This training is for professional development purposes, and the certificate obtained does not replace the MYK certification in trainings where MYK certification is mandatory.

Training Content

1. What is Digital Addiction?

• The concept of digital addiction
• Game, social media, video, and screen addiction
• Is it digital use or addiction?
• The psychological and neurological foundations of addiction
• Why are children at risk?
• Objective: Clarifying the concept confusion

2. Symptoms of Digital Addiction in Children

• Behavioral symptoms
• Emotional symptoms
• Academic and social effects
• Sleep, nutrition, and attention problems
• Risk signs according to age
• Objective: Identifying early

3. Effects of Digital Addiction on Child Development

• Attention and learning
• Emotional regulation
• Social skills
• Physical health
• Psychological well-being
• Objective: Seeing the long-term effects

4. Parental Attitude and Being a Digital Role Model

• Parental screen use
• The “do as I do, not as I say” effect
• Contradictory messages
• Common digital rules
• Consistency within the family
• Objective: Raising parental awareness first

5. Healthy Digital Use According to Age

• Screen time during preschool age
• Digital boundaries in primary school age
• Digital balance in adolescence
• Managing games and social media
• Choosing appropriate content
• Objective: Gaining a developmental approach

6. Digital Boundaries and Family Rules

• Clear and enforceable rules
• Limits on time, content, and environment
• Screen-free times
• Creating a digital contract
• Natural consequences instead of punishment
• Objective: Creating a sustainable system at home

7. Preventive Strategies for Digital Addiction

• Alternative activities
• Games, sports, and arts
• Quality family time
• Meeting emotional needs
• Not filling gaps with screens
• Objective: Replacing the screen

8. Difficult Situations and Intervention Methods

• Communication with a resistant child
• Anger and crisis moments
• Should you ban or set boundaries?
• When is professional support needed?
• School and expert cooperation
• Objective: Managing crises healthily

Methods and Activities

• Case examples from daily life
• Right–wrong parental attitudes
• Preparing a family digital contract
• Screen-free day plan
• Mini tasks applicable at home

The training is open for corporate cooperation (institution/company legal entity packages), and individual applications are not accepted. The training content can be re-planned according to the corporate participant profile and needs. After mutual discussions, the scope and method of the training (In-Person, Online) are determined and the related processes are completed.