ABC THESE DAYS

We can't deny, the way our children learn things these days may be far different from how we used to. They live in a time far advanced, filled with all sorts of gadgets and gizmos, and that is undeniably a big part of their education process.

How to see how different ABC can be for them? :D Check this out!

CREATIVITY, A ESSENTIAL EXPLORATION

Assalamualaikum wbt dear readers.

CREATIVITY... What can we say about it? Well to me, it is a form of self expression, it is a skill of making your own choices, it is the ability to create, as well as a new way of thinking and problem solving.

For children, creativity is important as it helps them develop their individuality and emotions. More importantly for them, the process itself is more important that the finish product.

As parents, here are some ways we can encourage our child's creativity:
1) Give space for your child to express. Listen to their stories and explanation about something attentively without guessing or interrupting.
2) If they make a mess while playing, drawing, painting or making something, it's okay. Try not to make them feel uncomfortable about it. It is part of the creative process and they shall improve with time.
3) Give assistance and little directions but try not to interfere with their activity.
4) Give them frequent opportunities, materials, time and exploration of creative materials.
5) Creative play - let them find new ways to play with something usual to them. Find toys or materials that don't spell out everything for your child. Leave something to their imagination.

These tips are simple, but they go a long way and we often easily let it slip. Insyallah, if our niat is to explore creativity with our children, Allah swt will give us an inspiration to be creative ourselves.

This is an example of very creative parents applying our Fast Reading Technique at home. Yes, parents too can be even more creative than teachers. Masyallah. Shall we call this...the umbrella technique? Haha ;D

Till we meet again, wassalam.  

READING TECHNIQUE SCHEDULE UPDATE! IT'S THE FINAL CALL

If you haven't been to one of our Fast Reading Technique Seminars, here's your final opportunity to catch it for year 2015! Only 2 locations left before we wrap up. Hope to be seeing you soon, insyallah!

Wassalam.

A COLLECTION OF REVIEWS

Alhamdulillah, our journey for the past 3 months have given us so much of happiness in seeing many parents being able to benefit from what we shared. With the grace of Allah swt we hope our vision and mission spread to every corner of the Muslim world, insyallah. Here are some reviews shared by our teachers and parents who attended the seminar.

 

 

EVEN ANIMALS LOVE QURAN & BOOKS FOR CHILDREN TO READ

Assalamualaikum lovely readers,

May you all have had a fruitful weekend insyallah. Today I'd like to share this cute educational video titled 'Animals Love Quran' with wonderful nasheed you can play to your children while teaching them about the different kinds of animals. It is sang by Dawud Warnsby Ali. He also has many other wonderful nasheed you can benefit from. Have fun listening! :D

On the other hand, here are some books for your children to read which is written by yours truly, alhamdulillah. 'Little Maryam' and 'Princess Solehah teaches children about their daily sunnah and good examples of what to do when faced with daily challenges. It can be found at a Little Caliphs kindergarten near you, as well as 'Raising Young Caliphs, a Guide to Raising Muslim Children' which every parent should read and may Allah grant us all hidayah in guiding and raising this amanah righteously.

                                                                   Little Maryam

                                                               Princess Solehah

                                                          Raising Young Caliphs

These books can also be found at the Fast Reading Technique seminar we usually conduct over the weekends around Malaysia. Do check the schedule we are going to update insyallah so that you may catch one of the last few slots left for this year! Don't miss out!

Jazakumullah khair, wassalam. 

BISMILLAH 5 - AS YOUR AMALAN

"With the name of Allah the most gracious and the most merciful.
With the name of Allah that heals.
With the name of Allah that suffices all.
With the name of Allah that provides us good health.
With the name of Allah that no calamity befalls those who takes protection in His name from all evil in the earth or the skies. He is the all hearing and all knowing."

Dear mothers, (or even fathers :D) read this while you cook so that insyaAllah your cooking for your family will be blessed by Allah swt. As the saying goes, we are what we eat, therefore it is important that it gets the barakah from Ya Rahman Ya Rahim Allah. What we consume in time becomes our blood and soul, and it forms the purity of our hearts. Wallahualam bissawab.

"Masak dari hati, masak dengan iman."

- Chef Ammar (TV Al-Hijrah)

ANAK ANUGERAH TERINDAH

Assalamualaikum pembaca yang dirahmati Allah. Semoga anda berada di dalam iman dan kesihatan yang sebaiknya.

Pada hari ini, saya ingin menyentuh tentang anak, dan amanah Allah kepada kita apabila diberi anugerah yang terindah ini. Setiap ibu bapa atau bakal ibu bapa pasti senantiasa berdoa untuk mendapat zuriat yang sihat, bijak, beriman, baik sahsiahnya, menjadi insan hebat fizikal dan rohaninya, dan dapat menjadi saham yang dibawa ibu bapa selepas meninggalkan dunia yang sementara ini.

Sebagai usaha kita sebagai insan yang daif dan sentiasa bergantung kepada kuasa yang Maha Agung, marilah kita berdoa kepada Allah azzawajal. Dan mulalah berdoa dari sebelum kita menemui jodoh sekalipun, kerana anak yang baik itu datangnya dari individu yang menjadi pasangan yang baik. Ibu bapa yang ingin kebaikan untuk anaknya perlulah menjadi insan yang terbaik dahulu.

Ramai ibu bapa seringkali meletakkan harapan yang tinggi kepada anak yang suci ini tanpa menyedari anak-anak juga mempunya hak dan harapan kepada kita yang boleh dituntut di hadapan Allah swt kelak.

Telah diriwayatkan bahawa Ibn ‘Umar berkata: “Allah telah memanggil mereka abraar (orang yang baik) kerana mereka menghormati (barru) bapa-bapa mereka. Seperti ayah anda ada hak atas anda, begitu juga anak-anak anda ada hak atas anda.

Al-Adab al-Mufrad, 94.

Rasulullah (SAW) bersabda, mengikut satu hadith yang diriwayatkan Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, “… dan anak-anak anda ada hak atas anda.” Muslim, 1159.
Antara hak-hak anak dalam Islam terhadap ibu bapa adalah:-
1) Seorang lelaki perlulah mencari wanita yang baik untuk menjadi ibu yang baik buat anaknya
2) Mengajarkan mereka Al-Quran dan As-Sunnah
3) Diberikan nama yang baik

Jom kita bersama baiki cara-cara kita dalam mendidik anak-anak agar diri kita juga terdidik dengan ilmu yang terbaik untuk membesarkan mereka seperti yang diredhai Allah swt.

Di sini saya kongsikan Carta Perencanaan Anak Soleh yang dikongsikan dari Majalah al-Ustaz isu 09. Semoga ia bermanfaat buat semua, insyaAllah taala. Wassalam.