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Parenting in the age of TikTok: How to get your teenager to actually listen

Parenting in the age of TikTok: How to get your teenager to actually listen

Navigating the digital world while holding on to empathy and real life connections

School break in UAE: Some parents spend up to Dh1,500 per week on mid-term camps

School break in UAE: Some parents spend up to Dh1,500 per week on mid-term camps

However, not all families are sold on the idea, with some questioning whether the camps match their child’s interests — or whether the cost and logistics are worth it

UAE: Ensuring family time during early childhood brings lifelong returns, say experts

UAE: Ensuring family time during early childhood brings lifelong returns, say experts

The early years — from pregnancy to age eight — are when the brain develops fastest, with 90% completed by age five

UAE: Mums create AI teddy bear to help neurodivergent kids communicate better

UAE: Mums create AI teddy bear to help neurodivergent kids communicate better

Using artificial intelligence, the bear can understand speech, respond to children, and even pick up on their emotions

7 questions every parent must ask their child’s teacher

7 questions every parent must ask their child’s teacher

Crucial questions parents should ask teachers to safeguard their children’s wellbeing at school

UAE: Why fatherhood stress is a growing concern for men’s mental health

UAE: Why fatherhood stress is a growing concern for men’s mental health

The fathers of this generation were taught that being a man meant one could not express emotion

No phones, no TV: Meet Dubai mum building screen-free parenting community

No phones, no TV: Meet Dubai mum building screen-free parenting community

Kids as young as 4 or 5 are handed devices as pacifiers to keep them ‘disciplined’. And when taken away, their reaction can result in tears and tantrums. Sound familiar?

UAE: As kids head back to school, here's what parents must know

UAE: As kids head back to school, here's what parents must know

It is important to raise successful children without taking away their special spark and, secondly, ensuring that you are always connected as a family

This UAE-based business is teaching kids financial literacy and entrepreneurship one treat at a time

This UAE-based business is teaching kids financial literacy and entrepreneurship one treat at a time

A company called Snack Troops is building a young, charismatic group of go-getters how to make sales, do some basic book-keeping, and learn how to cope with rejection

UAE: Schooling without school? Meet family teaching their children outside classroom

UAE: Schooling without school? Meet family teaching their children outside classroom

An alternative to traditional education, worldschooling is a philosophy that treats the world itself as the classroom