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Qatar National Library to hold lecture on parenting
21 Jan 2021 - 8:55
The Peninsula
Doha: To help parents develop childcare skills that raise healthy minds today and responsible citizens tomorrow, Qatar National Library will hold a virtual lecture on this vital topic on January 30.
Aptly titled Raising Children, the event will be delivered by Dr. Mamoun Mobayed, Director of the Treatment and Rehabilitation Department at the Behavioral Healthcare Center. Dr. Mobayed will coach parents on navigating the challenges of parenting and master what many deem the hardest job in the world.
Dr. Mobayed will draw on his experience as a leading psychiatrist and author of several parenting books. The lecture, which will be delivered in Arabic, revolves around the ten core principles of parenting and covers the most common pitfalls.
With more educational posts, podcasts and interviews, as well as clients and well-known faces sharing their experiences, acceptance of mental health conditions is growing.
“Because it’s no longer speaking theoretically but instead people are seeing real raw examples of such cases.”
‘You’re supposed to embrace it’
Noor Abdella lives in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa, and says seeing more mental health awareness campaigns tackling disorders is a good step forward, but is not the support she is looking for.
Abdella, 38, works in international development and travelled frequently for meetings and field visits pre-COVID-19. She lives on her own and had a busy social life – but she says the pandemic has taken its toll on her mental health as this is the first time in many years that she has come face to face with issues she has long avoided. She hides her personal battles from everyone, including her family.