İnstitute of Graduate Studies - lisansustu@gelisim.edu.tr
Child Development (Master) (Thesis)
18 February 2025 Tuesday
The "Healthy Living and Protection from Addictions" Training was Conducted by the IGU Addiction Struggle Coordination
On February 18, 2025, between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM, a seminar titled "Healthy Living and Protection from Addictions" was held at the Esenyurt Public Education Center, Additional Building, as part of the MEB Esenyurt Public Education Center Training Program. The seminar was led by Assist. Prof. Nurten ELKİN, Head of the Department of Child Development at the Faculty of Health Sciences of Istanbul Gelişim University and IGU Addiction Struggle Coordinator, and Research Assistant Rabia Ceren ATEŞ, a faculty member from the Department of Child Development.
Assist. Prof. Nurten ELKİN, explaining the concepts of health, family health, and public health, emphasized the importance of parental awareness in protecting both individual and societal health in order for the family to carry out its healthy functions. She also discussed measures that can be taken to protect against addictions and promote the development of healthy living and behaviors. Assist. Prof. ELKİN informed the participants by distributing the "HEALTHY LIVING BROCHURES" prepared by the IGU Addiction Struggle Coordination. She also answered the participants' questions.
Research Assistant Rabia Ceren ATEŞ conducted a training session titled "Combating Media Addiction" as part of the efforts to protect against addictions in healthy living. The trainer discussed the impact of media on child development. She explained, through interaction with the participants, the steps that parents and children can take to protect themselves from screen addiction by using media correctly, as well as the precautions that should be taken. The seminar concluded with case examples.
