Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: Family attention prevents children from being pushed into crime
Emphasizing that the family factor and family education are important in pushing children to crime, Üsküdar University Rector, Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said, "The risk of pushing children to crime and abuse decreases in families who are concerned about their children. The fact that parents have control over their children is a deterrent to substance use. When we look at the addiction risk groups, we see that the risk includes children with weak family ties."
According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, the number of children who came to or were brought to security units in our country last year increased compared to the previous year and reached 333,435. Evaluating the situation, Üsküdar University Rector and Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan pointed out the importance of family education.
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said, "There are no criminal children, there are children who are pushed into crime" and stated that children should never be labeled and stigmatized if they commit a crime and said that children already tend to label themselves. Prof. Dr. Tarhan emphasized that otherwise the situation would have a negative impact on the mental and physical development of children.
CHILD CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan drew attention to the fact that children who are unprotected by nature are pushed into crime. Emphasizing that the protection of the child is given to the parents in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Tarhan reminded that the parents are primarily responsible for the child.
Noting that children sometimes commit crimes as a result of the negligence of their parents, Tarhan said that in these cases, children are not criminally responsible. For this reason, Tarhan said, "It is more accurate to use the concept of a child pushed to crime instead of a criminal child."
Stating that sexual abuse or neglect is one of the most shocking experiences in childhood, Prof. Dr. Tarhan said that this situation causes a traumatic effect on the child. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said, "Just as a bullet wound does not heal completely in the body, the sexual neglect and abuse experienced by the child has the same effect. It creates a trauma effect. When we look at it, the abuse in this direction is usually done by first-degree relatives most of the time. The child perceives this as a show of love. This is the bleeding wound of society. Here, parents have important duties in terms of education. Parents should be able to provide the necessary education to their children. The wrong attitude of the parents can lead their child to abuse."
THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS LOWER IN CHILDREN OF CONCERNED PARENTS
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan emphasized that parents having control over their children would be a deterrent to substance use. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said that when addiction risk groups are examined, they see that the risk includes children with weak family ties. Tarhan noted that the risk is less in children of parents who take care of their children. Drawing attention to the importance of family values, Tarhan reminded that it is also important for children to have goals to strive for in order to protect them from pleasure traps.
THE ROLE OF THE MOTHER IS IMPORTANT BETWEEN THE AGES OF 0-6
Pointing out that the age of 0-3 is very important in child development, Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said that nothing can replace the mother in this age range.
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said the following: "Nothing replaces the mother between the ages of 0-3. A stable, secure relationship with the mother is very important in the child's mental and physical development. The child learns basic information about life such as love, value, secure attachment, self-expression, etc. between the ages of 0-6. In other words, it learns from the mother or the person who replaces her. It may not be enough to take very good care of the child. For example, it is observed that children in nursing homes have secure attachment problems even though they are very well cared for. Those children may experience sudden deaths."