Take Advantage of your Child's Young Brain

Studies show that children have a much better memory. At this stage of their life you should take advantage of their good memory by teaching them the basic recitations that is needed when you make salaah (prayer) for example Surah Al-Fatihah, some short surahs, the Tashahud and the recitations in the ruku, sujood and i'tidaal.

Other sayings that should be taught are sayings like the du'a when you enter and leave the bathroom, the du'a before you should eat and the kalima shahaadah before going to bed.

I know this sounds much but as they say Rome was not built in a day. So thats why you should start young and the easiest way is just to let them say it as much as they can. Whether you take out an hour in the day, or just do it randomly during the day like when they are helping you in the kitchen or when they are driving around in the car with you. Repetition and the help of Allah is the key. And Insha-Allah you will hear them reciting it all by themselves sooner than you think. :)

I teach at a local Islamic school and I was very surprised to see that the children in the grade 1-3 classes have memorised much more than the teenagers im teaching at the moment and that is because every single day since they started their Islamic schooling at the beginning of the year their teacher let them recite what was required of them.