YOUR DAUGHTER AND ‘SWEET’ BOYS

Dear parents of young teenage girls, listen up.

The only reason why your daughter might be following boys is for validation.

1. Someone to tell her she’s beautiful.
2. Someone to tell her she’s growing.
3. Someone to tell her her makeup fits her.
4. Someone to ask her about her last night.
5. Someone who’ll ask her about her plans for the weekend.
6. Someone who’ll tell her her menstrual period will start in a few days.
7. …and the list continues.
Those young boys around know how to say these things to the sweetness of your daughter.

Their heads are filled with romantic vocabularies that are powerful enough to make your daughter follow them and ask for more. Hence, your daughter begins to follow boys.

To avoid these shenanigans, learn to observe, identify, and appreciate your daughter’s physical and mental growth and development.

Also, learn to boost her sense of confidence and give her the validation she needs to stay focused and bold.

Don’t be afraid to talk to her about her body parts. Those boys will say it without shame and your daughter will love to listen to them. It is what it is.

Teach her how to spot boys with sweet mouths and how to say no.

Teach her the moves she should watch out for, so she doesn’t fall victim to unnecessary love and, by extension, unwanted pregnancy or abortion.

More importantly, listen to her. Those boys can be so patient to listen and respond to all her ‘useless’ talk. Create the time to also listen to your daughter; it goes a long way to boost her sense of pride and honor.

May Allah save our daughters from falling victim to ‘sweet’ boys.

May Allah protect our homes.