agar anak hidup bersama Al-Quran

Dalam kehidupan sebagai seorang ibu..yang paling saya takuti ialah tidak dapat mendidik anak untuk dekat dengan Nya.nauzubillah.

terlalu takut sekiranya tersalah langkah.kerana anak itu amanah.

Semoga Allah memelihara kita agar sentiasa dalam jalanNya..insyaAllah..

Mencari-cari maklumat dan terjumpa ini untuk dikongsikan..

"Agar Anak Selalu Hidup Bersama al-Quran"

1.mengenalkan
bila? seawal mungkin dgn approach yg sesuai. Cth: baby- bacakan Quran dihadapn baby, toddler: beri peluang anak memegang al Quran dan ceritakan tentang Al-Quran (walaupun anak masih tidak boleh bercakap lagi)

2.memperdengarkan:
seboleh-bolehnya semenjak dari dalam kandungan lagi..dan setiap hari dalam hidupnya..

3.menghafalkan:
ibu bapa harus menghafal juga utk menggalakkan si anak menghafal sama..tauladan adalah penting utk memotivasi anak2..mulakan dengan surah yg mudah dan pendek..sesetengah ibu bapa mahu anak fasih mengaji dahulu baru mula menghafal tetapi tidak salah jika ingin mula sebelum itu..

4.membaca:
seperti mengajar membaca buku.membaca Quran bersama-sama turut memberi impak positif buat anak..selain membantu anak fasih membaca secara tidak langsung keyakinan diri anak bertambah apabila membaca bersama-sama..

5.menulis:
apabila anak sudah boleh menulis arab, bersama-samalah menulis ayat-ayat Al-Quran dan disemak oleh ibu bapa agar betul apa yg ditulis..ia turut membantu mengukuhkan ingatan anak terhadap ayat itu dan membantunya menghafal..

6.mengkaji:
di dalam Al-Quran terkandung terlalu banyak ilmu yang boleh dibicarakan dan dikaji bersama..ibu bapa boleh memulakan kajian ini sejak dari anak itu kecil.mungkin dgn mengadakan satu sesi kaji al-Quran bersama selepas solat jemaah dan sebelum tidur.. seperti 'bedtime stories'

7.mengamal dan memperjuangkan:
ilmu tanpa amal umpama pokok idka berbuah..amalkan ilmu yg dibaca,dihafal dan dikaji..serta perjuangkan agar setiap mukmin di muka bumi ini merasai keindahan Al-Quran dan tidak dibiarkan sebagai hiasan sahaja..

Wallahualam..sama-samalh kita usaha mencari redhaNya!Tangan yang mendodoi anak bisa menggoncang dunia!=)

gardening with your toddler

We did some gardening around the house together..early morning after umar wakes up before taking bath we went out, water the plant, clean the drain and water the grass which turned yellow after mowing..

Umar asked lots of questions while helping:

1. why we need to water the plant?

i took this opportunity to applied science knowledge that we learn together before. I taught him in simple way using human as analogy where we needs water to drink, food to eat (fertilizer and minerals from ground for plant) and lights a.k.a sun to grow.

2. why the grass turn yellow?

again I applied the need for sun for the plant to make food and gow healthy.The best part is when the grass become green again and umar was so proud of his daily routine watering it until it become 'healthy' again! superb cutiepie!

more questions as below:

3. ummi, kenapa pokok ni ade bunga?

4.pokok kene tido tak umi?

5. kenapa tempat siram ni berat bila isi air penuh-penuh?=)

Gardening is good. Encourage my son to think, encourage self esteem as he can do a lot of adult work, a form of exercise in the morning and applied team-work to maintain our small precious lawn;)..

He can read at 2 years 10months old

Alhamdulillah..alhamdulillah..alhamdulillah..today umar had finished his 4th books, the ladybird 2a book..he became more and more interested in reading..everytime we passed a shopping mall he'll say "ayah, there's bookstore"..masya-Allah..with Allah blessings, he can finish his book in one day..good boy..he'll be uneasy if he still not finish his new book..the first book took 2 weeks to finish but after that reading is easier for him..alhamdulillah:)

He actually started reading on the 4th of Oct and on the 18th October 2009 Umar had finished reading his first book..book 1a of ladybird series..he read himself with me supervising..

My target now if to enrich his vocabulary daily..I'm making my own flash card now..(continuation of our old homemade flashcard)..he can read few of the flash card that i've showed him when he was a baby..subhanallah..

