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Policies and programmes to promote child well-being in the Gulf countries

Publication ,  Journal Article
Ben Brik, A; Lansford, JE; Al Fara, H
Published in: Early Child Development and Care
September 9, 2020

This article provides a review of policies and programmes to promote child well-being in the Gulf Countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). An overview is provided of the international agenda (e.g. the Sustainable Development Goals) and national strategies as they provide broad policy frameworks in which country-specific programmes are designed to work toward the policy goals. Challenges to child well-being and gaps in programmes to promote child well-being in the Gulf countries are related to child disabilities; regional disparities; enforcement, monitoring, and evaluation; and multisectoral coordination. Recommendations are provided to promote child well-being in seven domains: (1) physical health; (2) behavioural adjustment; (3) psychological well-being; (4) social relationships with parents, peers, and non-family adults; (5) safety; (6) cognitive well-being; (7) economic security.

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Published In

Early Child Development and Care

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EISSN

1476-8275

ISSN

0300-4430

Publication Date

September 9, 2020

Volume

190

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1945 / 1958

Related Subject Headings

  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3903 Education systems
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1301 Education Systems
 

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Ben Brik, A., Lansford, J. E., & Al Fara, H. (2020). Policies and programmes to promote child well-being in the Gulf countries. Early Child Development and Care, 190(12), 1945–1958. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2018.1552949
Ben Brik, A., J. E. Lansford, and H. Al Fara. “Policies and programmes to promote child well-being in the Gulf countries.” Early Child Development and Care 190, no. 12 (September 9, 2020): 1945–58. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2018.1552949.
Ben Brik A, Lansford JE, Al Fara H. Policies and programmes to promote child well-being in the Gulf countries. Early Child Development and Care. 2020 Sep 9;190(12):1945–58.
Ben Brik, A., et al. “Policies and programmes to promote child well-being in the Gulf countries.” Early Child Development and Care, vol. 190, no. 12, Sept. 2020, pp. 1945–58. Scopus, doi:10.1080/03004430.2018.1552949.
Ben Brik A, Lansford JE, Al Fara H. Policies and programmes to promote child well-being in the Gulf countries. Early Child Development and Care. 2020 Sep 9;190(12):1945–1958.

Published In

Early Child Development and Care

DOI

EISSN

1476-8275

ISSN

0300-4430

Publication Date

September 9, 2020

Volume

190

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1945 / 1958

Related Subject Headings

  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3903 Education systems
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1301 Education Systems