Nowadays, the toughest task faced by parents is how to raise their children in an Islamic environment. Many parents find it very difficult to inculcate Islamic moral values and good manners in their children's words and deeds. We can present the good manners of the Prophet (peace be upon him) as the best example while raising our children. The Prophet (pbuh), who was gifted with good character and was the best model for mankind, said: “God has sent me to perfect good manners and to do good deeds.” Hence, we must teach our children the noble qualities of the Prophet (pbuh) such as kindness, gentleness, good manners and dealing with people with a smile. We can see that some families are guilty of raising their children with bad character and using profane and offensive words and phrases. This puts parents who are keen to raise their children properly in embarrassing situations. They are caught by surprise when they hear their own children use obscene and abusive words and phrases. Their children may simply be copying what they have heard at school. Some parents teach their children swear words to encourage them to defend themselves when they are verbally abused by their peers. I have heard several parents say that they were forced to teach their children swear words so that they could defend themselves when sworn at by other children. These swear words are not being uttered accidentally or unintentionally but deliberately as a premeditated tactic to confront a verbal attack. We can thus conclude that the habit of swearing is deliberately picked up by children from their parents. Parents are supposed to raise their children positively, in a way that inculcates within them good values and teaches them how to behave with others in a nice and gentle manner.