My aim is to make him read at early age so that he can treasure a lot of books out there..and by reading he can explore anything to enrich his knowledge..

besides that I'll pray to Allah and try to make him read arabic as well...after watching the 'salasilah Rasulullah' I have this strong determination to help my son memorize the Quran..oh Allah please help us..

now i feel like my holiday is too short for all these..biiznillah

reading with my toddler project

A few points on how to read with your toddler:

1. introduce him with books or words since young (I started introducing the flashcard to umar since he is about 2 months old..the earlier the better)

2. parents must be good example (mother especially) , when they see us reading, they'll be interested to read..e.g. for umar, he'll grab his own book when i'm reading my book

3. read when he wants to read.find a suitable time.do not force them to read especially a toddler.they need to move around to explore their world.while reading, if the child looks bored/tired,its ok to stop..morning is the best time as they are still fresh..stop if they wanna stop..

4. start with parents read aloud to them.do not ask or test them. young kids don't like to be tested e.g. dont test them on the word we just read to them.even though they look as a passive listener but they do learn!

5. choose a suitable book to thier age (will be elobrated in other post)

6. DOA utk anak sentiasa..doa ibu itu makbul..seriously, ana kalau rasa susah nak ajar anak sesuatu, doa specific utk anak tu, sebut nama dalam doa..iAllah, Allah akan bantu..

7. appropriate for toddler: after reading/showing flashcard, may reinforce the word by other means. e.g. after showing flashcard on 'cucumber', show them the 'cucumber' and surf encyclopedia online on 'cucumber'..

8. to encourage kids to read, reward method. e.g. used sticker they like (e.g. umar like sticker on cars) and stick on the page they have succesfully mastered..

9. choose appropriate font size for appropriate age..younger infant could not see small print and they see better in red colour..because of the immature cells of the eye..choose bigger print even for toddler and simple sentence a page..by age may change to smaller font and black colour font..:)

10. try to make a routine to read everyday..its ok if only a page or even a sentence a day..make it an enjoyable experience for both ibu dan anak!!

enjoy reading everyone!

career and family

Nowadays majority women working while parenting. It is also a growing trend for mothers to start working from home and it has been a good steps to improve the quality of the parents-child bonding.

I personally feels that working from home and be with your child 247 is a bonus and anyone with this previlage must be grateful.

I myself had decided to be in the working-mum line (for the time being;)), however I strongly believed that working mother may have the same quality and similar good outcome on their child if we know how to have a 'quality' time in each and every single day with our child even though we are working outside the house.

I have started my family at a very young age (according to the trend nowadays) at 22 years old and be a mother at 23 years old. At that time i was a 2nd year medical student who studying abroad far from my family.

Many people questioning my ability to cope with my study/career and family. I do not say that I successfully gone through this challenging pathway but after I complete my undergrad study I have realized some points that make me strong and help me to survive both my study and my family..Alhamdulillah..thanks to Allah!!

When I looked back, I realized some points that I would like to share which had help me and may help others to survive this difficult situation:

1) First and foremost:

always pray and depends on Allah on everything and always be grateful on what He has given us...we have more than others if we realized..have strong believe that what Allah decides for us is the best.

2) Set priorities:

it is impossible for your child and your career to both be in No 1 rank. Working mother must honestly make your own decision. This help you to realized and focus on what you are doing. Many people afraid to say that they put their child at no 1 rank as they think that they might fail their course..but it is a wrong perception. Instead it actually helps to avoid confusion in future. I personally think that parenthood make me a better person in life and my career. It tremendously help me to think and act differently and have a better perspective. Maybe some people think that I am slow in my career development but I personally think that this doesnt changed my career goals, only the timeframe to reach that goals. I strongly believe that putting my family first wont hurt my career in the long run.

2) time management

working mother must have strong determination to 'manage our time' and 'work for it!' It is undeniable that it is sometime troublesome but if we have proper time organization it will really help!

3) enough support from family / people around you

Our spouse play the most important role. He must be an understanding person of our situation and willing to offer help at anytime. It will be a bonus if parents or in laws and friends wish to help (alhamdulillah this is my case) because sometime you need extra hand if your work schedule need you to go outstation etc.

4) child care:

how to choose a suitable childcare?

Some people prefer childcare or maid. For me I prefer childcare. Childcare have two catogories 1) family based and 2) child center based...will be discuss in later topic.

Work and enjoy at the same time mothers!;)