Who is a Child?
For a child in the language
The youngest of all or the newborn, plural: children
The child in Islamic term
A description that accompanies a person from birth to reaching puberty
Who is an adolescent?
The boy who is approaching puberty
The adolescence
The period from puberty to adulthood
The Psychological Perspective
Who is a child?
Children are people under the age of 14. However, it should be noted that Article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines “children” as people who have reached the age of 18.
Who is a teenager? And when does adolescence end?
The adolescence is the age group between childhood and adulthood, from ages 10 to 19. It is a unique stage of human development and an important time to lay the foundations for good health.
Another team of psychologists
The adolescence currently lasts from ten to 24 years, according to a team of scientists, although many believe it ends at the age of 19
The Islam point of view: The first seven years of a child's life
Acting childishly for him
On the authority of Jabalah bin Suhaim, who said
I entered upon Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan - while he was in his caliphate - and he had a rope around his neck, and a boy was leading him, so I said to him: O Commander of the Faithful, do you do this? He said: O Lakaa, be silent, for I heard the Messenger of God (may God bless him and grant him peace) say: “Whoever has a boy, let him childishly towards him.”
The Comment
To speak to them in their broken language, or to come down to their level and speak to them, etc.
On the authority of Anas - may God be pleased with him -
who said: “The Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - was the best of people in character. I had a brother called Abu Umair - I think he said: he was weaned - he said: So whenever the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - came and saw him, he would say: O Abu Umair, what did the nughayr - a small bird like a sparrow - do? He said: So he used to play with it.” Narrated by Muslim.
The Comment
Abu Umair had just been weaned. Whenever the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would enter the household of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), Abu Umair’s brother, he would talk to the boy, who was no more than two years old, for example. He would talk to him about his little bird and ask about the bird’s condition, because he knew that the bird was something important to Umair. What kind of respect was this for a little child, whom the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) gave a position to, even though he was no more than two years old?
The mercy on him
He was noticeably late in prostration, and when he was asked about the reason after the prayer, he said: ((My son climbed on top of me while I was prostrating, so I did not want to rush him)), and the one who did that was Al-Hasan, the son of his daughter Fatima, may God be pleased with them all.
The comment
Look at the wording: “I hated to rush him.” He left the people to worry about prayer, until the child took all his needs from playing on the back of the Messenger of God.
Joking Ibn Saad narrated on the authority of Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman who said
The Messenger of God (may God bless him and grant him peace) would stick out his tongue for al-Hasan ibn Ali, and when the boy saw the redness of his tongue, he would be delighted, and his features would lighten up.
Peace be upon them if he passes by them
The Prophet (PBUH) passed by children playing.. and said to them: “Peace be upon you, O children”
The comment
A kind of respect, they are the men and women of tomorrow, and respecting them is a kind of giving value and feeling self-esteem since childhood
Hear him that you love him
Al-Baraa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and Al-Hasan bin Ali on his shoulder saying: “O Allah, I love him, so love him.
The comment
As if he were talking out loud, the child does not understand anything other than love at this age, that he is loved, so he is socially acceptable, which makes him very keen to do positive things so that he remains loved
Reprimanding a child from bad deeds
Ibn Omar (may Allah be pleased with them) entered upon Yahya bin Saeed and a young boy from Bani Yahya who was tying up a chicken to throw it. Ibn Omar walked towards it until he untie it, then he came back with it and the boy with him and said: Reprimand your boy to be patient with this bird to be killed, for I heard the Prophet forbid that an animal or anything else be patient with being killed.
The comment
Being young does not mean that you should not be reprimanded for doing something bad, especially with animals that children love to try to harm at a young age, so they must be reprimanded.
Respecting him and asking him about his feelings
On the authority of Sahl ibn Sa`id, may God be pleased with him, who said: The Prophet was brought a cup, so he drank from it, and on his right was a young boy, the youngest of the people, and the elders were on his left. He said: O boy, do you give me permission to give it to the elders? He said: I would not prefer anyone over you, O Messenger of God. So he gave it to him.
The psychology: The point of view: The first seven years of a child's life
The First Seven Years of a Child
The question of whether the first seven years of life are the most important is not one of definite or clear-cut. The hardships or traumas a child experiences do not necessarily determine the child’s overall well-being or the success they will achieve as an adult. While the first seven years may not be the be-all and end-all when it comes to whether a child develops in a healthy way, they are important, especially when it comes to topics like social development.
While the first seven years of a child’s life do not necessarily determine their lifelong happiness levels, they do lay the foundation for how they interact with the world by processing the way others respond to them.
The Mapping
In the Early Years of Life, the Brain Rapidly Develops a Mapping System Harvard data shows that the brain develops rapidly during the first years of life. By the time children are 3 years old, they have already formed a million neural connections every minute. These connections become the brain’s mapping system, which is made up of a combination of nature and nurture, especially “serve and give” interactions.
The attachment styles influence how future relationships develop
Attachment styles are another important part of a child’s development
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