So in a previous podcast, we talked about discipline and like dealing with kids when you feel like

help. My kids are torturing me, right? But we're going to go with a bit of a more heartfelt approach

this time to talk about something else, which is the need to connect with our kids. And some like

moms feel like, what? I do the basics. Like I feed them. I clean them. I make sure they stay alive, you know? Sapan Allah, I would do. But no, the truth is, like, they actually, children respond so well when you have a connection with them. It creates a totally different dynamic where they're just different. They're closer to being the Muslim that you want them to be.

And you just have such a richer experience that is absolutely beautiful.

And today we're going to talk how to take a little step or two closer to that.

Just great ways to connect with your kids based on the Quran and sunnah.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Hello, Samaaakam. Welcome to the mindful Missima speaks podcast. I'm your host, Mindful Masema, License educator of 20 years, Mama 5, and a big sister to community, helping you as a modern

mindful Muslim to live more mindfully and to thrive with your other sisters while maintaining your identity as a Muslim.

It's really hard to like be modern slash and like keeping and maintaining who you really are

as a Muslim unless you have all these tips and hats and things that we have here.

And that's what we do every day.

We just make Islam easy for women where they

don't feel like they have to like boot their style they can keep who they are but at the same time

we tell you how to like do things where maybe you don't have parents that are supporting and

maybe you don't have family maybe your family's not that religious maybe they're religious but

it's like you just don't feel like you're getting the help and tips you need and support, and that's why we're here. And so today we're doing another kind of like a mom

hack podcast where we're helping moms who are at home with their kids, trying to connect,

trying to raise them as good Muslims. And you know, I have this PDF on my website. It's like

how to raise an amazing Muslim child, right? And a lot of people download it. But I think

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