The Persuading Parents: How to Motivate Children to do Good

Source: blog.islamiconlineuniversity.com

By: Nisaar Nadiadwala

What motivates your child to do a good deed or to stay away from evil?  Most of the parents would find this difficult to answer. Our children hear a lot from everyone that back biting is forbidden in Islam but they can’t stop themselves from indulging in it. They know the virtues of praying fardh salah in the masjid but we find very few children in the masjid. What motivates them to develop habits that are marked very high by Islam? What stops them from indulging in things that spoil their character and put their akhirah in danger?