The aim of a successful Islamic parenting is to raise God-conscious (taqwa) children with strong creed (aqeedah).

‏ عن أبي ذر جندب بن جنادة، وأبي عبد الرحمن معاذ بن جبل، رضي الله عنهما، عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال‏: ‏ ‏ “‏ اتق الله حيثما كنت واتبع السيئة الحسنة تمحها، وخالق الناس بخلق حسن‏”‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن ‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Abu Dharr and Mu’adh bin Jabal (May Allah be pleased with them) reported that: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Fear Allah wherever you are, do good deeds after doing bad ones, the former will wipe out the latter, and behave decently towards people”. [At- Tirmidhi, who categorized it as Hadith Hasan].

Riyad as-Salihin :61

Grade : Hasan

And it starts from our own household. Begin creating “kindness culture” in the house. But how?

1)Help them understand what is kindness all about.

Start small- Sharing toys is a form of kindness. Feeding stray animals is also a simple act of kindness. Encourage them to do good. Share with them the virtues of kindness, the rewards that Allah had prepared for His servants who have kind hearts.

2) Model it to our children. Even if it is a simple action, it matters.

Children learn best through imitating. Show them from an early age how kindness looks like. Hugging a younger sibling who do not want to leave the playground is an act of kindness too.

3) Acknowledge that kindness is not always easy. There will be days that your toddler find it difficult to share her toys. What we can do is, coach/ remind them gently how other people might be feeling when we don’t treat them nicely. Children need time to grow. And so does kindness.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَرِيرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ مَنْ حُرِمَ الرِّفْقَ حُرِمَ الْخَيْرَ أَوْ مَنْ يُحْرَمِ الرِّفْقَ يُحْرَمِ الْخَيْرَ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

Jarir b. ‘Abdullah reported Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: He who is deprived of tenderly feelings is in fact deprived of good and he who is deprived of tenderly feelings is in fact deprived of good.

Sahih Muslim 2592c
https://sunnah.com/muslim:2592c