Teenagers in Qatar

hello im 16yrs old living in qatar. just wanted to ask if anyone knew where i could get a job.. anywhere. lik in doha.

I'll soon be in the same situation where I'll have to have a chat or chats with my son about the move. He's already said that he doesn't like to go because it's too hot and because he'll miss his friends. We were in the ME on holidays before and he totally disliked the heat and the crazy driving.

Here, he goes to mixed martial arts and guitar class which take up all his weekday evenings, and he plays road hockey and soccer (football) with the neighbourhood kids on weekends.

Are those possibilities in Doha? Do kids play road football in compounds after dark?

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It is not a nice place for teenagers unless the kids were born here and lived here all their lives. otherwise they will face difficulty to get used to the new environment. anyway welcome to Qatar :)

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Hi guys the initial post is 10 months old! We have been here 9 months and just to keep you posted my son has adapted quite well to life in Qatar. He made friends immidiately and he was not bullied but accepted straight away at school. True he finds life different and not so much to do but he has other freedoms that he did not have at home as i feel it is safer here for him.

I'm sorry but i disagree with the others bcoz i know excatly what the guy's feelin coz i was uprooted from my frnds and put in a whole new environment and given the "its the best thing to do talk". The cultures and environment is completely differentt... ur not just in another part of the same country, its a totally different country. Its a toatally different culture. Its going to be really difficult on the guy. That is for sure and uprooting them when they're in their teens is really horrible... they'll get bulleyed in school and everyone would've already formed their own groups...he'll feel totally left out. I really think u shud think abt moving him. This is my opinion.

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My teenagers don't want to leave Qatar and return to the states. They will just have to get used to it eventually.

This is a natural reaction. They don't wan to leae their friends orthe "safe" sorroundings for the unknown.. The best way is talk and alleviae their fears or even get them access to others of smilar age here.. From experience, the transiton for children can be quite hard..

I'll soon be moving my two (13 & 17) to Qatar, and our way is to remind them that this is going to be another adventure in life. The main thing is that we are experiencing this as a family.

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Thank you all, it was very interesting reading all your replies and different perspectives.

I have pm ed you Qatarnewbie and Sunqueen but I have not heard back, just wondering if you got my messages?

Why not talk to him and ask him to give Qatar a try for a year or two. If he really don't like it here, then give him another option.

I do understand your situation, being a parent myself. My 16 old didn't want to go home and live with my mother. She wanted to stay in the city (alone) and do her university degree while staying in a boarding school. She was adamant at that time to a point that she left our apartment and stayed with friends for a week...that caused me a lot of grief here...

So we reached an agreement that she try it first with her grandmother's home and if she don't like it, I will let her go back to Manila and continue her studies in the city...and so far so good...no complaints from my daughter as of yet...

give the kid a break for sanity's sake..he's 14!... probably finally managed to fit in with a few friends and next thing you know he's being dragging away and leaving all he knows behind..the safety of home! anybody trying to see the kid's point of view? i would just sit down and try reason with him.. its not going to be easy but u'll be surprised at how a 14yr old can reason..explain its a move you'll be doing together as a family and that the decision had to be made with the whole family's best interest in mind...plus i would say things the way they are cos any half truth will come back to bite you in the behind! if u tell him the way things stand and that its a choice you're making for the family, i don't see any honest reason why he will not eventually let go..

..one advice, conditioning and constrainging your kids won't work.i always worked on honesty with my parents and that's the way you get control, by mutual respect. usless screaming and grounding.. will only cause retaliation and rebellion

I have a 15 year old daughter, and we are moving from UK. As I sorted out schools back in May, she was able to make friends in her new school in Doha through Beebo, Facebook, MySpace etc..

She has found out almost everything about her class and new classmates through the internet..What kids can do now is amazing. Encourage your son to learn more about Qatar and to get in touch with kids already there. I nicked the idea from my daughter and have met people working for the company I am joining this weekend. Good luck.

My son and I moved here last January. He had to leave his high school in the middle of the junior year and it was a bit difficult. We got a nice new laptop before we left and he has been keeping contact with his friends via email. He also likes Second Life, where he can hang out with his buddies from L.A.in real time.

One of the things that got him enthused about coming to Qatar was that we would have more money here. I share that with him and he gets to have more spending money than he did in the States. He also has more opportunity to interact with animals - his main interest. He has visited the Al Shaqab stables, seen a falconry demonstration, and started his own pet-sitting business. He has helped my friends in caring for their camels. These are opportunities he wouldn't have at home.

It took my son a few months to make friends in his new school but it's all working out very well so far. I suggest you find the opportunities that your son will enjoy here and acccentuate the positive. There will be a transition period, but once school starts he'll make friends, I'm sure, and then he'll be more comfortable.

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We moved to Doha in April, son was 14, he's now 15, he was positive on the move and has settled in really well.

Ok, weather right now is too hot and we're back on hols in UK, but kids have access to all sports in Doha, there's loads of expat kids here to make friends with. My son was off to the mall for the Thu night out just a couple of weeks after getting here.

PM me and can easily ask my son to Messenger or Bebo or whatever they do! Do you have schools sorted yet?

leaving friends and to go the unknow is stressfull for anybody !

teen didnt learn how to cope yet.so yes talk with him about what are is fear and why he doesnt want to come here.also tell him how cool it will be to be able to tell all the different things he saw and done to is friends back home .try to find some ql user who have teen and make him contact them ,its always easier to leave friends behind when you know new one are awaiting.

good luck

I just love it when you are masterful *blush*

You are right entirely. If he was my kid, I would give him a hug and say, too bad if he doesn't want to come to Qatar but the matter is not open to debate.

My dear Oryx have a great holiday in Africa. I look forward to seeing you after you return and after I return at the end of August.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary. Mahatma Gandhi

I'm glad I was never a student of yours *gulp*

Although you do seem to have a Miss Dickenson attitude - she seemed to believe in tough love too! I still have the tongue lash marks to prove it.

He is 14 years old... for goodness sake - tell him to behave... he is a child!

You are the parents... when he is 18 and can pay his own way in life he can do as he pleases.

I like KH's attitude.

At least he can use the free time to learn Music or Martial Arts.

You can also let him get into indoor games (the environment is not exactly good for outdoor games).

Get him to read a lot of stuff he likes, etc.

Depends on the Kid.

Bribe him. Am not saying cheat him. You can promise him somethings that he like if he comes to Doha. Do not know what he might find in Qatar tempting for him. This is the only way.

Also since he is growing up, tell him that he will be the "man" looking after his mother and taking care of her. Teenagers at this age might like this role. Good luck

My mom's friends have kids between the ages of 14-16. Their parents don't let them do much because they can't really do anything here aside from school, mall, and swimming parties in compounds.

And from coping with the behavior? Not moving to Qatar will help. He's in his teen years and he's probably into doing senseless things (like when we were at that period in our lives), so.. you might want to have a second thought.

But then again, he's a guy.. so, it's much better than having to drag a teen daughter to the middle east.

First of all,find out the exact reasons for this behaviour.Try to find out his likes and dislikes.His areas of interest.

Once this is done,see if Qatar can match his life style.Please donot make any false promises(even unknowingly) because this can worsen the situation.

As soon as you reach here,make it an exciting experience for him.May be taking hium around to places he would like to visit or things he would like to do will help.

There are many QLers with children of that age,so socialising will not be a problem at all.

We'll see you here.

dont want to come here if they have another opportunity elsewhere. Thats why you see more than 500 positions adevrtised on QP all year round and no one applies to those jobs