After a father killed his 9-year-old son in Fatih, Istanbul, similar news came from Adıyaman. In Adıyaman, a mother named Z.S. tried to strangle her 4-year-old daughter, who was under treatment, causing the little girl's brain death.
The latest incident has brought child murders to the agenda again. So, what lies behind this horror that we have encountered frequently lately? In what psychology do parents who are child murderers commit murder?
Can you analyze parents who are child murderers?
We think that those who are exposed to violence and those who witness violence have a higher tendency to show violence. We also need to look at the individual reasons for committing violence. Research shows that people who are prone to violence are overly controlling, unable to empathize, have no impulse control, are suspicious, overreact, have a weak ego or have anti-social personality disorder.
How should parents handle their children? Can he kill, or in what mood does he decide to try this way?
It is possible to give more than one answer to this question. The first may be the mother's fear of being ostracized from society. Especially mothers who become mothers at a young age and who do not have the ability to care for children who are the result of an informal relationship (rape, unwanted pregnancy, etc.), may resort to this method, thinking that they will be excluded by the society.
Another reason is the financial situation to care for the child. absence. We can see that mothers resort to this method, especially in pregnancies that are not accepted by the father or as a result of the father wanting to end the relationship.
Of course, we cannot ignore the psychological reasons underlying this situation. Especially in pregnancies during adolescence and emerging adulthood, the psychological well-being of the mother should be taken into consideration. If a mother, who has been a victim of violence since her childhood, begins an unwanted or incomplete pregnancy, it negatively affects her mental state.
What could push a person to become a child murderer?
Development is a process that starts from infancy and continues until death. In this process, especially in first childhood, early childhood and adolescence We think that its importance has important effects on the individual's behavior in adulthood. We can say that children who are exposed to negative life experiences, domestic violence, neglect and abuse may be more prone to violence, have anti-social behavior patterns or have psychiatric disorders when they become adults, compared to other children.
During pregnancy and after birth. In research conducted with mothers, we see that postpartum depression is common in our country. We recommend that individuals receive psychological support regarding their abilities, fears, concerns or deficiencies before and after pregnancy, starting a life with a child.
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