moving on to encyclopedia

We now moving on to expand our knowledge and understand the world around us by adding up our reading collections with new 'picture encyclopedia'. I think this might be a good suggestion for those looking for a encyclopedia for your pre-kinder kids..

I was thinking of having this books for ages but waiting for the right time to introduce this books so it will be beneficial and utilize fully. Browsing through some encyclopedia, I found this one book with lots of picture and only small paragraph to explain each photo. I think this is an excellent book to start with because the short description can be our short guideline to further talk about that picture.

I use this opportunity to discuss and talk about it in English and relate to few simple arabic words that umar has learn from our everyday session after maghrib (if I'm not oncall).

The book just superb as it covers vast range of information e.g. human anatomy, the planets, the nature, machines etc.

One day we went for an outing to an animal park and saw a camel. Umar say "ummi, on its back has food right?". "where's food?nothing on his back la umar.."..umar said"no la ummi, see the 'bonggol' there..camel keep food in there..no need food for long time.."..

"eh mana umar tau ni?" umar-->"isk ummi ni kan dah tgk dalam book besar (encyclopedia)..

at least i feel good knowing that he understood something from our discussion..huhu..alhamdulillah..

p/s: never forget to relate the creations back to the Almighty..let our kids know that the most superior is Allah!;)


pict: umar and thariq berebut to open the next page..hehe

Baca lagi dan lagi ;)

Sebagai ibu kita mesti (sangat patut) meng'update' diri kita dengan

ilmu..untuk diri sendiri dan anak2...

Salah satu dan paling mudah adalah dengan membaca..tak kira hard
or soft copy (e-book,blogs).

Bahan bacaan boleh menggambarkan matlamat diri kita sebenarnya..setuju??

Cuma nak berkongsi saya sekarang masih memiliki 'a list of reading materials' utk dihabiskan dalam kesibukan kerja dan utk anak2..

Saya mula membaca satu majalah bernama 'Solusi' dan telah jatuh hati pada nya..kenapa:



1. Penulisan tazkirah yang ringkas.. Sesuai utk saya yang sibuk tetapi
jauh di sudut hati rindukan sesuatu yg ringkas yang boleh menyegarkan
hati

2. Bekerja dalam tekanan membuatkan saya rindukan suntikan motivasi
islami,ada dalam majalah ini

3.saya dan suami meluangkan sedikit masa sehari walau secara tidak
rasmi utk sesi ta'lim... Kami bercadang memulakannya utk anak2 sedikit
masa lagi ( sekarang dgn umar secara indirect sahaja). Majalah ini
boleh dijadikan bahan utk pengisian

4. Perkara yg dibincangkan berkaitan dgn kita yg sering terlupa dalam
kesibukan.. Sangat relevan cth tajuk: 'mukmin profesional'.... 'Kerana
harta masuk neraka'... Sungguh membuka minda ..sangat suka..

5. Saya tidak punya masa untuk ke kedai buku tapi majalah ini saya boleh beli online terus ke pintu rumah saya..;)

Rakan-rakan sekerja saya juga tumpang membaca dan turut jatuh hati:D

anda ingin cuba majalah ini ..boleh dapatkannya di sini

Apa bahan bacaan anda yg terbaru?

hulagu khan (review novel sejarah islam)

Saya amat gemar membaca buku yang menaikkan semangat dan motivasi. Dalam hati saya menanam keazaman dan berdoa agar anak-anak saya menjadi insan yang menyumbang kepada kebangkitan Islam.

Sebetulnya saya baru menghabiskan novel sejarah Islam di atas. Sangat menarik dan memberi gambaran yang lebih jelas tentang sejarah Islam pada Zaman Abassiyah (red circle pd graf dibawah).. (drp "Ini Sejarah Kita") boleh download di sini

Kini saya lebih faham tentang kejadian yang terjadi pada waktu yang dibulatkan merah di atas..sewaktu Islam berada di kemuncak di zaman kegemilangan. Tapi kini di mana kita?? kita sudah berada di bawah takat beku semula (green circle) iaitu sama seperti pada zaman permulaan iaitu zaman jahiliyyah (blue circle)..

