Flokkur "Uppeldi"

I would like to start off this article by reiterating the fact that in my opinion both baby girls and boys are an absolute blessing from the Almighty and not one gender should...

Bismillah “You are your child’s very first and favourite playmate” Best of Playtime Playtime is fun, special and important for the development of children. Any activity can be playful for...

”Play is truly the work of childhood” Three year old Hamza called after his mother, his soft voice filled with excitement. ”Mama, Mama….” he repeated, his voice getting louder. She...

We can all probably spurt out a list of mistakes our parents made with us when we were young. Af einhverjum ástæðum, faults are often more memorable and vivid than...

This year marked ten years of me being a working mother, not necessarily something I am proud or ashamed of – it’s just the way the decade has panned out...

Prophet Yusuf’s (Joseph), alayhi as-salaam(blessings be upon him), story carries timeless spiritual, moral and literary lessons, among many others. One of those timeless lessons is the eloquent portrayal of Prophet Ya`qub’s...

YOU’RE not. I know you’ve heard it before. You’ve read the articles, blog posts, tweets, and Facebook statuses…You know you’re not supposed to compare yourself to other moms. You know...

Muslim parents are often stressing over how to bring the deen (trú) into the everyday lives of their children. Þeir, understandably, want their children to absorb the deen and be...

HOW many times have you heard these statements from a new mummy? “My baby is only happy in my arms, the minute I put her down she cries.” “He sleeps...

10 sticky fingers, 10 grubby toes. Food stains down your chin and a runny nose! Not exactly the kind of lullaby you would like to sing to your bundle of...

MY nephew Hamza, huffs and puffs as I repeat myself for the third time instructing him to say ‘Bismillah’ (In the Name of Allah) before he eats his dinner. He’s hungry and...

“As parents we ask ourselves many things when it comes to raising our children…we worry about what they eat, what they watch, who they play with, how they behave themselves...

Maryam (AS) is one of the best women mentioned in the Quran. Guð (S.W.T) has chosen her to be the mother of prophet ‘Isa (AS). A whole chapter in the...

For the last few years, a multitude of international health agencies including UNICEF and WHO realized the benefits and importance breastfeeding. Maternal milk has been the subject of studies, academic...