Raising Mums

Running your home like a boss is a way that homeschool mums can free up their time and energy. Whether it's the desire for more time to read aloud to their children, or the energy to play football in the garden, time management is the way to achieve it. If you are looking to take ownership for your time and energy, and live a life of more meaning and purpose, you'll want to WATCH THIS VIDEO! I've also made a FREE Home Management Planner for you, which you can find towards the end of this blog-post. This blog-post contains affiliate links. Please see Disclaimer for more information. WATCH THIS VIDEO! Home Management Resources Mentioned: Run your Home like a BOSS! PART 1 - Last week's video How Super-Mums do it ALL! Time Management Video Google Calendar Meal Planning App - 30-day FREE Trial FREE Boss Mum Planner As I showed you in the video, you can download and print out your very own Home Management Planner here! It's FREE! I don't even want your email address! Just click on the link below: Boss Mum PlannerDownload Running your home "like a boss" is really all about owning your time and energy, taking responsibility for it, and using them wisely. I’ll be LIVE again next week, at 10am GMT, Sunday 3rd February, on Facebook and Instagram for a: "LIVE Q&A Session!" If you have a question about homeschooling, motherhood, home-management, blogging or something else, now's your chance to ask! The "call for questions" will be published on my Instagram and Facebook pages on Thursday 31st January, where you can leave your questions. Although it is not always possible to get through all the questions, I will do my best insha'Allah! If you'd prefer to leave a question anonymously, please submit it in the box below, giving as much detail as possible: Submit a question Loading... Thank you for tuning in. Please let me know how you are progressing, and what steps you are taking to move forward in this area, in comments below. I'd love to hear from you. Peace and Love, @import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,400italic,700,700italic); /* LOADER */ .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad { display: inline-block; width: 20px; height: 20px; } .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad:after { content: " "; display: block; width: 11px; height: 11px; margin: 1px; border-radius: 50%; border: 4px solid #fff; border-color: #ffffff #ffffff #ffffff transparent; animation: ml-form-embedSubmitLoad 1.2s linear infinite; } @keyframes ml-form-embedSubmitLoad { 0% { transform: rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform: rotate(360deg); } } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer { box-sizing: border-box; display: table; height: 99.99%; margin: 0 auto; position: static; width: 100% !important;

This week I was LIVE on Facebook and Instagram talking about home management for mums and how they can run your home like a BOSS! Do you find yourself saying, " I wish I could, but I don't have time?" Do you want more time and energy to do what is important to you. Do you want more time to connect with your children? Do you want higher energy levels to play and read to them? Then you'll want to Watch this Video! all about home management for Mums! In this video I talk about: Taking ownership and responsibility for your situationHow running your home well can save you time and energyWhy busyness is a trap and a distractionThinking BigAutomating household purchasesMeal-planning the "right" way! This blog post contains affiliate links. Please seen Disclaimer for more information. These are real, tangible steps you can do today, to make a huge impact on the way your home runs. These simple steps will free up more of your time and energy to invest into what matters to you the most! WATCH THIS VIDEO! Home Management Products: Amazon Prime FREE TRIAL UK USA Google Calendar  Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist Ramadan Meal Planning Plan to Eat - Meal planning app. Get 30-day FREE Trial HERE! Now you know the steps you can take to go forwards insha’Allah. Now its up to you. I hope with all my heart that you use this as an opportunity to really take ownership and responsibility for your time, energy and ultimately your life. This is where you can start! Use this as a chance to make those positive changes that you and your family need. Thank you so much for tuning in. I'll be LIVE again next week, at 10am GMT, Sunday 27th January, on Facebook and Instagram where we'll be continuing this discussion on home management for mums with: "Run your home like a BOSS Part 2- Taking it to the next level!"  I'll see you there! If you have any further questions, or ideas for future lives broadcasts, please leave them for me in the comments below. Peace and Love, @import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,400italic,700,700italic); /* LOADER */ .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad { display: inline-block; width: 20px; height: 20px; } .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad:after { content: " "; display: block; width: 11px; height: 11px; margin: 1px; border-radius: 50%; border: 4px solid #fff; border-color: #ffffff #ffffff #ffffff transparent; animation: ml-form-embedSubmitLoad 1.2s linear infinite; } @keyframes ml-form-embedSubmitLoad { 0% { transform: rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform: rotate(360deg); } } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer { box-sizing: border-box; display: table; height: 99.99%; margin: 0 auto; position: static; width: 100% !important; } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer h4, #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer p, #mlb2-1177248.