kalau xpercaya..kenapa makin banyak kes buang bayi? ini satu contoh saja belum yang lain2 lagi. dalam sebulan lebih 4 kes yang dihebahkan..berapa banyak yang xdihebahkan?? saya bekerja dihospital memang banyak kes yang xdihebahkan dan kes sumbang tetapi tidak mengandung..sedih.. saya sangat sedih membaca perkara2 begini..

marilah kita sama2 menaikkan semula Islam dan mencapai zaman kegemilangan yang pernah menjadi milik kita dahulu....bagaimana? Ini tidak dapat dicapai dengan sekelip mata tetapi memerlukan kesungguhan dan masa..ia tidak dapat dicapai berseorangan tetapi perlukan kumpulan sokongan..

pertama perbaiki diri kita kerana individu akan membentuk keluarga. Komponen keluarga akan membentuk masyarakat. Masyarakat akan membentuk negara dan seterusnya. sehinggalah kita berjaya mendapatkan khalifah islam itu semula. Kita kene mula dari sekarang..saat ini..demi masa depan anak-anak dan Islam itu sendiri.
Wallahualam.,

p/s: next in line, novel sejarah islam : Thariq Ziyad, menang atau syahid..:)

Peranan ayah

Saya sekadar ingin berkongsi tentang satu buku yang baru saya selesai baca. Sangat nipis tetapi padat. Seronok membacanya.


Dalam hidup kita ni, selalu dikaitkan pendidikan anak-anak dengan para ibu. Tetapi kalau kita perhatikan dalam Al-Quran tiada satu dialog pun di antara ibu dan anak. Tetapi yang banyak terdapat adalah antara ayah dan anak. Cthnya Nabi Ismail dan Nabi Ibrahim dan nasihat Luqman untuk anaknya.

Ayah selalunya dikaitkan dengan peranan utama untuk mencari nafkah. Tetapi sebenarnya peranan ayah adalah sangat penting. Kerana sentuhan ayah itu memberi kesan yang mendalam dalam diri anak-anak walaupun hanya perkara-perkara simple. Teringat saya satu tajuk dalam buku pendidikan anak-anak dalam Islam tentang bahana 'keyatiman'.

Keyatiman di sini mempunyai dua makna, pertama yatim kerana kematian seorang ayah dan kedua yatim kerana ada ayah namun tidak memainkan peranannya dalam pendidikan anak-anak. Dan kesan daripada kedua fenomena ini adalah sama..sama-samalah kita renungan fakta ini..

Dalam buku ini, ia menceritakan kisah seorang ayah yang bernama Hassan al Bannna (HAB), pada yang masih belum mengenali individu ini, beliau merpakan seorang yang sangat hebat dalam menyeru untuk Islam dan telah syahid di jalanNya pada usia semuda 45 tahun.

Dalam jangka masa yang singkat itu (singkat lah kan 45 tahun) beliau telah berjaya menyentuh hati anak-anaknya dengan pelbagai perkara yang sebenarnya simple tetapi beliau laksanakannya dengan hebat.

Memang betul, contoh ikutan utama kita adalah Rasullullah, tetapi HAB adalah individu yang boleh kita contohi. Malahan zamannya hampir dengan kita dan situasi zaman itu hampir sama dengan kita.

Sekrang para bapa sibuk mencari rezeqi dan beberapa aktiviti lain (alhamdulillah jika berkerja untuk Islam). Dalam buku ini, anak-anak HAB ada menyatakan beberapa perkara yang dilakukan oleh HAB yang boleh kita contohi...marilah perkayakan diri kita dengan ilmu-ilmu hebat yang diambil drp contoh tauladan yang baik:)

p/s: yang paling penting pada pendapat saya ialah hubungan kita dengan Allah..apabila kita menjaga hubungan ini sebaiknya, maka hubungan2 lain akan jadi sangat mudah dan hebat!;)
mari jadi ibu bapa muslim yang hebat!

parenting book

Some one said that it is difficult to find a detail or specific book that guides parents on what to do or not to do at certain age.

I found this book is a good one

It is true that parenting books mostly talk on general points on how to educate our little one. It is based on our own creativity to plan for our each and every child.

