What to do when children fight: Five Guidelines

Parents usually fail to intervene in escalated sibling conflict, according to a study recently published in “Developmental Psychology,” even though they think they should intervene. And this lack of parental action often results in life-long psychological problems, often severe, especially for the younger children who were victimized.
Here’s how parents can help:

AVOID TAKING SIDES, because it [...]

Supplications from the Quran #15

My Lord! Leave me not childless, though Thou art the best of inheritors. (Al-Anbiya’ [21] : 89)

Supplications from the Quran #14

O my Lord! make me one who establishes regular Prayer, and also (raise such) among my offspring O our Lord! and accept Thou my Prayer.
(Ibrahim [14] : 40 )

Supplications from the Quran #9

Our Lord! Grant that our spouses and our offspring be a comfort to our eyes, and give us the grace to lead those who are conscious of You. (Al-Furqaan [25] :74)

Quotes and sayings on Children #5

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they’re going to catch you in next. (Franklin P. Jones)
Insanity is hereditary. You get it from your children.  (Samuel Levenson)
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. (Theodore M. Hesburgh)
Grandchildren are God’s reward for not killing your children. (Unknown)
The [...]