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Objective: The conflicts in the Middle East during the last decade displaced millions of people and led to a serious population movement. Many Syrians have had to leave their country and became a refugee in Turkey. Over the last decade, migration has become one of the most important social, political and public health issues in Turkey. In this study, we aimed to review pediatric refugee cases who were consulted to the Social Service at a Tertiary Hospital. Methods: A retrospective study was performed with refugees admitted to our hospital between January 2012 and December 2018. The socio-demographic data (age, sex, birthplace), medical diagnosis, the reason for the social work consultation and the classification of the social problems were recorded. Results: The number of refugee children that were detected from the medical records was 88; the median age was 10 months (IQR 60.5), and nearly half of them were female. The most frequent diagnosis of the cases obtained from the medical charts was acute respiratory system disorders. The main reason for a social work consultation was poverty. Conclusion: We concluded that professionals working with immigrant children and families should be able to access social and psychological support services. Pediatricians and pediatric societies should work to improve the sensitivity of their respective populations towards migrants and refugees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While game is defined as a way of having fun with some certain rules, il also develops both skills and intelligence. It is also a way of spending good time, while toy is defined as a game instrument. Game is an activity that not only entertains and amuses the child, but also makes great contributions to her/his physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and language development. Game is a very important event in the development and upbringing of the child. Considering from the viewpoint of the child, game is the most important business of the child, and the toys a re important game instruments for him/her. In addition to requirements such as nutrition and sleep, children need to play games for his/her healthy development. Non-fulfillment or limitation of this basic need causes the unhealthy development of children that constitute the core of society. Game enables children to see the events from a different viewpoint, promotes their creativity, raises level of awareness of their feelings like joy and sorrow, socializes them among friend groups and makes them learn how to obey the moral and social rules, physically develops their muscles and bones, anil also their expression skills and vocabulary. Convenient playgrounds should be created for children and their playing games should be promoted by providing them with necessary materials. Healthcare professionals should keep in mind that games and toys can contribute to the wellbeing and development of the child. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The study was descriptively undertaken in order to determine the negative effects of TV-watching upon the health of children aged 1-6 and to explore mothers' attitudes and behaviors about TV-watching. Methods: The population of the study consisted of 4377 children aged 1-6 who were registered to Farabi Family Center and Horasan Family Center located in Horasan county of Erzurum Province in 2013. The sample of the study was composed of 353 mothers who had children aged 1-6 years. The data of the study were collected using an information form. For the data assessment; t test, Mann Whitney U test were used for the independent groups while one way variance analysis, Kruskal Wallis Analysis, Pearson and Yates corrected chi-square analysis were used for the independent groups. Results: It was found out that most of the children watched TV for > 2 hours and 61.2% of them had health problems in case they watched TV for long hours. It was seen that there was no difference in mean attitude scores of children aged 1-6 years in terms of TVwatching as far as mothers' age groups were concerned (p>0.05) while significant difference existed in terms of mean behavior scores (p<0.001). It was revealed that there was significant difference in mean attitude and behavior scores of the children aged 1-6 in terms of TV-watching as far as mothers' educational status, employment status, economic status, family type, the number of the children aged 1-6 and children's gender were concerned (p<0.001). Conclusion: It was understood that children watched TV more than the time interval recommended and had health problems-particularly; eye and sleep problems- in case they watched TV for a long time. It was seen that mothers' educational status, family type, the number of the children they had, employment and economic status were important factors on children's TV-watching. It will be useful to organize training programs that will make mothers aware of the fact that TV may have important psychosocial, mental, physical effects upon children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]