What is your greatest dream for your child?
What is your greatest dream for your child? To have a good job? A comfortable life? Or for them to have a certain career? I hope not. Because this world is more insignificant in the eye of Allah as dead lamb. Jabir b. Abdullah reported that Allah’s Apostle (sallalaahu alaihi…
Why you should let your children be bored
“I want to play with the handphone.” “Why?” I asked. “Because I have nothing to do.” I can’t remember our exact conversation but I remembered that his response was more amusing at that moment. We had barely sat there for probably 5 minutes and he immediately wanted something to occupy…
5 Steps to begin raising righteous children
Recently, I found out that there was a documentary about raising babies to be super smart. Yup, they are going for babies, not toddlers or kindergarteners. People are training their BABIES to set them for future success. Now, how about training our kids for future success in the hereafter? Before…
7 Tips for new mothers trying to memorize the Qur’an
Memorizing the Qur’an has always been a dream of mine. I started out this journey of mine a little bit late (but never too late insyaAllah). I have my many ups and downs. There were times when I was on the roll, and there were times I took a…
5 Strategies to prevent misbehavior
Kids. One moment they can make you smile and the next? They make you want to pull your hair out. I used to have to spend 4 hours, 5 days a week with 20 kids. I’m not saying that it’s the same as spending the whole day with your own…
The complete guide to begin teaching your child math concepts | Early Years Numeracy
Ever seen children playing with cars and grouping them according to different colors? Or how about seeing them aligning their stuffed animals from the smallest to the biggest. And making a building with Lego bricks, sequencing it in red, blue, red, blue? Those are all math concepts seamlessly being included…
How to help your child speak articulately | Language Development
Have you ever come across children who can speak so well and articulately? I’m always amazed by those kids. Most of these children are not gifted. They are pretty much ordinary but they have one common factor. They are surrounded by adults who speak to them properly. It’s a simple…
Begin teaching your child how to write without pencils.
One of my lecturers who taught us early childhood said that giving very young children a pencil to write will not help them. In fact, it will be bad for them. I don’t know to what extent it is true, or whether it is supported by studies, but over time,…
FREE resources to teach reading and phonics
There are many materials available to teach reading. While many paid programs and materials are good, there are also quality materials and resources offered for free. Insya’Allah I will keep on updating as I find more free resources. Here is a list that I have compiled for easy reference:…
Helping children make sense of words and sentences | Comprehension
The main goal of teaching your kids reading is to ultimately help them understand the text. Good readers are better at making sense of what they read. According to Sadoski (2004), there are different levels of comprehension: Literal– direct meaning (e.g. the first little pig built a house of…
