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.

How to deal with an angry child in Islam: • Be patient with him. • Practice what you teach your child. • Mind your tone when advising him. • Ask him to seek refuge with Allah from Satan. • Try to calm him down. • Remind him of the reward for controlling anger. • Let him know the bad effects of anger on himself and others.

Disobeying parents is one of the major sins in Islam. Your brother should realize that he is sinning because of his abhorrent treatment of his parents and he is doing something that Allah has forbidden.