Ahmadiyya Gazette Canada

You must be willing to follow
God’s principles.
Be the person you want your
children to become.
Find contentment so your
children can be filled with
gratefulness.
Abandon old notions of building
self-esteem, and enroll your
family in the School Of Respect.
Help your children find their
purpose and use perseverance to
fulfill that purpose.
Use encouragement to motivate
your children.
Set boundaries without building
walls between you and your
children.
Do all you can to protect and
shield your children from the
garbage of our culture.
Engage your children in
meaningful activities, not useless
entertainment.
Listen with your heart to your
children’s needs.
Rigby then describes what the
current situation is, asking “where
have all the parents gone?” She
suggests that parents today have
abdicated their responsibility to
“parent” in favour of pursuing other
interests. Our community is not
immune from this phenomenon. I
am sure you are all aware of
families who fall into this category,
and perhaps you can relate to those
parents who are so busy working,
chasing money to pay a mortgage
that they end up neglecting their
family, and our future! This reminds
me of another quote which
emphasizes the point, “The
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