Are you being tested in one way or another? Relationship breakdowns, financial crisis, keep getting stuck in the same place, problems at work, problems at home, challenging behaviour with kids, …
I was caught up in a situation that I desperately wanted to get out of. I thought of many different possibilities and many different solutions. However, every time I tried …
My 10-year-old son woke up on Monday morning and refused to have breakfast. I didn’t insist as we often have brunch anyways. Around 11 am I offered something and he …
Everything had been booked and confirmed. Tickets had been bought and printed. A quarantine package for a family of seven along with two PCR tests per person had been booked. …
Aunty O’ktam is so happy. Her cow was heavily pregnant when we got there and she gave birth to two calves. She couldn’t be happier. – This is a sign …
On the day I left my village, our neighbors came in to say bye. One brought a big pot of Uzbek rice, with lots of meat. I emphasize the meat …
Today I want to talk about things children have to do chores, routine, homework etc etc etc… So I went into my mum’s room and she was writing an article …
We all have our moments. You finally get a chance to go to the bathroom and no sooner do you close the door than you hear a little fist pounding …
Last night, I and Ibrahim (my son) were listening to the Think and Grow Rich audiobook. He then strikes up a very interesting conversation – Mum, can I write something …
Question: I’m such a people pleaser. I don’t know how to say NO or when to say NO. We have been raised to be very compliant and that’s why I …
When things become uncertain, overwhelming, daunting, disturbing, distressing, dark, when you’re feeling trapped, torn, burdened beyond bearing, use the STOP sign to stop in the moment, to stop the moment, …
Salman al-Odah was asked, “How do you get your kids to love the salah?”The first thing he said was, “Have them love you” Learn this life lesson: tarbiyah is founded …
Anger, the so-called negative emotion, is actually healthy up to a certain level because it helps us to establish and maintain healthy boundaries. Without boundaries, you can easily become insane. …
I’ve recently read Dr. Gabor Mates’s awesome book When The Body Says No. A while ago I read Kelly McGonigal’s The Upside of Stress, why it’s good for us, and …
Raising teens – SubhanAllah, my eldest is going to hit 15 soon and that’s exactly where I am at now. Trying to figure it all out – how not to …