THE “COSTS” OF A CHILD

It was recently calculated that the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 amounted to R160 140 for a middle income family. Talk about shock! That doesn’t even touch college tuition! But R160 140 isn’t so bad if you break it down. It translates into R8 896,66 a year, R741,38 a month, or R185,34 a week. That’s a mere R26,48 a day! Just over a Rand an hour. Still, you might think the best financial advice says don’t have children if you want to be “rich.” It is just the opposite.

How to navigate our kids’ friendships and their playdates

Shakirah Hunter Loneliness can be a test that we are unable to navigate as adults and can find it extremely challenging to make friends and to navigate the social rules of friendship. Creating social connections begin in our childhood. Although some people might be...

Akhlaaq: The Key Differentiator

By Mirza Yawar Baig It is when parents bring up self centered children focused on consumption, that in their fight to get the most for themselves, they think nothing of breaking family ties. When children are focused to what they can contribute and with a constant...

Love or Desire

Where in the world, are the Muslim youth getting their ideals about love, marriage and family?In Bahrain, a teenage Muslim princess ran away from her family, her home and country forever, putting her life in jeopardy in order to marry an American marine she hardly...

10 Tips for Muslims when using Social Media

By Kabira DewanAs-salaamualaikum (May Peace and Blessings be Upon You)Before sharing my 10 tips with you, it is worth me saying that I am not writing this article from a Shariah standpoint as I am not qualified to do so, but instead more guidance on “good...

Divorce and a Muslim Family

By Farana LambatAlong with the frequent and horrific divorce and child custody stories I hear, I have come to the realization that Muslims need to learn how (and why) to get divorced as much as they need to learn how to get and stay married.I’m not being...