Manners, Manners,

Manners, Manners, Manners! This is something which is taught at the beginning and never stops. In every day life you will come across situations where you can instill manners in your child. Throughout the day there is always circumstances where you can teach your child some manners, such, when they want something to eat and they say"i want food" correct them in a polite way and ask them to repeat after you by saying" Mummy/Daddy may i please have some food"? or something along those lines. Teach them to recite Ayat al-kursi, iklhas, falaq, nas each morning when they wake up, at maghreb and before they go to sleep at night. Teach them what respect means and how to apply it into practise. Start off by teaching them how to respect their own belongings, such as toys. Get them to play with their toys in a respectful manner and treat them with care. also returning the toy in it's rightful place when they are done. Then move on and teach them about respecting the parents and siblings and then it would be a natural reaction to do so in public. Teach them the necessary dua's such as: waking up, sleeping, eating, toilet, leaving house, entering house. Talk to them about Jannah and the inhabitants of Jannah and what can lead someone to accepted into Jannah.(this should be done for Jahannam aswell, but keeping in mind and knowing how much the child can take in, so be sure just to slighlty touch upon it) Teach them about Allah and the Shaytan and what brings a person to do good and bad. From a young age teach them that music is not good and explain to them why. Then as they grow older and help them understand more about the concept of music and what is classified as music. But during this time, give them an alternative, such as children nasheeds and so on.(without music) Teach them some more verses from Juz Amma Let their role models be of a strong islamic nature, rather than a pop icon. Before they go to sleep each night tell them or read them stories, spend that time with them and choose the story that you find to be needed. SAHABA and pious precedessors stories should be preferred As they progress in age give them more, in depth teachings about these topics. One thing to remember is that if you teach your children one thing, as a parent you must also lead by example. If the child sees you doing something they will automatically do the same. Children are like sponges, we must be careful as to what we soak them up with. Also if you tell your child that something is haraam, for a child that is not good enough, you need to: A:give them a reasonable explanation B:give them an alternative Anyway i could write all day, but i need to get back to work. Salaams