The Responsibilities of Parents

PARENTING: AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE They should help them make modesty their guiding principle, rejecting attitudes of pride and superiority. They should hold themselves accountable rather than try to hold others responsible, thus channelling their time and energy into productive endeavours. Parents should teach their children that they alone will bear the consequences of their mistakes. No one else will pay the price for their errors. Complaining about others is a futile use of time. Embracing positive thinking while guarding against negative thoughts is crucial. The most important thing is that parents must instil duty-consciousness rather than rightconsciousness in their children.