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There are many ways to utilize on teaching your children Tawheed, among which are:
Utilizing Quranic study circles:
In such a case the parent may stop at certain verses which address a specific aspect of Tawheed and explain it. An example for this is the verses addressing the story of Prophet ‘Eesaa, may Allaah exalt his mention, and that he was not crucified as the Christians claim, but the parent must choose simple phrases that are within the level of the child’s understanding and comprehension.
Relating stories of the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, and his companions, may Allaah be pleased with them, and other heroes in Islam:
Children like hearing stories, and thus the parents should take advantage of this interest in them. One should not simply relate the story without highlighting certain matters, like the case of the companions, may Allaah be pleased with them, killing their disbelieving relatives for the sake of Allaah because they were disbelievers.
Commenting on some events:
One can remind the children with the massacre that took place to the Muslims in Bosnia and the atrocities that are currently taking place to the Muslims in Palestine, Iraq and other places and make it clear for them that their suffering is because of their faith and because they are Muslims. This will make the child sympathize with his fellow Muslims.
Exploiting certain situations:
When the child is ill, the parent can instill in him the principle that Allaah Alone is the One Who can cure and that medicine is but a means and that it is Allaah Who made it a cause to cure. Clarify that Allaah is The Only One who can benefit or cause harm, and He is the only One to seek refuge in to lift any harm. Parents should exploit all other situations to instill different principles of Tawheed.
Setting a good example:
A parent could be a means to instill certain values and basics of Tawheed through his or her conduct and actions. For example, a parent may praise a person in front of his children only because he is a righteous one or a one who fights Jihaad. Likewise, a parent may dispraise another person because he is a disbeliever.
This clarifies to the children one of the principles of faith, and that is love and hatred are both done for the sake of Allaah and not because so and so person deprived us form a job or money that we wanted. Parents should be careful in front of their children lest the children adopt a bad habit, because it is the parents who have the most effective influence on the children.
Correcting wrong concepts or words:
During the child’s daily activities, they may utter or do something Islamically wrong or contradicting to Tawheed and it is the role of the parents to correct them. The child may swear by other than Allaah, and it becomes mandatory upon the parents to clarify that this is a form of disbelief and associating with Allaah, and so forth.
A child may hear at school that Santa is a nice man who brings gifts and nice things, then the parents must explain that this Santa is a symbol for non-Muslims (namely the Christians) and that he is nothing but a myth made up by them, and that the only One Who Has the power to benefit or cause harm is Allaah Alone.
Likewise, if the child sees on TV that a certain character controls the wind or the rain, the parents must make it clear that this is association with Allaah and that these are qualities that are exclusive to Allaah.
Source:
http://www.islamweb.net/womane/nindex.php?page=readart&id=149561
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