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Raising Confident Girls in a World That Second-Guesses Them

Raising Confident Girls in a World That Second-Guesses Them

As Muslim parents, we want our daughters to grow up proud of who they are, confident in their faith and comfortable practising Islam in a world tha...
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What Your Child’s Play Style Says About How They Learn

What Your Child’s Play Style Says About How They Learn

As parents, we often notice how our children play. One child spends hours building towers. Another turns everything into a story. One wants to play...
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10 Fun Ways to Use Islamic Games and Dolls in the Classroom and at Home

10 Fun Ways to Use Islamic Games and Dolls in the Classroom and at Home

One of the best ways to learn something is through play. Our Islamic games and dolls give parents and teachers another way to make learning fun, wh...
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Remembering the Prophet ﷺ: Making the Seerah Part of Family Life

Remembering the Prophet ﷺ: Making the Seerah Part of Family Life

As Muslim parents, one of the most important things we can give our children is a love for the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. We want our children to know who...
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Wonder as Worship: Helping Children Discover Allah's Signs in Nature

Wonder as Worship: Helping Children Discover Allah's Signs in Nature

Children are naturally curious. They notice the little things that adults often rush past. As parents, we have a beautiful opportunity to nurture t...
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How to Raise Kind Children Without Lecturing Them

How to Raise Kind Children Without Lecturing Them

Most of us have given the speech. The one about sharing, about thinking of others, about how we treat people. We mean every word of it. And then we...
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Your Six-Week Summer Activity Calendar

Your Six-Week Summer Activity Calendar

Six weeks of family activities built around friendship, discovery, creativity, learning, and a little faith along the way. Turn each week into a pa...
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Five ways to raise children with good values

Five ways to raise children with good values

Every parent wants to raise a kind child. A resilient child. A child who knows how to forgive, how to keep going when things get hard, and how to t...
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Why pretend play is the most important thing your child can do

Why pretend play is the most important thing your child can do

Your child picks up a doll, gives her a name, and disappears into a story for an hour. It looks like play. It is actually one of the most powerful ...
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