Folk tales vital for children's morals, values -- researcher

ABU DHABI, Oct. 17 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti researcher Bazza Al-Batni stressed on the importance of "folk tales" in developing morals and social values in children.
These stories, being one of the favorite methods of learning for children, promote positive behavior and provide information about society and heritage, Al-Batni told KUNA on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the 5th GCC Heritage and Oral History Conference held in Abu Dhabi, under the slogan "Moral Education: An Authentic Part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Heritage." Folk tales will protect children against negative ideas and wrong values spread over social media these days, she noted. It will also enrich their language input and teach them about their society's traditions and culture, she added.
Meanwhile, Al-Batni said she wrote a book on Kuwaiti folklore and heritage and she had translated it into French, German and English to spread knowledge on Kuwait's heritage around the world.
Al-Batni had previously won an award for children stories from the GCC Arab Education Office in 1977. She also took part in directing many television and radio shows and programs for Kuwait and the Gulf states, while she is the author of many children books and other folklore books. (end) bsu.ag