Communication: Our topic in December and January
Our cover story in the December issue looks at the question: how do I talk to my child? In the Communication dossier, author Susanna Valentin has written about how rituals help to have a good conversation. Why «I» messages are important for successful communication. And which words parents should remove from their vocabulary.
His first column appeared in March 2013, ten years and 60 texts later, Mikael Krogerus says a quiet farewell: «It was a wonderful time, but my children are grown up now. I can't teach them anything anymore, I can only watch them and marvel at how they, who I always worried about so much, are coping with life so much better than I did.»
After all, Mikael Krogerus is not completely out of the world: his book «Elter werden» (Becoming a parent), which was published at the end of November, contains a collection of the best Fritz+Fränzi columns. «The book is not a guidebook,» says the award-winning journalist and father of two. «It's a personal journey through parenthood. Sometimes cheerful, sometimes desperate. And sometimes even helpful.»
Dear Mikael Krogerus, you have shown us what path we can take if we don't want to despair of being parents. We thank you for that. You will be missed.
I wish you, dear reader, a peaceful Advent season. Stay hopeful.
Yours sincerely,
Yours, Nik Niethammer
