How to deal with adolescents in Islam: • Try hard to connect the young person with righteous friends. • Try hard to fill his time with activities that are beneficial and useful in both religious and worldly terms. • Hasten to arrange his marriage, if possible. • Offer a great deal of Du`a for him, asking Allah to bless him and guide him. • Encourage him to do acts of worship and to keep away from everything that is prohibited, dubious or disliked. • Do not let him use modern means of communication in improper ways.

A father should not favour any child over another. This does not mean that he should have the same feelings towards all of them, because that is something that the father does not have control over. Rather he has control over being fair towards them in outward matters.

Converts can introduce Islam to their children by: Creating a connection between them and the Arabic language Helping them get to know friends of their own age and background who are practising Muslims. Making them feel an attachment to the mosque. Letting them hear Quran recited in beautiful voices, so that the Quran will be held in high esteem in their hearts. Watching Islamic cartoons and movies so that they can compare what they see and hear in them with what they see and hear in other movies. Showing them Islamic websites that will be beneficial for them. Taking them to do `Umrah and visit the sacred House of Allah. Teaching them the basic principles of belief in a simple and straightforward manner Presenting stories appropriate to their ages from the biography of the Prophet Muhammad and his noble Companions Putting them in Islamic schools and keeping them away from corrupt schools.

How parents boost daughter’s self-confidence Parents should draw up some general guidelines to follow by telling her what Allah has made permissible and what He has forbidden. The mother should assign her some tasks that she is able to do. Parents should try to praise the child in front of her relatives and friends, and give her rewards commensurate with her efforts. Parents should give her a nickname that will distinguish her from others, but they should not allow anyone to call her by a bad nickname. Parents should strengthen her will-power. Parents should strengthen her confidence in dealing with other people. Parents should strengthen her confidence in gaining knowledge.

In order to be a good Muslim girl, you should: 1- strive to do acts of worship and strive to keep away from haram, doubtful and makruh things, 2- strive to find good companions and keep away from bad companions, 3- you should fill your time with beneficial and useful things, 4- if you want to win people’s hearts, then treat them kindly and have a good attitude towards them, cooperate with them and meet their needs, for in this way you will be able to win their hearts.

1- The Companions used to fill their children’s day with the following: 1- they would teach them faith and Islam, 2- the children would help out their families with whatever they were able to do of day-to-day tasks and service, and 3- they also had their fair share of play and fun. 2- The Companions used to prepare their daughters to adhere to Islamic rulings from a young age, so they taught them to observe the etiquette that would instil shyness and chastity in them, in obedience to the command of Allah.

How to combat the dangers of cartoons in Islam: • Focus on teaching children to memorise the Quran and to make the best use of their youthful energy and willingness to learn for that purpose. • Teach them to love Prophet Muhammad and his Companions by teaching them their biography and life stories, choosing age-appropriate books for the children. • Teach them something about issues of creed (`Aqidah) in a simple and straightforward manner. • Teach them to denounce and hate evil, and teach the child that he should not watch cartoons in which there is music or girls who are uncovered or crosses.

1- Raising children in Islam is a challenging but rewarding task. By relying on Allah and following His guidance, parents can raise children who are kind, compassionate, and God-fearing. 2- Muslims parents should handle children’s stubbornness with wisdom, deliberation and patience. Parents should show love and a sincere desire for children’s well-being out of love and care for them. The acceptable alternative to physical or verbal mistreatment is punishment that is fair but firm. This includes time-outs, loss of privileges, or other consequences that are appropriate for the child’s age and behavior.

1. Disregarding daughters is the attitude of the people of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic days of ignorance) and it is not the attitude of the people of Islam. 2. What is mentioned in the verses of the Quran describing sons as an adornment is simply stating how people regard them, and it is not a command to do that. 3. The Muslim should show compassion towards his daughters, love them and treat them kindly. 4. With regard to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stating that women form the majority of the people of Hell, that has nothing to do with not loving them or hating to have daughters. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this to the women of the Companions to urge them to do good, not to condemn them. 5. Allah’s honouring of the sons of Adam includes women too.