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Middle East expats find it hard to integrate kids
Middle East expats find it hard to integrate kids
| Published: | 9 Nov at 9 AM |
A recent survey has indicated that expats living in the Middle East have a more challenging time when it comes to raising their children than expat families in other countries.
The Raising Children Abroad league table published in this year’s HSBC Expat Explorer survey placed the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in the bottom half of the list. Parents responding to the survey said that one of the biggest issues was getting their children to socially integrate.
In Saudi Arabia six out of 10 parents who had relocated their families said integration had become more difficult for their children since leaving home. In Kuwait 40 per cent of expats admitted the same. And in the UAE 34 per cent said integration had become harder.
The Middle East came high on the list of countries where expat parents observed their children watching more television games and spending more time playing video games than they used to when they were in their home countries. In Saudi Arabia 47 per cent of expats said their children were now spending more time playing video games, in the UAE the figure was 44 per cent and in Kuwait 33 per cent.
The report admitted that the increase in time spent in front of television or computer screens could partly be blamed on the severe temperatures often experienced in the Middle East that make it harder for children to play outside.
The Raising Children Abroad league table published in this year’s HSBC Expat Explorer survey placed the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in the bottom half of the list. Parents responding to the survey said that one of the biggest issues was getting their children to socially integrate.
In Saudi Arabia six out of 10 parents who had relocated their families said integration had become more difficult for their children since leaving home. In Kuwait 40 per cent of expats admitted the same. And in the UAE 34 per cent said integration had become harder.
The Middle East came high on the list of countries where expat parents observed their children watching more television games and spending more time playing video games than they used to when they were in their home countries. In Saudi Arabia 47 per cent of expats said their children were now spending more time playing video games, in the UAE the figure was 44 per cent and in Kuwait 33 per cent.
The report admitted that the increase in time spent in front of television or computer screens could partly be blamed on the severe temperatures often experienced in the Middle East that make it harder for children to play outside.
