Happy April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day!

Let’s do more than celebrate April 23 — let’s protect children in ways guided by science. 🇹🇷
Happy April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day!

Large-scale meta-analyses and systematic reviews consistently identify 8 key factors that shape children’s psychological well-being. The good news: they are all “modifiable” — meaning there are things you can start doing today.

The carousel covers everything from secure attachment (Cooke et al., 2019 meta-analysis) to unstructured free play, from autonomy-supportive parenting (Bureau et al., 2021) to school belonging (Raniti et al., 2022), and from nature walks to positive childhood experiences (Han et al., 2023), with evidence, figures, and a practical 7-step framework at the end.

What matters is not being a “perfect parent” — it is creating days filled with consistency, warmth, listening, choices, and opportunities to connect with nature and peers.

On April 23, this meaningful day gifted to the children of the world by Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, let us remember that the most valuable investment in the future is the well-being of today’s children. 🕊️

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alişan Burak Yaşar
Psychiatrist