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This study aimed to the challenges facing the mothers during educating their children using the governmental obligations considering the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive survey approach was used to suit the research objectives. The current research community included groups of all ages. Children, and students in general education levels (Primary, Intermediate, and High School) were selected. The research sample included (117) mothers. They were chosen randomly. Data was collected using questionnaires designed to serve the research topic, achieve its objectives, and answer its questions. The study results were prominent, of which is that mothers, despite their keenness to continue education their children, their children did not make the most of the possible benefit from the study through online education. Among the challenges they faced was the application of e-learning considering the pandemic COVID-19 came surprisingly, without being prepared to employ all possible means of online education. Some mothers suffer from deficiencies in the skills of using modern technologies which are constantly renewed in the educational programs. The working mothers were unable to control the education of their children, specifically those who have more than one student at different levels of the general education. The study suggested many recommendations that help reducing the downward sliding risk, such as exploitation of government resources in providing online education requirements, regarding working women in Saudi society and trying to develop policies that support their social conditions. (Published abstract)