The Academy Culture and Education Association (AKED) held a Parenting Initiative (PI) Day event on March 14th to promote their parenting initiative project. Over 20 participants attended the event, where two members shared their experiences in Spain working on the project. They discussed past activities and future plans. The association also organized a Parenting Education Conference on March 30th with over 200 attendees. A psychologist gave a lecture on the importance of parenting education and family communication. The conference aimed to increase support and training for parents.
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The acronym Pi, a number
of mathematics, is the
symbol of the project
Parenting Initiative.
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OBJECTIVES:
The development of educators and
adults and having better learning
outcomes
Improving and extending high quality
learning outcomes
Promoting the position, participation,
activity of parents in social and cultural
learning.
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ADDED VALUES:
Increasing the number of parents who
have access to training
Comprehensive support aimed at
solving the problems parenting
Supplementing the existing policies to
support parents
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In accordance with the project
objectives, Academy Culture
and Education Association
arranged the PI DAY event
as planned.
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On PI DAY , on 14th of March
- Members of the association
came together
- There were more than 20
participants
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Salih GN and Ebru ZTRK BAKIR
shared the experiences they had
during the project process in Spain.
They gave information about the
activities had been completed and the
future plans and objectives of the
Parenting Initiative project.
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They also introduced the cultural
savings they had in Spain.
Also, all of the members wore PI
DAY t-shirts
Prepared a PI DAY cake and
cookies which had
symbol on them
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We planned the Parenting Education
conference:
- The date
- The place
- The speakers and the target audience
- A sketch of the schedule for the
organization was prepared.
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According to the results of the survey
which was carried out as a first action,
participants answered some questions
as you see:
20. Graph 1: Are you attending a family education
program?
21. Graph 2: Do you want to improve your
knowledge and skills as a parent?
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This national profile showed the fact
that, most of the parents in Turkey do
not attend a Parenting Education,
But also they think that if they attend, it
will be useful for them.
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For a better generation and world, parents
should be trained about;
family communication,
gender equality,
basic human rights,
first quarter of life (development between 0-
18 years),
marriage and family life,
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school and family,
legal knowledge necessary for daily life of a
family,
family budget,
family and shopping,
media,
healthy living
prevention.
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In accordance with the project
objectives, Academy Culture and
Education Association organized the
Parenting Education Conference .
It took place in the conference hall of
Municipality, on 30th of March, at
17:30.
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At the beginning of the program, Suzan
Avanolu ,the founder of our association,
gave a speech. She expressed;
- Our mission
- Oveall objectives
- Goals
- Projects carried out
- Projects prepared
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Secondly, Salih G端n;
- introduced our association
- Expressed Parenting In脹tiative Project
(its aims, objectives and activities)
- Gave information about the process
and activities in Spain
- Expressed the need for Parenting
Education in Turkey
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Psychologist Salim MARANGOZ
expressed;
- The importance of being parents
- How does family communication
effects the children
- The role of school and parents
cooperation
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- Legal responsibilities of parents
- The role of social media for families
- Child rights
- Conditions of healthy learning
- How to deal with adolescent
psychology
- Healthy communication
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At the end of the conference,
Psychologist Salim Marangoz and The
Manager of Family and Social Policies
Office were awarded with plaques.