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Choking in children
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
Choking in children is a very common problem and at some point in the lives of our young ones we as parents have faced this scary situation.
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How to speak with no words
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
Ignoring can be an effective way to encourage compliance from your child or discourage him from continuing with inappropriate behavior. Use Ignoring as an alternative to reprimanding and hitting.
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Flying the nest…
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
Should we allow our children to go to university? Should we encourage them to travel? Should we support them in pursuing a career in another town or even abroad?
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Finding your Spouse
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
I attended Sheikh Alaa Elsayed’s seminar on marriage last week and it gave me lots of food for thought. The seminar was engaging and very funny and I came away with some clear information. The seminar listed things that men and women should look for in a spouse and what things they can do to help them make a decision once they have met someone.
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Pregnancy & Birth
Allah (SWT) is the best of all planners
Wed, Jun 22, 2011
On Monday around midnight, my contractions started. I got quite excited and started noting down the time of each contraction. I did my Isha salah and felt like it might be my last one so did as much dua as possible.
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Lead Stories
WHY Home Educate?
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
Parents choose to home educate for many reasons - some decide from toddler-hood that they want to home educate, some decide so their child will have a more religious education, some decide out of necessity after bullying at school and some simply because there happens to be no good schools locally, or their first choice of school is not available. There are many reasons but in this article I am going to try to outline the main ones.
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Meeting the challenge of PARENTING IN THE WEST
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
I enjoy reading and now that I have three kids, I read a lot about children as well as parenting skills to get inspired by others experience and knowledge in the fascinating world of education.
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Forbidden fruits
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
Questioning the very first sin of humans leads to some self realization.
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Jannah Jewels: The Treasure of Timbuktu
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
I am always on the lookout for good books for my children, including interesting and inspiring Islamic children’s book. Jannah Jewels written by Umm Nura caught my eye because of the adventurous looking girls on the over and the idea of a group of young girls going through numerous adventures.
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Recipe: Simple Chicken and Cauliflower Curry
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
My husband laid down a challenge to me recently – create a dish without all of the usual spices we overload one – no turmeric, no garam masala, no coriander powder and most astonishingly no red chilli powder – oh and he also mentioned I could leave out the ginger and garlic – really? I asked what that left behind and the remaining options he listed were fresh green chillies, black pepper and salt.
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Muslimah Dilemma: Utilizing your Time effectively for the Love of Allah
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
As Muslims we are all aware that this life is temporary and our permanent life begins after we die. We all want to strive towards pleasing Allah (swt) and utilizing our time effectively so that we can earn the good deeds of this life to benefit us in the Akhirah. However effective time management is not always easy especially if you have to balance the family, work and other commitments.
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Adhaan : The call to prayer & prosperity
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
Imagine receiving a call from your most beloved celebrity. How awesome would that be? Of course you would take that call immediately and if perchance you happened to miss it you would make sure you return that call as soon as possible putting every other “important” matter aside.
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