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From classic medical topics such as middle ear infections and foot deformities to nutrition and mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety disorders, you will find everything you need to know about health here.

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Nutrition

3 min

«Sometimes you have to be creative to make things work better»

Eleven-year-old Johan has ADHD, a silent form without hyperactivity. He and his mum Carmen talk about how they deal with it in everyday family life.

ADHD

3 min

«Here the children find their strengths beyond school»

ADHD in the family: Cornelia explains how the decision to move to the countryside has had a positive impact on family life.

ADHD

3 min

«I benefit from my ADHD in my teaching»

From challenges at school to success in her apprenticeship: how Hanna's ADHD becomes an advantage in her education.

ADHD

4 min

Learning tips for children and young people with ADHD

People with ADHD face very special challenges at school. These tips will make learning easier.

ADHD

3 min

Learning with ADHD: «I need a cat!»

All three of the Vetsch family's sons have ADHD. The recipe for their turbulent everyday life is Ritalin, animals and open communication.

ADHD

17 min

ADHD and school: how it works

What does ADHD mean for those affected? For parents and teachers? And what does it take for children and young people with ADHD to learn well?

ADHD

12 min

«Children usually know what they have to deal with»

Instead of talking about "problems", psychiatrist Ben Furman says it is more helpful to define a skill that the child should learn.

ADHD

14 min

Highly sensitive: So sensitive and so strong!

If parents offer their sensitive child the right environment, they can develop well and utilise their high sensitivity as a strength.

ADHD

6 min

Vocational training is also possible with an impairment

With the right support, young people with ADHD or other cognitive challenges can also find their way into working life.

ADHD

1 min

«With Ritalin, I was suddenly very good at school»

Lea Koechlin completes a commercial apprenticeship at a bank after finishing school. ADHD doesn't stop her from getting ahead. Her goal: the University of St. Gallen.

ADHD

2 min

ADHD - just jittery or ill?

ADHD. Paediatrician Oskar Jenni explains the challenges and opportunities a diagnosis brings for children and parents.

ADHD

5 min

How children can learn to concentrate better

After a long day at school, many children find it difficult to focus on their homework and concentrate on it. What helps with this.

ADHD

9 min

If the child has a tic

When children display a tic, parents are often very worried. Where the disorder comes from and how parents and children can best deal with tics.

ADHD

6 min

Procrastination: What really helps

Always putting everything off? If you want to change this, you have to deal with your emotions, says our columnist.

ADHD

5 min

Hyperactive children need a favourable learning environment

Children diagnosed with ADHD have special needs. What helps them to learn is an adapted teaching atmosphere and special teaching aids.

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ADHD

8 min

The hammering in the head

Many schoolchildren regularly suffer from migraines and tension headaches. What measures can help to specifically prevent the symptoms.

ADHD

3 min

Lecture cycle Cosmos Child: All dates and information

Kosmos Kind: Experts explain important aspects of child and adolescent development - in a way that is understandable and relevant to everyday life.

ADHD

3 min

«The environment plays a central role in ADHD therapy»

Paediatrician Oskar Jenni explains in an interview why there is no "easy" diagnosis for ADHD.

ADHD

7 min

Osteopathy: Healing with the hands

Healing with the hands Headaches, hyperactivity or learning difficulties: How osteopathy works with children, in which areas this therapy is particularly useful - and where the limits lie.

ADHD

3 min

«Eating together remains a source of stress»

Entrepreneur Felizitas Fluri knows all about stressful moments with her family of six. But one strategy almost always helps: as much structure as possible.

ADHD

1 min

Your child has ADHD - what you can do

Has your child been diagnosed with ADHD and you don't know what to do next? Our parent tip offers you concrete support in this situation.

ADHD

2 min

«We listen to each other»

Thomas Lottermoser, 52, and his wife Gunda Lottermoser-Niedermeyer, 48, say that the family had to work for their happiness.

ADHD

15 min

«Parents should know more about child development»

The child and adolescent psychiatrist Oliver Bilke-Hentsch has found that parents have difficulty recognising mental illness in their children. He explains the reasons for the increase and tells us what mums and dads can do.

ADHD

6 min

My child is different

Some parents are faced with the challenge that their child deviates from the norm due to a disability or developmental disorder.

ADHD

7 min

Immediate help for families affected by ADHD

What has changed in recent years in dealing with ADHD and what questions are parents most concerned with during the current coronavirus lockdown? We asked the elpos specialist and counselling centre.

ADHD

2 min

6 tips for everyday life with ADHD

What can really relieve the everyday life of families with ADHD? Elpos, the Swiss umbrella organisation for ADHD, has compiled 6 valuable tips for parents.

ADHD

3 min

«I know what a great job teachers do»

Primary school teacher Jasmin, 38, and engineer Fabian Bertschi, 38, live in Aargau with two sons, 10 and 11, and a daughter, 6. They have a lot of positive things to say about working with teachers.

ADHD

8 min

«Children need our confidence»

How are children and young people doing today? Are they more susceptible to mental health problems? Child and adolescent psychiatrist Alain Di Gallo has the answers.

ADHD

5 min

We don't want to play with you!

What teachers can do to ensure that children accept classmates who display behavioural problems and treat them with compassion.

ADHD

14 min

When ADHD runs in the family

A child with ADHD poses particular challenges for parents. It becomes even more difficult if the mother or father is also affected by ADHD.

ADHD

9 min

«Parents should fight for a class repetition if they see large gaps»

Distance learning, quarantine and working from home have pushed children and parents alike to their limits. Psychotherapist Ruth Huggenberger explains the consequences.

ADHD

5 min

Juul: «We need a diagnosis for traumatised children of divorce»

It has become fashionable to have conspicuous behaviour in children investigated immediately. This makes sense in some cases, says Jesper Juul.

ADHD

12 min

Susanne Walitza, why do so many schoolchildren take Ritalin?

A new guideline recommends administering Ritalin even in moderately severe cases of ADHD. Adolescent psychiatrist Susanne Walitza on the correct dosage.

ADHD

11 min

Acupuncture without needles for children

Needles in your body? Please don't! And certainly not for children. But there is a gentle alternative: the effective Shōnishin healing method does not require needles.

ADHD

6 min

Aggressive children - what is normal?

Tantrums, shouting, hitting little siblings - anyone who brings up children is familiar with these outbursts. But what happens when the aggression becomes extreme?

ADHD

4 min

«Highly sensitive people can be shy and extroverted»

Experts disagree on how to differentiate between AD(H)S and high sensitivity. The manifestations are diverse.

ADHD

6 min

ADHD therapy without medication: great benefit, low risk

Part 11 of the ADHD series: A multimodal therapy without medication is intended to address ADHD holistically and solve the causes of the undesirable behaviour in addition to the symptoms.

ADHD

8 min

ADHD and psychotherapy

Part 10 of the ADHD series: ADHD is one of the most common mental disorders in childhood and adolescence. Those affected show symptoms that are often incompatible with the demands placed on their self-organisation in everyday school or family life.

ADHD

8 min

ADHD and the ethical aspects of treatment

Part 9 of the ADHD series: ADHD is the most common psychiatric illness in children. Inadequate or even neglected treatment has far-reaching consequences. But even treatment with medication is not without risk.

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