The Child Who Won't Listen

What if the child who won’t listen is actually a child who doesn’t feel listened to?

In this episode

1. I get honest about what it feels like to be on the receiving end of constant instructions,

2. The neuroscience behind why children are literally wired to resist orders,

3. The moment I changed the way I communicated, and

4. A real conversation about connection, compliance, and what has to come first.

If this episode landed for you, please share it with another Muslim parent who’s quietly carrying this weight.

You’re doing better than you think.

With du’a

Gulnaz

Halal Parenting

This episode is the companion to this week’s free essay, The Child Who Won’t Listen. The paid This Week At Home scripts go deeper into what to say and do at every age when the not listening cycle keeps repeating. Subscribe at updates.halalparenting.com to get the age-by-age scripts in your inbox every Friday.

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References:

1. أَتَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
   Do you preach righteousness and fail to practice it yourselves, although you read the Scripture? Do you not understand?
   [Qur’an 2:44]

2. وَأَصْلِحْ لِى فِى ذُرِّيَّتِىٓ ۖ إِنِّى تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّى مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ ١٥
   And instill righteousness in my offspring. Indeed I have repented to You and indeed I am of the Muslims
   [Qur’an 46:15]