Muslim Life Hackers - Almas Asad: Empower Your Children through Play

Almas Asad: Empower Your Children through Play

02/24/24 • 37 min

In this episode, Almas Asad, a primary school educator turned stay-at-home mom with a small business, shares her philosophy of teaching young children under five using Montessori principles, focusing on real-life experiences and stimulating open-ended development. Emphasizing on infusing Islamic principles in teaching, she also shares insights on how simple tasks, like solving puzzles or coloring, are beneficial. The conversation extends to the significance of setting realistic short-term goals and the importance of time for oneself as a parent.

Timestamps:
02:30 Understanding the Montessori Method
06:07 Setting Realistic Goals for Children
16:14 Infusing Islamic Principles into Teaching
20:37 Positive Association with Learning
21:10 Choosing the Right Toys for Learning
23:53 Incorporating Real-Life Experiences in Play
25:37 The Importance of Active Play
26:39 Creating Activities from Household Items
About Almas Asad:
Almas Asad, a former primary teacher from Sydney and now a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) of three, runs a small business called “Eager Little Beavers,” specialising in educational toys and learning resources. Inspired by her inquisitive son, she focuses on creating Montessori-inspired learning experiences for children. Almas also manages a YouTube channel offering parenting advice, including tips on handling toddler tantrums and potty training.
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Muslim Life Hackers - Almas Asad: Empower Your Children through Play

Transcript

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In order to stay sane as a parent and as a working mother, you can't really bog yourself down to those goals. It's the small things, that the small achievements that it keeps you going. So there's certain things that I feel like my son or my daughter is able to do and I commend them for that. I appreciate them doing it, but at the end of the day, I do have that sense that they're not able to do this. They're not able to write yet. They're not ab