Anti-Bullying in Dubai Schools: A Guide for Parents
Few worries sit heavier with a parent than the thought of a child being hurt at school. The reassuring reality is that anti-bullying in Dubai schools is not left to chance or to the instincts of one teacher. It is shaped by federal child protection legislation, regulator requirements, and school level policies that define how […]
How to encourage children to read: Practical Tips for Parents
Most advice on how to encourage children to read is really advice on how to make them look like they are reading. Sticker charts. Reading logs signed at 9pm. A bedtime deal negotiated like a hostage release. It produces compliance, and compliance is not the same animal as a reader. I want to give you […]
Summer Camps in Dubai: A Parent’s Guide to the Best Holiday Programs
By the second week of July, the parent WhatsApp groups start. Someone found a camp in Al Quoz. Someone else swears by the football one. Meanwhile the thermometer reads 45 and your child has worked out that the iPad has no off switch. Every year I watch this play out, and the parents who end […]