“Just do it,” doesn’t do it.

Don’t just tell your kids to do something.

Provide them with a story from the Quran, the Sunnah, or the Seerah to inspire them to do that same thing.

It will have a much greater and longer lasting effect.

For example: don’t tell your kids to donate to charity. Tell them how the Prophet ﷺ used to donate and how he changed people’s hearts from how much he donated.

If you do that enough times with passion, they will give you money to donate on their behalf!

If you don’t have a story of Islamic reference, use a worldly example instead.

The point is, stories inspire people to take action.