• The Exalted position of Parents in Islam (Part 2)
    • The time when a child is in the process of adopting a way of life which can make him either virtuous or wicked, he can be metamorphosed into a perfect human being or a degraded wild animal. The virtue or wickedness of a person will be dependent on the ...
    • Attitude toward spouse
    • Attitude toward spouse should be similar in a way to the above explanations. It is important to know what status or excellence every spouse gives to his/her partner in his/her mind. According to Verse 187, Baqarah Chapter, the spouse is ...
    • Attitude toward Life
    • In this connection, we should generalize the idea that verily, what should be the attitude of each of us toward life. To be true, some people have no optimistic view toward life and they see ...
    • How should I be for my spouse?
    • How should I behave my spouse? What should I do to enjoy a peaceful and happy family life? What behaviors should I clean away from my life? What does my spouse expect from me? These are perhaps questions many individuals in varying ages seek ...
    • The Impacts of Environment on Children (Part 1)
    • Friends and peers are very influential on the formation of the characteristics of children. Children, especially in adolescence and young age, spend lots of time with their friends. This causes them to learn from each other a lot. Imam Ali cares about ...
    • Human Being, as a Social Creature
    • After a few years with the family, individuals enter the society. The society has a great impact on the formation of people’s characteristics. People learn codes of conduct and social relationships from the society. When people ...
    • Relationship between peace and saying prayers
    • People find peace when they are related to God and they can get rid of their anxieties. People experience this reality in different ways. Qur’an says that real peace comes from the relationship with God only and ...
    • How to Educate Our Children Regarding Religion
    • When talking to young adults in regards to religious matters, we need to have in mind that we should not talk to them about things that are not easy for them to grasp. This will just cause confusion for them and won’t solve any problems. We should ...
    • How to understand the World of Our Young Children
    • Chose places to talk to your children in which the adolescents are comfortable to talk to you. For example, you can talk to your children in a park or in a restaurant. Try to talk to your children in a way that ...
    • Methods of raising children
    • There are some points that can be mentioned as an answer to this question. Some work the best with a child, and some with a young adult: ...
    • Out of Date Methods to Raise Children
    • One of the most important concerns of parents, teachers, governments, and politicians is how to cultivate children. All of them look for the best way to give rise to a healthy and efficient generation. Parents spend all ...
    • How to Say No to Our Children
    • There is no need to feel guilty for saying “no” to child. Children say “no” easily and they are not ashamed of saying it over and over. “No” is a very simple word, but ...
    • Are you an obedient parent?
    • If you are a parent, and if at least three of the followings are true about you, you should know that your children have turned you into an obedient parent: ...
    • Obedient Parents
    • Family is a social unit, and there is an interconnected and comprehensive relationship among its members. This relationship differentiates family from the many other social units. Because ...
    • Children and Religious Practitioners (Part 2)
    • Do not force your children to go to the mosque. This will make them hate it. Some parents motivate their children to do religious practitioners or to go to the mosque by awakening their feelings and emotions. This is a good way for ...
    • How to Raise Religious Children
    • Adolescents do not like to have to rely on others. They do not like to be told what to do, and what not to do, even by their parents. They would like others to have respect for their beliefs; and most importantly, they want to ...
    • Parents commitment to ethical matters
    • If parents are committed to the ethical matters in practice, these values will automatically be transferred to the next geberations too. Parents could encourage their children with ...
    • Parent’s commitment to religious and spiritual matters
    • If we go to meet a doctor, he will ask if we have taken the medicine he had given us. He will be mad if he realizes that we have not. Because he knows that we are still sick, as we did not take the medicine. The ethical and moral advices too, are like ...
    • Marriage Life, Based on Affection
    • All of us are after tranquility and peace in life. We all want someone with whom to live happily. The most natural form of family is the one that is not torn apart except by death of one of the partners. All the ...
    • Stop before You Get Break Ties!
    • When everything is prepared for one to break ties, it seems almost impossible not to break ties. But if people find the root of their problems, they could solve it beforehand. To break ties is not ...
    • Child Anger Management, a Task for Parents
    • Children who are aggressive in very young age will probably be aggressive people in adolescence and youth too. On the contrary, calm children will have a peaceful adult life. Girls are ...
    • Free and Loving Relationships
    • Family life has many different experiences. Some of these experiences make one happy and some are embarrassing. If the family members are not able to find the roots of their problems to solve them, ...
    • Do not Marry Such Women
    • As you read, Islam does not allow us to marry off our daughters to several groups of people including the corrupt, the stupid, the ill-tempered, and the alcoholics. Thus by prohibiting such marriages, a woman ...
    • Those Whom You Should not Let Your Daughters Marry
    • It is stated in divine books that man is entrusted with children who are God’s blessing and kindness. To safeguard this trust we must attend to their moral and religious education and choose a pure and good spouse for them to marry. The woman who ...
    • Useful Steps to Teach Kids to Keep Their Rooms Clean
    • Walking by your child’s room is sometimes a frightening experience. Clothes strewn on the floor, bed unmade, dresser drawers hanging open and toys scattered around are enough to make even the most patient parent upset. Teaching your child to ...
    • Some Islamic Directives for parents (Part 1)
    • The directives concerning education in Islam are many and the ways for reformation well defined. Here we will mention some of the most important ones and concentrate on the following directives and suggestions ...
    • Disadvantages of being Overprotective Mother
    • You must have heard of the adage ‘excess of everything is bad’. Have you ever thought that it might work in case of love also? Can loving someone in the extreme be bad for you or for your loved one? The answer is yes. Surprised, aren’t you? The fact is ..
    • TV Watching seems to Stunt Babies’ Development
    • Babies who watch TV are more likely to have delayed cognitive development and language at 14 months, especially if they’re watching programs intended for adults and older children. Babies who watched 60 minutes of TV daily had developmental scores ...