Early marriages and problems in childrearing (Ardahan sample)

This study aims to discuss the causes and consequences of early marriages in Ardahan province in terms of the frequent occurrence of early marriages, to determine the skills of bringing up the children of women subjected to sexual and emotional abuse in terms of child neglect and abuse. In the study, 20 women, who have been living in Ardahan and married early, were interviewed to determine the problems of marrying women at an early age in terms of child neglect and abuse, to detect theexploitation of their own children and problems in child rearing, and the relationship between early marriages and child neglect abuse was determined by determining the problems they experienced in child-rearing. In the study, interview technique and "semi-structured interview form" were used from qualitative research methods. The interviews were conducted face to face at Family Health Centers in Ardahan. The duration of the interviews varies between 1-2 hours. As a result of the research; the education of women married at an early age is short, employment rates are low, they cannot gain economic independence, they are mothers in the adolescent period, they often get support from their mother-in-laws due to lack of knowledge and skills in the care of children, consequently, due to the small age difference between children, it has been determined that their care is difficult and some of them cannot feel the feelings of motherhood because they are mothers at an early age.