General principles of upbringing

5 principles of upbringing (cognitive psychology)

I started researching upbringing almost 15 years ago, both from a psychological as well as an Islamic perspective, but simply never took the time to actually put my main thoughts on paper and write the book. In this post, I wanted to share five principles that I believe in (from a psychological perspective) in raising children. Another post will be dedicated to presenting the Islamic principles of upbringing, that should go hand-in-hand with these psychological ones. I believe that following five principles will raise children that are considered geniuses by most standards, with confidence to try new things, and who find joy in learning. So until the book gets written, let me know what you think of these…

The secret to learning

Recently, someone dear to me sent me this letter from Albert Einstein to his then 11-year old son Hans Albert, in which he reveals to be, what many would consider, the secret to learning like a genius.