Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, met King Hamad of Bahrain in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
The leaders met at the Bahraini monarch's residence in the UAE capital. They spoke about the growth in co-operation between the two nations across various sectors, underscoring efforts to bolster the development of both countries and drive greater prosperity, state news agency Wam reported.
“Our relationship with Bahrain and its King is long-standing, personal, and profound,” Sheikh Mohammed wrote on social media platform X.
“He is an unwavering friend, a steadfast supporter, and a brother whose affection and closeness only grow stronger with time.”
King Hamad flew in to Abu Dhabi on Monday for a private visit and was received on arrival at the airport by President Sheikh Mohamed.
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Top tips
Create and maintain a strong bond between yourself and your child, through sensitivity, responsiveness, touch, talk and play. “The bond you have with your kids is the blueprint for the relationships they will have later on in life,” says Dr Sarah Rasmi, a psychologist.
Set a good example. Practise what you preach, so if you want to raise kind children, they need to see you being kind and hear you explaining to them what kindness is. So, “narrate your behaviour”.
Praise the positive rather than focusing on the negative. Catch them when they’re being good and acknowledge it.
Show empathy towards your child’s needs as well as your own. Take care of yourself so that you can be calm, loving and respectful, rather than angry and frustrated.
Be open to communication, goal-setting and problem-solving, says Dr Thoraiya Kanafani. “It is important to recognise that there is a fine line between positive parenting and becoming parents who overanalyse their children and provide more emotional context than what is in the child’s emotional development to understand.”
Red flags
- Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
- Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
- Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
- Overseas companies targeting investors in other jurisdictions - this can make legal recovery difficult.
- Hard-selling tactics - creating urgency, offering 'exclusive' deals.
Courtesy: Carol Glynn, founder of Conscious Finance Coaching
