Can Coming Back to Life Emotionally Help My Child? 

Parenting Perspective 

Yes, coming back to life emotionally will be helpful for your child. When a parent begins to reconnect with themselves; emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, the home becomes more sufficient, and the child becomes more at ease. Emotional safety is not created through perfection, but presence is required for it. A parent who is emotionally intact, even with imperfections, feels more available than a parent who is physically there but emotionally distant. 

Your child senses when you are disconnected. They may not be able to name it, but they feel it by the way you respond, the way you listen, or the tone of your silence. When you begin to return to yourself, even slowly, your child learns something profound: it is that emotions are not dangerous, that it is possible to mend, and that love can be felt deeply even in difficult seasons. 

Return to What You Used to Enjoy 

Start by performing previous acts or tasks which you used to enjoy and perform them in more heartfelt ways. If you used to enjoy poetry, music, or gentle walks, do one of those things again, without needing to justify it. Let your child see your face light up and let them see you laughing. These are not distractions from parenting. They are gifts to it showing that you are not a ghost. You are someone who has given deeply and now deserves to feel deeply again. 

Spiritual Insight 

A Reminder That Care of the Soul is Spiritual Success 

Allah Almighty states in the noble Quran at Surah Al Shams (91), verses 7–10: 

‘And by the soul and how it is designed (for infusion into the body); thus, We (Allah Almighty) have designed (the soul with discretion) for wickedness and piety. Without any doubt success is for the one who developed purity (of the self), and indeed, failure is for the one who embraces (the darkness of ignorance and immorality).’ 

This Verse reminds us that self-awareness and care of the soul are part of spiritual success. Neglecting your own inner life is not humility; it is imbalance. 

The Prophetic Model: Your Self Has a Right on You 

It is recorded in Sunan Abi Dawud that the holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: 

‘..Your self has a right on you… ‘

[Sunan Abi Dawud, 5:120] 

This hadith is a powerful reminder that rest, emotional fulfilment, and self-nourishment are the rights of an individual. And fulfilling them does not diminish your parenting; it strengthens it. 

When you begin to come alive again, your child feels the shift. Your presence softens and your responses deepen. They no longer just see the outline of you but they see your heart. And that becomes the place where they feel safe.