Mariam Boukhatamine (Ras Al Khaimah)
The administrations of schools and kindergartens of the Ras Al Khaimah private and public educational district have stated that the student’s mental health is among the priorities of the country’s educational authorities, which includes the care of all psychological and social issues and the his health, physical and mental, working on his stability and bringing it to safety and the natural state commensurate with his age and his age group, underlining that the Ministry of Education of the country is working to implement global programs for all age groups, monitoring their needs in a positive environment.
Departments indicated that they periodically review the role of mental health in increasing the productivity of community members in various fields of work, the extent of community members’ response to national mental health measures and programs, and in improving their level of education, through programs and plans that support the mental health system in the community.
In turn, Aisha Salem Al Zaabi, director of Al Atheer kindergarten in the Ras Al Khaimah educational district, explained that the Mental Health Organization celebrates World Mental Health Day every year on October 10, due to its importance to public health, mind and heart. health of human beings, which inevitably affects their behavior, both as a member of the family and of society.
Al-Zaabi stressed the most important points of the child’s mental health, which is mainly represented by the correct upbringing and social stability that parents take care of, and by offering a stable life of calm, harmony and attention.
He noted the importance of directing the mother and father, due to their behavioral importance for the baby, how to provide advice and guidance on proper nutrition, emphasizing that a healthy mind resides in a healthy body, sleep early and for sufficient hours. , exercise and stay away from electronics or set aside organized times that have a psychological impact on the child’s behavior in terms of senses. The awareness and emotions of the child, not to mention all those stimuli that reflect on the psychological health of the child, emphasizing the aspect of well-being and dialogue, avoiding punishment and replacing it with positive reinforcements.
The educator, Hassan Hammad, administrator of the first cycle school, said that mental health is of great importance, focusing on identifying psychological and behavioral problems among school students and identifying early cases that require attention and care to provide adequate interventions, also train them on the mechanisms to improve the mental health and behavioral skills of students and provide them with advice and support, so it is necessary to activate this opportunity in all educational facilities that mainly deal with the health of children and students of all ages.
