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When extended family undermines parenting authority

My mother-in-law moved in with us and constantly criticizes how I raise my children and says I am not teaching them proper Islamic values but my husband will not stand up to her.

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Multigenerational households can become battlegrounds over child-rearing when religious interpretation becomes a source of control.

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