by Guest | Aug 28, 2023 | Parenting Babies, Parenting Blog, Parenting Toddlers
You’ve given your body up to your child from the day they were born and now you face the task of weaning them from using your body as a source of comfort. This can be both daunting and emotionally draining (for both you and your toddler!) as you go through this...
by Kisa | Aug 14, 2023 | Parenting Babies, Parenting Blog, Parenting Toddlers
Dear Kisa, My child is 22 months old and still breastfeeding. I know I need to wean him at the age of 2, but how do I make this transition easier for him and myself? He is so attached to me and is still nursing to sleep, I am worried about damaging his attachment...
by Laila Khan | Jun 17, 2023 | Parenting Babies, Parenting Blog, Parenting Preteens, Parenting School-Age Children, Parenting Teenagers, Parenting Toddlers
We’ve all seen the memes that say something along the lines of ‘gentle parenting is for gentle kids… my kids are not gentle’ and then it shows a video of a child doing what children do. Gentle parenting is often misunderstood and undermined because it challenges so...
by Laila Khan | May 30, 2023 | Family in Crisis Page, Family Planning Page, Family Resources for SN, Illness, Parenting Babies, Parenting Page, Pregnancy, Special Needs Page
Sometimes, without any fault of the parents, because of genetics or other unknown factors, a baby can be born with congenital, chromosomal or other types of disabilities and special needs. This can cause parents an overwhelming amount of worry and fear about the...
by Sakeena Ahsan | Nov 22, 2022 | Parenting Babies, Parenting Blog, Parenting School-Age Children, Parenting Toddlers
Part of our “Planting the Seeds” series We all have fond childhood memories that warm our hearts, but “learning how to pray”, for many of us, doesn’t rank among them. Often, those memories are of being spoken to sternly, or even being yelled at. Perhaps,...
by Laila Khan | Oct 19, 2022 | Parenting Babies, Parenting Page, Parenting Resources
Weaning your nursing child is a monumental change for both the parents and the child. The Ahl al-Bayt (a) have provided timeless foundational tools to help parents during this process. This booklet goes over weaning in the Qur’ān, the types of weaning one may choose...