Homeschooling with a baby brings with it many challenges. I often hear from women who are struggling to homeschool their children, whilst also caring for a small baby. They are overridden with guilt and with feelings of failure. They want to be a good mum, to all their children, but they just don't know what the right thing to do is. If you have a baby or a small child at home, you'll want to watch this video! This blogpost includes affiliate links. Please see Disclaimer for more information. This is a recording of a LIVE broadcast from Facebook where I spoke about homeschooling with a baby. We talked about: What are the most important things to focus on during this timeAlternatives to what learning can look like for your children Encouraging independence and the value of experienceLoads of useful resources for busy mums WATCH THIS VIDEO: Homeschool Products Mentioned: Amazon Prime Video Fire Stick Reading Eggs Math Seeds CTC Math Khan Academy Mystery Science Toxic Childhood by Sue Palmer Time Magazine Article about audiobooks Audible - Trial and FREE AUDIOBOOK UK |USA Seerah Audio Series - 15% OFF Discount Code: OMHomeschool15 Librovox Lit2GO Toucan Box - Isa box FREE with code: GEMMA-9E6X Kiwi Crate - 30% off your 1st order with code: SHARE30 Homeschool GIVEAWAY I'm giving away 4 activity boxes from Toucan Box to 1 winner! This giveaway is open worldwide. If you are under the age of 18, please seek parental permission before entering. If you would like to enter, all you need to do is share this video or blogpost on social media and tag me in the post. Easy as that! The winner will be chosen at random and announced on next week's LIVE broadcast. (Sunday 20th January 2019, 10am GMT) Next week, Sunday 20th January, I'll be LIVE again at 10am GMT on Facebook and Instagram, where we'll be talking about how to "Run your home like a boss!" If you missed last week's discussion on, "Sustainable Homeschooling | Securing your homeschool for the future," CLICK HERE All the previous episodes have been uploaded here on my blog. Just CLICK HERE and scroll through them all! If you never want to miss an episode, you'll want to subscribe to our mailing list. Then, whenever an episode is published, you'll get it straight to your inbox! @import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,400italic,700,700italic); /* LOADER */ .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad { display: inline-block; width: 20px; height: 20px; } .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad:after { content: " "; display: block; width: 11px; height: 11px; margin: 1px; border-radius: 50%; border: 4px solid #fff; border-color: #ffffff #ffffff #ffffff transparent; animation: ml-form-embedSubmitLoad 1.2s linear infinite;

This week I was LIVE on Facebook and Instagram talking about some of the ways you can ensure you'll be homeschooling for many more years to come insha'Allah. I’m speaking to the mum who wants to homeschool, and is planning and preparing for this new adventure. I’m talking to mum who homeschools now, but feels disheartened. Who feels that it’s not going the way she thought it would, and she feels like she’s failing. I’m talking to everyone who homeschools sharing my nuggets of wisdom as to how you can continue to homeschool for many years. There are things we can do in our lives, to make homeschooling a sustainable, longterm experience for us. WATCH THIS VIDEO! Next week, Sunday 13th January 2019 at 10am, I'll be back on Instagram and Facebook LIVE discussing, "Homeschool Under Threat| Homeschooling with a baby." I hope I'll see you there! Previous LIVES Mentioned "I'm just a mum, is that enough?" - CLICK HERE. "Preparing your homeschool for the New Year." - CLICK HERE If you have any more questions, feel free to leave me a comment down below. Peace and Love, @import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,400italic,700,700italic); /* LOADER */ .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad { display: inline-block; width: 20px; height: 20px; } .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad:after { content: " "; display: block; width: 11px; height: 11px; margin: 1px; border-radius: 50%; border: 4px solid #fff; border-color: #ffffff #ffffff #ffffff transparent; animation: ml-form-embedSubmitLoad 1.2s linear infinite; } @keyframes ml-form-embedSubmitLoad { 0% { transform: rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform: rotate(360deg); } } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer { box-sizing: border-box; display: table; height: 99.99%; margin: 0 auto; position: static; width: 100% !important; } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer h4, #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer p, #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer span, #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer button { text-transform: none !important; letter-spacing: normal !important; } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper { background-color: #f6f6f6; border-width: 0px; border-color: transparent; border-radius: 4px; border-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: relative; } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper.embedPopup, #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper.embedDefault { width: 400px; } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper.embedForm { max-width: 400px; width: 100%; } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-align-left { text-align: left; } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer .

