Family role in protecting children from social media

Maryam Al Qaseer, Director of the Social Education Department, stated that protecting children from the risks of social networks has become a matter that worries everyone, including families and entities concerned with children, stressing that social media has a great impact on raising children and directing their behavior in the wrong direction.

She stressed the need to build trust with children, participate in their activities, and work to fill their void. It is also important for parents to be good role models for their children.

The Social Education Department provides a range of educational programmes for all segments of society. It develops preventive and developmental programmes that aim to educate society to reduce the spread of many negative phenomena that impact the stability of the local community in the emirate. In addition, it focuses on creating awareness among children and adolescents in shaping personality stage formation and understanding the reality of the department's primary responsibility in supporting the building of a conscious and positive Emirati personality.