It is important for parents to develop a sense of adaptability and flexibility when raising our children. It might have to be different to how we were raised.

As parents we rely on the blueprint of our parents to inform our own parenting style. This is not a bad thing but we do need to be careful also when doing this.

Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA) said: “do not raise your children just as your parents raised you, for they were created for a generation different than yours.” Our parents raised us a certain way but we were children in a different era and a different time. So if we take that exact blueprint of our parent’s way then we are likely to fail.

There are aspects of parenting that need to be consistent. Consistent with values and approach to discipline etc… There are also aspects of parenting that require us to be adaptable. We can see this in our time more than any other time before.

With the internet we know our children are going to be exposed to information that we were never exposed to as children.