In this assignment I will write about a very important topic which is ‘parenting’, I will write the definition of parenting, the principles of parenting, and the key strategies of parenting, I will discuss the lesson I learned from this theme and I will discuss the light of collection of short stories and a poem that deals with the theme parenting, inshaa Allah.
Definition of parenting
Parenthood is a permanent quality in relation to the child. a person whom the child has the right to be reared is called a parent.
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Oxford Dictionary attempt to define parenting as a process of taking care of your children from birth to adulthood is also a systematic process of developing children mentally and physically from birth to adulthood through the guidance of their parents toward the truth and good deeds.Al-hashimi(2005).
Principles of Parenting
The proper upbringing is the best gift from the parent to the children.
Here are the five essential principles of parenting:-
- children need responsibilities:- Each and every one of us is responsible for what is under his care, so our children are our responsibility. We have to teach our children good character, we have to teach our children to be independent but also to be dependent, teach our children to be reliable and productive. This will make our children feel that they have a special role in society as well as in the family. Allah says in the Quran “Nay, and by the moon, and by the night when it withdraws, and by the dawn when it brightens, verily, it is but one of the greatest calamities…..”(Quran: chapter 74 verse 22-38).
- Parents are guides and role models:-The parents are the ones to lead their children toward what is good and what is bad because the children are new in this world and they have an innate nature to be good, but they need to be led. The messenger of Allah peace be upon him said,” Every one of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges…”(Sahih al-Bukhari).
- Kindness and mercy are the essentials of upbringing:-To care for whom you are leading is one of the qualities of a great leader, the messenger of Allah peace be upon him treated everyone with kindness and mercy and he has the quality of taking care of whom he is leading and he was kinder to children.
- Children need boundaries:- To guide our children’s behavior, they need a set of boundaries that help them with the freedom to act and behave within them, because Allah subhanahu wallah has given us boundaries to keep within us. the messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: “Verily Allah the Almighty has laid down afraid (religious obligations), so do not neglect them “.(Hadith Nawawi).
- Children are born pure:-Our children are on alfitra, sinless and pure for a belief in one God. The messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: “No child is born except on fitra (Islamic or primordial human nature) and then his parent makes him Jewish, Christian or Magian”(sahih Muslim).
The key strategies of parenting
It is very important to understand that there is no particular way of parenting that is successful for everyone, parenting can be very challenging.
Following are some key strategies of parenting:-
- Developing pleasure from birth.
- Good nutrition.
- Education of the child.
- Consistency and communication.
- Managing behavior.
- Empowerment and encouragement.
- Parental responsibility.
- Children's awareness of consequences.
- Children learning of responsibility and respect.
- Setting boundaries.
- Stable home
- Spending time together with your children.
The lesson I learned from this theme is to respect your parents as much as you can, show kindness to them and make them happy as much as you can because pleasing them is like pleasing Allah. Allah says in the Quran “And your lord has decreed that you not worship except him, and to parent, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age (while)with you, say not to them (as much as),” off”, and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word, and lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say,” my lord have mercy upon them as they brought me up (when I was) small”.(17:23_24).
In the light of a collection of short stories and poems that deals with the theme of parenting is that in the story ‘the wooden vowel ‘ the man and his wife corrected their mistake of disrespecting the old man their child which enlightened them. In the story ‘I hate my eye mother' the son regrets what he did to his mother after she passed away.
Parenting in our present time that some parents neglect their responsibility toward their, for example, the parent will give birth to a child and they will handle him over to a house girl, and the mother will not even breastfeed him very well they just concentrated on their job, they don’t even have their children’s time, why will the children help them when they are old? They will not help them because they neglect them when they are children.
Conclusion
Alhamdulillah I have written about the theme of parenting, from its definition to its principles and the hey strategies of parenting, and I discuss the Islamic lesson I learned from the theme and I discuss the light of a collection of short stories and poem that deals with the theme and I relate the theme to the current time.
References
- Al-Hashmi A.M,(2005), the ideal Muslim, international Islamic publishing house: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Productive Muslim.Retrieved from: https//productive Muslim.com/islamic-parenting/.
- Islamicity (2014), parenting and child development. Retrieved from https://www.islamicity.org/8603/the-status-of-parent-in-islam/.
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