Hey. In terms of family safety, Qatar is very safe. Of course u need to take the usual common sense of plain and simple keeping an eye on your children. But I've lived in several countries in addition to having spent a large chunk of my childhood here in Qatar. I've never felt safer anywhere else than I have ever done in Qatar - as with many other places in the Middle East, people are very good with children often looking after them if the kiddos parents aren't around, so that shouldn';t be a problem at all.