This week I was LIVE on the Our Muslim Homeschool Instagram and Facebook accounts talking about a topic very common in mothers, low self-esteem. Do you ever refer to yourself as "Just a Mum?" Then this broadcast is for you! We talked about: BlameMy personal experience with self-doubt5 Steps to Increasing Your Feelings of Self-worthMothers with low self-esteem raise children with low self-esteemQ&As In this episode I spoke from the heart about my experience and gave my sincere advice to any mother who suffers with self-esteem issues. These 5 steps will increase your self-esteem, so that you don’t say anymore, "I’m a just a mum." Instead you'll say, “I’m a stay at home mum and it’s the best thing that could ever have happened to me!” Here it is! Enjoy! WATCH THIS VIDEO! Products Mentioned: Head Space app - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/headspace-guided-meditation/id493145008?mt=8Abs Workout - https://youtu.be/1919eTCoESoStretching Workout - https://youtu.be/Yzm3fA2HhkQ Next Week's Episode: You can join me LIVE next Sunday, 6th January 2019, at 10am GMT where we'll be talking about: "Built to Last - Securing Your Homeschool for the Future" Make sure to follow me on Instagram or Facebook so you watch LIVE! Did you miss a previous episode? Don't worry, you can watch ALL previous here on my blog. Just CLICK HERE for the round-up. Alternatively you can watch them our the YouTube Playlist . If you have any questions, please leave them for me in the comments below. See you next Sunday insha'Allah. Peace and Love, @import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,400italic,700,700italic); /* LOADER */ .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad { display: inline-block; width: 20px; height: 20px; } .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad:after { content: " "; display: block; width: 11px; height: 11px; margin: 1px; border-radius: 50%; border: 4px solid #fff; border-color: #ffffff #ffffff #ffffff transparent; animation: ml-form-embedSubmitLoad 1.2s linear infinite; } @keyframes ml-form-embedSubmitLoad { 0% { transform: rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform: rotate(360deg); } } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer { box-sizing: border-box; display: table; height: 99.99%; margin: 0 auto; position: static; width: 100% !important; } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer h4, #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer p, #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer span, #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer button { text-transform: none !important; letter-spacing: normal !important; } #mlb2-1177248.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper { background-color: #f6f6f6; border-width: 0px; border-color: transparent; border-radius: 4px; border-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; margin: 0; padding: 0;

This week on the Our Muslim Homeschool Instagram  account, I was LIVE answering your questions. We talked about: Keeping children motivated Evil eye and envy Dealing with mum guilt Learning to read My conversion to Islam and a lot more! It's a great episode! I'm sure you're going love it! Here it is! WATCH THIS VIDEO! Products mentioned (aff.): Ordinary Guide to Teaching Reading: https://amzn.to/2QMg6jh Bobs Books: https://amzn.to/2QmrT8y Oxford Reading Tree: https://amzn.to/2PvDMn7 If you missed Last week’s LIVE Video: When motherhood gets you down....Try this! : CLICK HERE The next LIVE broadcast will be on Sunday 30th December 2018 at 10am GMT insha'Allah, where we'll be discussing, "I'm just a mum. Is that enough?" Make sure you follow me on Instagram so you can watch LIVE!  I hope I’ll see you there! Peace and Love,

This week on the Our Muslim Homeschool Instagram  account, I was LIVE chatting about, When Motherhood gets you down...Try This! We talked about: Different types of happiness The importance of seeing progress in your life Why we feel we "Lose ourselves" as mothers The power of gratitude So here it is! WATCH THIS VIDEO! To keep you motivated, I've made you a FREE PRINTABLE! It is the famous quote from C.S.Lewis, “Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different?” - C. S. Lewis We spoke about this quote, and it's relevance to us, in the video above. Now you can download this cute printable, set it as your screen-saver, pin to your fridge or keep in your planner to motivate, inspire and serve you. CLICK HERE: FREE PRINTABLE If you missed Last week's LIVE Video: Time Management and Productivity: CLICK HERE Make sure you follow me on Instagram so you can watch next week’s video LIVE on Sunday 9th December 2018 at 10am GMT. We'll be do a LIVE Q&A session! I hope I’ll see you there! Peace and Love,

