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Press Release

FDF organises workshop titled ‘How to build a strong

relationship with my children’

Abu Dhabi, 09 May 2024: Family Development Foundation (FDF) organised a workshop

titled ‘How to build a strong relationship with my children’, with an aim to support its objective

of enhancing parental education skills among individuals. Over 220 individuals participated in
the workshop, which focussed on strengthening children’s personality, enhancing their

communication skills, as well as helping identify contemporary tools that have an impact on

cohesion with children.

Mona Alzayed, presented the workshop, highlighting the need to forge strong relationships
with children by leveraging best methods and tools that have the potential to impart optimal

education.

She said: “Being a child alongside your children and exploring various family games is crucial
for fostering strong relationships and understanding the unique personalities of each child.”

She further stressed on the significance of regular family meetings as a valuable method for

educational opportunities, nurturing accountability, maturity, responsibility, cooperation, and
problem-solving skills in children as they navigate life’s challenges.

She added: “Children should be encouraged to embrace a range of values that empower them
in life and aid in the development of their individual personalities. These include mutual

respect, a sense of importance and belonging, the ability to think critically and provide

thoughtful solutions, problem-solving skills, self-expression and the practice of
brainstorming.”