Without This: The 12-Minute Masterclass on Toddler Meltdowns

12 min · This video presents “regulation before resolution” as the missing piece when gentle-parenting scripts aren’t helping during a toddler meltdown. It recommends…

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