By / Faisal Mohammed
Researcher and Specialist in Disability and Learning Difficulties

The family is the foundation of societal construction, the primary and fundamental building block of this structure. If this building block is sound, the society will flourish; however, if it becomes flawed or weak, the society will inevitably suffer from weakness and distress. Unfortunately, in the face of the current technological invasion in our world and the rapid pace of life, families are exposed to many problems and challenges that strike at their foundations and principles. Thus, the head of the family (the husband) becomes immersed in work to provide a decent life for his family, and when he has some free time, he spends it with his friends. The wife (the mother) lives in a state of tension and anxiety, lost between finding an ideal and correct way to raise her children and fulfilling her own needs. Each child lives in their own bubble, holding a phone, browsing different sites and platforms. Every member of the family lives alone on an isolated island, and silence reigns throughout the homes.

So what is the solution and remedy?

Allow me, dear reader, to suggest here some solutions:

• O husband and wife: Set aside a specific time to sit together, engaging in a conversation filled with affection, warmth, and understanding, a calm and rational discussion where you express what is in your hearts with honesty, openness, and transparency.

• Look together for activities, interests, or hobbies that you both can share and practice together.

• Spend enough time (fathers and mothers) with your children, talking with them in a gathering filled with laughter and smiles, embraced by love, affection, and camaraderie. Listen to them with interest and appreciation.

• O wife: Always speak and communicate with your husband calmly and kindly, be for him a mother and sister, shower him with your tenderness, and fill him with words of appreciation and respect—there is no shame in that. Be on his side, not against him.

• O husband: Be for your wife a father, brother, and support, a source of safety and reassurance. Your wife deserves your kind words, and your family deserves your time and attention. Family strength and success do not come only from money.

A whisper to husbands and wives: Talk, communicate, melt the ice walls between you with warm, tender dialogue. Expel silence from your homes without return; otherwise, the consequences will be dire, and the price will be heavy—indeed, your children will pay that price.