It is known about the month of Ramadan that it brings together families and families at one table throughout the format every day in a home, and this rapprochement should be used by parents to teach their children that it is not just a meeting to eat, or even to watch television and Ramadan programs together, but it is an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between Family and relatives, and this is called the kinship bond. Dr. Salma Abu Al-Yazid, a consultant psychiatrist, says for the seventh day that this holy month is an appropriate way to modify many concepts among children, especially the kinship bond.

How to use Ramadan to teach children about kinship

The consultant psychiatrist stressed that these gatherings should be used to sit together and tell stories about the family and the missing ones, and how they were seeking to bond the family, in order to spread love and friendship among all, and there is no objection to the head of the family talking about the importance of the kinship relationship and that it is one of the reasons Entering Paradise, stressing that the kinship relationship indicates the good faith of the individual, citing the words of the Holy Prophet, “Whoever believes in God and the Last Day, let him uphold his ties of kinship.”

And the mental health consultant stressed that it is necessary to agree to these invitations, especially if they involve a large family gathering, with the need to accompany the children, as throughout the year there is rarely live communication, and everyone is satisfied with communicating through social networking sites, and there is no objection to agreeing to fix an appointment on a monthly basis. At least until the kids get used to it.

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And she stressed the need for parents to remind their children of the need to maintain the ties of kinship and to teach them that it is not limited to the month of Ramadan only, but that it must be a habit all the time, even if by phone calls to grandparents and relatives, and that it is one of the biggest reasons for entering paradise, increasing livelihood, and blessing in our homes. It also works to enhance the spirit of virtue, which leads a person to satisfaction and psychological balance, and that all the prophets recommended this connection.

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