Islamic Parenting Strategies: How to Help Children Feel Safe in their Attachment to God and Parents

"This paper, the latest chapter in our ongoing parenting series, attempts to offer a solution to such parental challenges through the idea of attachment. Our Islamically Integrated Resiliency Model (IIRM) asserts that attachment is a foundational concept in parenting and in fostering both mental and spiritual health in children. While some resilience theories address the importance of attachment to caregivers, there is strong evidence that attachment to Allah is essential as well. Our model incorporates research findings as well as Islamic principles like tawḥīd (belief in the oneness of God) that are necessary for Muslim parents trying to raise children who are intrinsically motivated to seek Allah. How can we set our children up for success in the hereafter (ākhira) if we are only using parenting paradigms designed to ensure success in this world (dunyā)? Is any resiliency model holistic and complete if it does not address the hereafter?"

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