來源 : themodernreligion.com
by Ibrahim Bowers
This article presents the current relationship between a father and a child in this fast paced and time constraint society and provides many practical advises on how to improve this relationship to benefit the whole family.
It has been estimated that working fathers spend about 3 minutes a day with their children.
Fathers who abandon their families, fathers who rarely see their children because of divorce, and fathers who are busy and have very little or nothing to do with the raising of their children are common.
Dad gets up early, takes the long drive to work, gets off late, takes the long drive home, and gets home very tired. He just wants to have dinner, relax a little, and go to bed so that he can repeat the same routine the next day. Every now and then, he tells himself that he will spend more time with his children tomorrow.
“But Muslims aren’t like that,” you say.
可能.
How much time do you spend with your children in the day? Not just in the same house, but together – really together.
A popular American song by Harry Chapin tells the sad story of a boy who always tries to spend time with his father, but always finds him too busy. When the boy grows up and the father gets older, the father always wants to spend time with his son, but his son always has other things to do.
Quality time spent between a father and his children is essential for both the parent and the children. The children need to know that their father loves and cares for them, and the father needs to be careful that he does not lose his relationship with his children by neglect.
Tips to Improve Father-Child Relationship
There are several ways a father can spend quality time with his children and develop a relationship with them. Even if he is extremely busy, he can probably free up enough time to do some of these things.
*用簡單的方式向孩子表明你愛他們.
Some fathers try to appeal to their children by showering them with gifts rather than giving of themselves. 這可能弊大於利. The simple example of Prophet Muhammad is much better, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him. 當他的女兒法蒂瑪 (願真主對她感到滿意) 會來找他, the Prophet used to stand up, 親她, 握住她的手, 並給她讓座. 在以後的生活中, 對孩子來說，這種個人的情感比收到任何人都可以送給他們的禮物更難忘.
*Tell or read your children stories on some nights before bed.
There are lots of excellent Islamic stories and books available that you can use, or you can make up your own. 同時, 您將幫助您的孩子培養伊斯蘭性格. SoundVision sells a vast selection of Islamic children’s books. A twist on this idea is to ask your children to make up stories to tell you.
*Play with your children sometimes.
你可以打球, color pictures, 用積木搭建玩具屋, 或做任何他們喜歡做的事.
*讓您的孩子幫助您完成簡單的任務.
Allow them to help you carry in the groceries, make dinner, or mow the yard. Children often get great joy from doing things that adults consider work.
*Take the family for a picnic.
Spend time with your children playing Frisbee, passing a ball, or pushing them in the swings. Your children will cherish this special time together as a family.
*Help your children with their homework.
Show them that you are truly interested in their education and life by asking them what they did in school and looking at their books, 專案, and assignments with them.
*Have at least two meals a week as a family.
*Use driving time with your children.
Don’t just turn on the news and forget your children when they are in the car with you. Talk or joke with them, or sing Islamic songs together.
*Give your small children a bath sometimes.
通常, mothers bathe the children, but bath time is an excellent opportunity for fathers to be with their kids. Let them splash around and play a little more than mom does.
*Teach your children to make wudu and pray with you.
If at home, praying together as a family Jamat is better than praying alone. 孩子喜歡叫阿贊. Make the youngest one the salat manager at home, 照顧祈禱毯, 定時, and inviting everyone to salat.
*Take your children to the masjid with you.
This is an excellent way for you to build a relationship with them as both a father and a Muslim.
*Be available for your children, and let them know that you are there for anything they want to discuss.
If you are not available to talk to your children, somebody else probably will be, and it may be the wrong kind of person. A good way of getting to know your children better as individuals is to take them out one at a time for eating, conversation, or some other event.
*Practice talking with your child, not at him.
Since the father often takes the main responsibility for disciplining the children, it is very easy for fathers to merely become order-givers rather than parents and companions of their children. Spend some time listening, rather than talking.
We only have one chance to be with our kids before they grow up. If we want them to love us and respect us when we are old, we have to build those relationships while they are young.
Fathers usually don’t have the time to devote to their children that mothers do. But if we make the little time we have with our children quality time, we still might be able to build enduring relationships with them before it’s too late.
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來源 : themodernreligion.com
Before becoming muslim, I use too try too get my kids father too relate too them, to get closer too them. Nothing worked. He didnt have a minute too spend with his kids. His pleasures of golf, baseball, and work were far more important.
Now that my kids are older, they have nothing to do with their dad. He cant understand that! That song “Cats in the Cradle” is very true. My children make time for me their mom, because I was always there for them no matter what. My oldest son now has a son of his own, and even though he works and is tired, he spends alot of time with his son Jett. He loves his son so much. Im glad that my son is opposite of his father. My son is a wonderful father, to his own son, Im proud of him.