This week on the Our Muslim Homeschool Facebook andInstagram  accounts, I was LIVE chatting about, How Super Mums do it ALL! - Part 2 | Productivity & Time Management. We talked about: What lies at the heart of time management Ownership of your life and time Setting yourself up for success Daily routines and rituals So here it is! WATCH THIS VIDEO!   If you missed Part 1 of How Super-Mums do it all: CLICK HERE Daily Homeschool Checklist :  CLICK HERE Make sure you follow me on Instagram and Facebook, so you can watch next week’s video LIVE on Sunday 2nd December 2018 at 10am GMT. I hope I’ll see you there! Peace and Love,

This week on Raising Mums, a Live broadcast on the Our Muslim Homeschool Facebook and Instagram  accounts, we were discussing "Preschool Learning at Home". I've also created a Preschool Learning Guide for you to use at home with your children. It has been adapted from the Early Years Statutory Framework, the curriculum used in the UK nurseries and schools for children under 5 years old. This blog-post contains affiliate links. For more information see our Disclaimer. But before you jump into the Preschool Curriculum, watch the video, or listen to the podcast above. In that episode I introduce the our Early Years Learning Guide and talk about: What is most important to establish in these early years. Learning Objectives to work towards at home, for children upto the age of 5 years old. Book recommendations to learn more about homeschooling So here it is! WATCH THIS VIDEO! Please note, the image in this video was unusually poor. You may wish to listen to this episode of Raising Mums, rather than watch it! To help you and your children, I've created this hand-out for you. It's completely FREE! I don't even want your email address! Click on the link to download: ** FREE Early Years Learning Guide ** How to Use your Early Years Guide This Early Years Learning Guide has been adapted from the Early Years Statutory Framework, that is used across the UK in nurseries and with reception aged children. I have tried to simplify it and make it more relevant to a typical homelife. In this FREE guide, I set out learning objectives that you can work on with your children aged 3-5 years old. Print it out, display it on your fridge or calendar, or just upload it onto your phone. Every morning, take a look at it, and try to work on one "box" or learning category that day. You do not need to hit every category each day. Just try to work towards one of the learning objectives each day, and cover all the boxes at least once every week. I hope it gives you some confidence and a sense of purpose as you begin to take charge of your children's education. I show more details on how to use it in the video above, so you'll want to watch it! DOWNLOAD FREE Early Years Learning Guide HERE! Homeschooling Books Mentioned in the Video: For the Children’s Sake - Susan Schaeffer Macaulay Learning Without School - Ross Mountney A Funny Kind of Education - Ross Mountney Charlotte Mason Companion - Karen Andreola Well-Trained Mind - Susan Wise-Bauer Honey for a Child's Mind - Gladys Hunt I also recommended the following book: Purification of the Heart -Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Make sure you follow me on Instagram and Facebook, so you can watch next week’s video LIVE on Sunday 25th November 2018 at 10am GMT. The topic next week will be: “How Superwomen do it all!: Part 2 - Time Management & Productivity” I hope I’ll see you there! Peace and Love,

This week on the Our Muslim Homeschool Facebook and Instagram  accounts, I was LIVE chatting with you all on the topic of "How Super Mums do-it-all!" We talked about: Why creating a support team is important Reasons why we often don't ask for help Uncover where we need to ask for support Steps to build your own dream team! So here it is! Watch this video!   To help you create your own dream team, or support network, I've created this hand-out for you. It's completely FREE! I don't even want your email address! Click on the link below to download your FREE Super Mum's Dream Team Planner. I show you how to use it in the video above, so you'll want to watch it! - Super Mum's Dream Team Planner -   Make sure you follow me on Instagram and Facebook, so you can watch next week's video LIVE on Sunday 18th November 2018 at 10am GMT. The topic next week will be, "Under 4? Tell me more!" I'll be chatting about preschool learning at home, what it looks like and how to approach it. I hope I'll see you there! Peace and Love,

This week on the Our Muslim Homeschool Facebook and Instagram  accounts, I was LIVE chatting with you all on the topic of "How to find confidence in homeschooling." We talked about: What confidence TRULY is, Why have a sense of self-worth, separate from the children lives, is so important to a mother and her family, Practical steps you can take to gain more confidence in your homeschool life, and I answered a few of your questions! So here it is! Watch this video! You may want to have a notebook ready to take notes, especially if this is topic you are particularly interested in. Make sure you follow me on Instagram and Facebook, so you can watch next week's video LIVE on Sunday 11th November 2018 at 10am GMT. The topic next week will be, "How Superwomen do it all!" I hope I'll see you there! Peace and Love,