Raising Muslim Daughters Blog

I’ve started a new blog related to raising Muslim daughters
http://raisingmuslimdaughters.wordpress.com/ 

What’s Planned for Raising Muslim Daughters, insha Allah
I am just starting out here, but topics I hope to eventually add include: Her Hygiene, Her Nails, Shaving, Vulva Care, Her Dress/Hijab, Her Housekeeping Skills: Kitchen/Cooking Skills, Running a household, Laundry care, Sewing/Mending, Her Manners: Her Voice, Her [...]

What if I’m not sorry?

What if I’m not sorry?

 
My oldest son asked me this question several years ago, when I told him to apologize to one of his siblings. That kind of took me aback and at that at the time, I couldn’t really come up with an answer..until today..

 
But first, how I got there….
I was doing math with [...]

Children and Lying

  Dealing with children that lie a lot can be very frustrating.  I can’t say that I have learned how to overcome it, but I’d thought I’d share a few thoughts on things that might be effective, Allahu ilm, in teaching children not to lie. 
1.Teaching that Allah is Al Baseer (All Seeing), Al Sami’(All Hearing)
 I had [...]

10 Things to Do With/For Your Muslim Child Everyday

10 Things to Do With/For Your Muslim Child Everyday The following is a “top ten” list that I have made for myself that captures (for me) the most important things that I would want to accomplish everyday. Of course, I don’t usually do everything everyday, but it was meant to be a reminder for the [...]

Daily Preschool/Kindergarten Learning/Review Session(s)

Daily Preschool/Kindergarten Learning/Review Session(s)
The following is an example of a routine I have “developed” for my preschoolers/kindergartners (ages 4/5 roughly).
It can be done at one time, or broken up into parts to do throughout the day. The main purpose is to review concepts as well as introduce new ones, a little at a time.
My goal [...]