Have you noticed that most of us hate electronics for our kids but can't survive without them ourselves?

This was a sort of revelation to me one day- as obvious as it seems right now to say.

But it feels so so hard when all our older kids wanna talk about is their video games or you tube videos...

Respectful heads up: religious content ahead

1- Tell stories. All sorts of stories. Not just prophets’ stories but tell stories of your own life when you chose the higher path because it was the right thing to do. “I decided to forgive my friend even though I knew she was wrong. It...

Respectful heads up: Religious content ahead.

There are only three ways for our kids to learn about religion and want to live it:

1- Modeling

2- Through fun

3- Miracle/Qadr

Modeling:

1- Our children can’t be better Muslims than we are currently. And if all they see us do is hurried Salah...

Answer to all questions regarding online learning for kids 8 and under.

It’s a developmentally grossly inappropriate expectation.

If a child is happy to sit there for 39 minutes... accept that and let it go.

If a child isn’t happy at all, remove them from the program.

If you can...

Story time! Part 1:

So I’m either the best mom ever or the worst mom ever because I basically don’t care about my kids’ academics! Whaaaaa!! Hold your horses, people and let me explain! First of all, what that means is, that I don’t force or push anything on them at these...

“Mama! SHOW ME HOW TO WRITE 9!”

Said, 4yo Muhammad as we sat in the car to go somewhere. He had to yell because I was distracted and didn’t respond to him the first three times he asked me the same question.

I had to trace 9 with my finger on his brother’s back to show...

Parents of preschoolers (ages 5 and less): Many people are busting out with fancy workbooks and flash cards and whatnots for their young kids.

If you’re here, consider yourself released from the pressure of following this trend.

Unlike popular opinion- early start in academics does more...

Eisa is 6.5 years old and in Kindergarten. He was in a play-based preschool and pre-K so his transition to KG was tough. He didn’t want to do homework or take tests. The kid who’d jump out of bed to go to school, started dreading it! What to do?!

Thanks to my education in early...

Time to get a bit real here.

 People always ask me how I'm getting so much stuff done.. kids, kids' homeschooling, my grad school (masters), my business/work and to answer this, I want to tell you about a conversation I had yesterday with my doctor.

First of all, why was I even at the...