I presume it is because every child is different and what best for A is not surely best for B. The best way is to try and error to find out what suit for them and sometimes this process takes longer than what we expected.
A young child has many needs and active; flexibility is the key important principle. Flexible but firm on what we want to achieve on specific time frame.

I myself found that it is very tight time frame to utilise the'golden' age of a child before they reach kinder age. Especially before the age of three.
Not my main intention to make them an outstanding student at school but to stimulate all their senses. Provide sufficient love and cares and prepare them to continue the learning experience in future.


Nothing could compare the happiness and satisfaction to see umar's cheerful face, the excitement of exploring together and how he uses and links what he learned in his daily life.

To be frank I certainly feels motherhood is a really precious and enjoyable experience in a person named, "mother".Undeniable that it is a huge responsibility as it is an trust given by Allah.

The enjoyable experience of motherhood really change my view on having another child after the painful experience of giving birth. Now we are looking forward for our second caliph in the more prepared and organize manner mentally and physically compared to the first as I was still studying back then. May Allah makes both our boys a pious and musleh persons. Amin

I did tell, I did

I have finished this book a while ago. As described below, it is about a typical abuse case. In medical we usually refer it as 'star case' as a code to protect confidentiality. This case happens a lot in our real world including Malaysia.

It is a real story and I was attracted to read it as I want to find out how deep the parents words influence the child's psychology and their attitude, why parents do it and how the kids affected by the evil experience in short and long term.

The description from the book:

Cassie couldn-t remember when the abuse began, but from an early age she knew that her life was different from other children. Her mother made it clear that she wasn-t wanted, she wasn-t loved and He said that he was her friend, that this was his way of showing her that she was special. With no one else to turn to, finally she found the courage to speak out, to tell her mother what he did to her. But her mother wouldn-t listen, and with horror, Cassie was to discover exactly who her abuser was, and why she would never be heard. I Did Tell, I Did is the incredible story of a girl who was betrayed by everyone who should have loved her, and how she overcame the pain to find happiness and love, and to learn how to live with her past.

I am grateful to Allah for His loves and rahmah..alhamdulillah and may Allah protect us from sinful deeds!

hari-hari dalam hidupku

This real life story of a muslimah really inspire me..it shows the real meaning of 'pergantungan kepada Allah' the Almighty..

This is the most important component in life that will ensure success in this world and there after.

It is true that in this life we have a lot of targets and ambitions to achieve, but if we don't have this principal, we'll be like a robot which function only to work and nothing else.This is when a human may forget their main purpose in life and why are we here in this world.

While reading this book I tried to implement the situation with modification to my life's situation and i pray hard that i'll always be grateful and seek Allah's blessings in whatever i do instead of human preference..it is a superb motivational and eye opener book for me..anything that can remind me to the Almighty Allah and to be grateful would be superb for me..Alhamdulillah..

Read and comprehend it!biiznillah..

p/s: revising the 'tarbiyatul aulad'..:)

handle with care

My brain is craving for good books. I really wanna revise the 'tarbiyatul aulad' by Dr Abdullah Naseh Ulwan. I've read both 'jilids' before but I dont have my own copy. I borrowed them from a friend. Really wish to revise the second jilid coz I can barely remember the content.

Meanwhile, I have finished reading this book by a good author Jodi Picoult last month. So a brief review from me.

Synopsis:
Handle With Care explores the knotty tangle of medical ethics and personal morality. When faced with the reality of a fetus who will be disabled, at which point should an OB counsel termination? Should a parent have the right to make that choice? How disabled is TOO disabled? And as a parent, how far would you go to take care of someone you love? Would you alienate the rest of your family? Would you be willing to lie to your friends, to your spouse, to a court? And perhaps most difficult of all – would you admit to yourself that you might not actually be lying?

why do I like this book and other books by this author:

1. my medical background attract me to read this book on ostegenesis imperfecta (a very rare congenital bone disease)

2. mother instinct- this story make me feel more grateful for a healthy child and respect those who has special kids

3. a superb story line which blends the law and ethics - commonly happen in my real life

4. see life in different perspective and from different angle

happy reading..