Also in adulthood they will have less insecurities in their own marriages, you don’t want your kids to go through divorce do you.

Mashaa ALLAH an excellent aricle . Very helpful and good one too, to make family bondage stronger. My wife is going to be happy when she will see me helping her.

Perhaps this is true of so many parents. They were busy when the children needed them the most and now they are independent as teens. So this is an SOS situation.

First, win the trust back. Talk to them with respect. Remember they are big but still dependent on you for financial and more important on emotional support.

Action: Don’t interfere too much. Give them space. Yet ask them for help. eg. Can you help me buy a new mobile phone or office shoes. Ask for solutions online. Let them feel IMPORTANT AND VALUED

Seerah is life. There are some wonderfully written seerah books for kids, but I would share a more ‘productive’ tip (after all we are here on the productivemuslim forums) –

Use the popular seerah book ‘ When the Moon Split’ (it’s abdriged version of Ar Raheeq al Makthum), so easier to navigate and more colourful. Take each topic and let the children think about the incidents. eg. The incident of Suraqa as mentioned in the article. How does a horse falls? The colour? Seerah becomes real and relevant and yes, sticky (it stays)

Jazakallah sister for your very thoughtful question. Children ‘ape’ their parents. Infact one of the research says, that all a child want to be when they grow up is their Father or Mother.

So while most of parent re-live their dreams and what they could not be through their children, a more practical approach is to share your dreams with them.

With right skills and attitude, let them then decide if they want to be so or wish to pursue another career / ambition.

JazakAllah khair for wonderful Action plans.

May Allah make it easy for us. Ameen