๏ทฝ The book that everyoneโs been waiting for (Iโm guessing?) is finally here! ๐ After I worked on and self-published my last (Q&A) book back in 2019,…… Read more “My 16th Book: A Parenting Memoir Spanning a Decade”
Category: Home Education
Books that Impacted Me as a Teenager: Confessions of a Bibliophage
ู ููุงููููููู ู ููู ูุง ููุณูุทูุฑูููู “Nun. By the pen, and what they are writing.” [68:1] I am standing inside a used-bookstore. It is extremely hot. A bracket…… Read more “Books that Impacted Me as a Teenager: Confessions of a Bibliophage”
The Clouds Parted and “the Son” Shone Through….
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูฐูู ุงูุฑููุญูููู The thing with being a writer is, that you evolve with time: your thoughts, writing style, and even priorities, keep changing. I suppose…… Read more “The Clouds Parted and “the Son” Shone Through….”
Standing on a Bridge, Aspiring to New Vistas
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Perhaps you have been wondering where/how I am? And, maybe why/to where I seem to have disappeared? Why you are seeing less of…… Read more “Standing on a Bridge, Aspiring to New Vistas”
How to Teach Children the Qur’an
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู One of the most beneficial legacies that a Muslim parent can leave behind for their child, is to facilitate their connection with the…… Read more “How to Teach Children the Qur’an”
The Fruits of Unschooling: Better a Misunderstood Misfit, Than a Cultural Conformist
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู What does being a niqabi, an unschooling parent, living in culturally-rigid Pakistan, not being able to people-please and sweet-talk my way into and…… Read more “The Fruits of Unschooling: Better a Misunderstood Misfit, Than a Cultural Conformist”
4 Childhood Indicators of Future Success
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูุงูู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Success: a lot is said, written, and taught today about how to achieve it in life. For most if not all human beings,…… Read more “4 Childhood Indicators of Future Success”
Parents, Can We Stop Judging Each Other?
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Misunderstood. Put on the spot. Challenged. Quizzed in public. That is how I find myself feeling more and more often as an homeschooling…… Read more “Parents, Can We Stop Judging Each Other?”
Homeschooling Children: Accepting Their Individuality, Letting Them Grow
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู A group of young women makes its way inside a bustling cafe. They choose a table and make themselves comfortable on the cushioned…… Read more “Homeschooling Children: Accepting Their Individuality, Letting Them Grow”
Life Lessons at the Threshold of 35
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู “How do you remember names, places and events that took place decades ago, complete with all the little side details?” “Having a good…… Read more “Life Lessons at the Threshold of 35”
The Apprentice
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู As someone who had no younger sibling; who never in her life babysat any little children for even an hour; who has more…… Read more “The Apprentice”
Happy, Havocked HomeFront: Riding The Home Education Wave and Lovin’ It
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู My daughter is now 6 years oldย and my son will soon be 4, ุงูู ุดูุงุกู ุงููู.ย Since the past 11 months, I have been…… Read more “Happy, Havocked HomeFront: Riding The Home Education Wave and Lovin’ It”