The Department of Social Services in Sharjah is participating in the Sharjah International Book Fair in its 42nd session, with a group of its analytical studies, narrative publications, awareness-raising publications, and a package of events and activities in the morning and evening periods. The exhibition will start from 1-12 next November at the Expo Center Sharjah, with the participation of hundreds of publishers. Arabs and foreigners from different parts of the world. Maryam Al-Qaseer, Director of the Social Education Department, confirms that participation in the exhibition is one of the most prominent events on the agenda of the Social Services Department, as it has been keen to participate for 13 years. She adds that the exhibition is an annual celebration, and the department is interested in participating in its success, since it targets all societal and age groups that the department targets. Therefore, this cultural event is a passageway for us to reach the largest number of individuals and institutions and make them aware of many matters and issues related to them from the social, psychological, legal, and educational aspects. .. Etc. She went on to say that our participation in the exhibition dates back to 13 years ago, and the beginning was providing programs for children and then it developed into having a platform for the department annually in which workshops were held for children and parents in the various meeting halls of the exhibition, and then we began the service of providing free social, psychological and legal consultations to the public. . She continued by saying that preparations are being made to participate in the exhibition long in advance to display the publications and organize the appropriate programmes, workshops and teams, especially since the events are held in two periods daily, from nine in the morning until three in the afternoon, and then until nine in the evening. The audience differs during the two periods, and therefore the number of workshops allocated to parents and all of them address social awareness in raising children, solving marital problems, and successful planning to achieve family integration in society. As for children, narrative versions will be presented and workshops will be presented to strengthen mental and cognitive skills and provide them with new skills that develop their mental abilities and imagination and nourish them with a culture of knowledge in terms of protection, values ​​and public awareness, and we will seek the help of honorable national models of Emirati leaders. Al-Quseir noted a new initiative that will be presented during the exhibition, which are the new publications of the Department of Social Services under the title “Introducing Innovative Means for Awareness and Insight,” in addition to publications and brochures in Arabic and English, which will be distributed with the programs so that each program will have a brochure about it. The brochures are intended for parents and their titles are as follows: Self-control when angry, preventing bullying, preparing for the test, and participate with us to prevent it to prevent drugs, and others. The 5 interesting stories are also presented and carry within them the lessons, values, traditions and characteristics that the UAE has and are presented in the form of narrative stories for children and young people, which is “I Volunteer for the Love of “My Homeland,” “I am proud of my national identity,” “It has a sweet ending,” “Honesty is a salvation,” and “Everyone’s Garden.” These stories are directed to the children’s segment, the first and second episodes (6-12 years). The Director of the Social Education Department explained that stories are one of the means of conveying awareness, and we are currently working on transforming educational and awareness programs into picture stories that attract children’s attention. The contents of the stories are consistent with the standards of prevention, protection, instilling values, and awareness, as they are basic pillars of our work in social education.