Watering the Roots: A 1-2-3 Parent Wellbeing Guide (a Muslim Perspective)

In a fast-paced result-oriented and competitive world more and more young people are suffering from depression anxiety and other forms of mental health disorders that severely impact the family unit. This book is written out of a deep concern for the wellbeing of young people in particular Muslim children living in the West. There is no one definitive way to address this issue. Nevertheless children learn by example. The author Dr Aminah Mah offers a concise one-two-three step guide to improve parents wellbeing first and foremost and in turn better nurture the next generation. This guide draws on Aminahs personal experiences as a parent and teacher. It is informed by her Masters and PhD research in parenting Muslim children and wellbeing support services in Australian Islamic schools respectively. Within this guide Aminah offers some easy to follow steps for caregivers Muslims and non-Muslims alike who are seeking to adopt a simplified framework to improve their own wellbeing that will also positively impact their parenting. The author hopes that this book will help parents raise a new generation of young people who will be better equipped to find meaning and contentment in todays confusing times.