๏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: homeschooling
Staying at Home: This is “Our” Time
If a person, of any age, showed immunity to the prevalent rat-race culture fueled by this oversharing of information with others i.e. they refused to get sucked in by the trend of being obsessed with who just did or acquired what, and vice versa, they were considered weird or outcast.
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”
5 Leadership Mistakes that Parents Should Try to Avoid
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู I was relatively new to the parenting world until, well, my children started growing up. In particular, when my oldest started acting mature…… Read more “5 Leadership Mistakes that Parents Should Try to Avoid”
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”
Define the “Qur’an Vision” For Your Family
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Every human being is unique. What a precious gift of Allah this uniqueness is! It enables each one of us to use our…… Read more “Define the “Qur’an Vision” For Your Family”
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”
Imparting the Blessings of Quran to a Baby – From Before Birth!
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู I flip the pages of my Quran mus-haf forward, checking with some concern how many total marked portions of eachย remaining juz are left…… Read more “Imparting the Blessings of Quran to a Baby – From Before Birth!”
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”