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 [...]

Do We Care Who?

When they came for the Jews, I did nothing, for I am not a Jew. When they came for the Socialists, I did nothing, for I am not a Socialist. When they came for the labor leaders, the homosexuals, the gypsies, I did nothing, for I am none of these, and when they came for [...]

Supplications from the Quran #18

Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put our trust, and to You (Alone) we turn in repentance, and to You (Alone) is (our) final Return,
Our Lord! Make us not a prey for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord! Lo! Thou, only Thou, are the Mighty, the Wise.
(Al -Mumtahanah [60] : 4-5)

Great Quotes on Change

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. (Carol Burnett)
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight. (Jim Rohn)
To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. (Henri Bergson)
Never underestimate the power of other people’s [...]

Supplications from the Quran #5

Lord, inspire us that we may be thankful for the blessings You bestowed upon us and our parents. Kindle within us the desire to do what is upright and pleasing to You. Grant us righteous offspring, Lord. Verily, we turn to You in repentance, surrendering ourselves in earnest.
(Al-Ahqaf :15)
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