Parenting practices play an important role in children’s subjective wellbeing and global mental health.

The study included a sample of 2256 parents of 2256 children from 5th grade (48.8%) and 7th grade (51.2%), mean age 11.58 years old; SD 1.41; ranging from 10-16 (48,4% between 10 and 11 years of age and 51.6% 12 years or older); there were 46.2 % boys and 53.8 % girls.

The results present the descriptive analyses of the principal variables, parenting practices and parent’s perception of child subjective wellbeing. It is presented a Regression Model that illustrates the strong impact of parenting practices in subjective wellbeing, and the gender and age differences in this relation.

The main conclusions are that positive parenting practices (control and acceptance) are related to positive perception of subjective wellbeing. Parents have a more positive perception of their parenting practices in relation to girls and younger children.

Suggestions for intervention are proposed, related to positive parenting practices promotion programs and intervention that involve parents-children activities.

The aim of this report is to present information about academic family practice, which has a significant role in the practice of family medicine in The Nederland. While the practice of family medicine in Turkey has made a beginning, there is as yet no field practice, the real place of learning where the assistant is trained. This is an important lack. This report presents the example of field training and academic practice in the specialism training of family doctors in The Nederland. This is the first time that a report on this matter is being presented. The reason for this report is to support the project entitled, “Family Medicine Specialism Training in Family Health Centre in Bursa Integrated with The University Medical Faculty Department of Family Medicine, in Line with European Union Criteria” This is in itself the first of its kind. The author of the report, family physician specialist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Olgun Gökta? has personally visited The Nederland as a representative example nation for this practice, and has prepared this report. The ultimate aim is to generate ideas regarding the beginning and the widening of academic family medicine practice in Turkey. Along with this, through inspection of family practice under the health system in The Nederland and the various factors affecting this, in some sections of this report, opinions based on this experience have been added.

There is little qualitative data on the impact of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalopathy (CFS/ ME) on family relationships. Semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis were used to explore 18 parents’ experiences of the impact of a child with CFS/ME on family relationships. Five main themes emerged: “Long and Difficult Journey”, “Uncertainty”, “Isolation and Restriction”, “Focus on the unwell person at the expense of family life” and “Parental roles”. Parents felt the illness could have a destructive force but many also described the beneficial effects on family relationships. Health professionals should be aware that parents of children with CFS/ME may need additional support.