Sacred Parenting Tips
- When kids have a boo-boo:
- Let’s say Ya Shafi Ya Allah, Ya Shafi Ya Allah.
- God will heal it insha’Allah.
- We learned that we need to be careful when doing this….
- When birds are singing:
- The birds are praising God (tasbih), masha’allah!
- When she gets a gift:
- Alhamdulillah, God loves you…
- Your friend made you happy by giving you this gift, Alhamdulillah.
- You can make your friends happy by giving them gifts too insha’allah.
- When waiting for someone to arrive:
- Insha’allah, he will be here soon.
- When she/we sneeze:
- Alhamdulillah for our health…
- When she has Islamic school:
- We cannot go shopping now, because you will learn about God, insha’llah J!
- If we easily cancel Islamic school for other activities, our kid learns that it is low on our priority/importance list…
- When she is sick:
- Insha’allah, God will heal you quickly.
- Let’s pray together: God, please heal me…
- If she asks: why does God give illness?
- He gives illness so we understand the value of our health, and be happier when we are healthy, and thank him for giving us health.
- When she questions why she has to obey you:
- God loves you. He wants the best for you. He wants you to be happy.
- God trusted you to us (gave you as a trust). We try our best to make you happy.
- We try our best to obey what God says because that is what makes us the happiestJ!
- When you make a mistake (yell at her or someone else, fail to keep your promise, say something mean, etc.):
- I am very sorry that I made this mistake. I apologize.
- Insha’allah I pray that God helps me to always do the right thing.
- When parents bicker:
- We are sorry that we are not being nice. This is wrong. We apologize.
- When she questions why other people don’t do what we do (i.e. dress revealing):
- They either don’t know or forgot that God loves us a lot and what he says makes us the happiest J!
- When she is scared of the dark/storm:
- God always protects you.
- Let’s say our prayers: God please protect me… I love you.
- When you forget to do something:
- See I forget. God please always remind me to do x, y, z…
- When she says something bad about a friend:
- If Aisha heard what you said about her, she would be upset.
- So please only tell me the good things that Aisha does.
- If she does something bad, please whisper to Aisha’s ear softly: please do not do that, it breaks my heart and it is not nice. I love you.
- When she does a good deed:
- Masha’allah!!! You helped your friend. That is very nice.
- See when you do good deeds, you become happier.
- That’s why God tells us to do these good deeds…
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