High sensitivity: Our topic in December
Are you thin-skinned and often overly sensitive? Do you love peace and quiet and are distracted even by a quiet conversation in the next room? Do bright light, strong odours and scratchy clothes make you feel uncomfortable? Then you may be one of the 20 per cent of people with a special personality trait: high sensitivity.
My colleague Claudia Landolt spent many weeks researching and talking to sufferers and experts. Her conclusion: high sensitivity is not a disease, not a stigma. It
is neither a curse nor a blessing, but part of yourself. Our dossier «Highly sensitive» looks at the best ways to meet highly sensitive people and how parents can find out whether their child is affected.
Depending on games and insight into our foundation
According to experts, addiction to online games is becoming an issue for more and more people. Male adolescents and men are particularly affected. The 12 to 20 age group is particularly at risk. In June, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reacted and recognised video game addiction as a disease.
Franz Eidenbenz welcomes this decision. The psychotherapist and head of the Radix Centre for Gambling Addiction and Other Behavioural Addictions in Zurich has been dealing with computer game addiction for years. He says: «A gaming addict doesn't just have problems at school. During their gaming days, they miss out on group experiences in real life and also the important first romantic relationships. This can have dramatic consequences for their life.» Our author Falco Meyer has written about what online addiction does to people and how addicts are treated. A visit to the Centre for Behavioural Addictions in Basel.
As it is very beneficial for my health, I have decided to be happy.
Voltaire, French philosopher (1694 - 1778)
Of course you already know that the Swiss parenting magazine Fritz+Fränzi is not published by a large publishing house, but by the charitable foundation Elternsein. And has been for 17 years. Managing Director Thomas Schlickenrieder believes that parents today should no longer rely solely on love and intuition when it comes to parenting. «Children need strong parents,» says the father of two. «Parents owe it to their children to acquire knowledge and to educate themselves in parenting issues. Fritz+Fränzi helps them to build up their skills.» Find out what else the Parenthood Foundation was involved in in 2018 in our review of the year.
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Get you and your loved ones through the cold days. And stay cheerful.
The next issue of Fritz+Fränzi will be published on 8 February 2019 - Yours sincerely, Nik Niethammer