New special booklets for parents of kindergarten children

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New special booklets for parents of kindergarten children

Has your child started kindergarten successfully? And: How can parents prepare their child for starting Year 1? The two special editions «Gut eingelebt» and «Tschüss Chindsgi!», which were published in April 2022, deal with these questions. Like their «big sister», the Swiss parents' magazine Fritz+Fränzi, they were produced and published by the Stiftung Elternsein foundation.
Text: Evelin Hartmann

Picture: Niki Boon

How can I help my child to find their way in a large group of children? What can I expect at the first parent-teacher conference? And how can I tell that my child is ready for first grade after two years of kindergarten? Parents of kindergarten children have many questions.

The challenges in kindergarten are numerous. When your boy or daughter starts kindergarten, the first stage of primary school begins: Sitting still in a circle of chairs, stretching, being part of a large heterogeneous group in which everyone has to be considerate of each other - all of this should prepare your child for learning at school, lovingly taught by their new carers.

Of course, there will also be plenty of fun, romping around, marvelling and free and easy play. And yet: your child will have to make a huge adjustment during these two years. These new challenges will also leave their mark on family life.

This is precisely why Fritz+Fränzi created the kindergarten series. Since 2016, the editorial team has been targeting parents of nursery school children with a total of four magazines, with the aim of supporting them during the exciting nursery school years and acting as a beacon and companion.

Two revised editions will be published this spring:

  • The «Kindergarten booklet "1st year/Spring 2022» entitled «Well settled in» is aimed at parents of children in their first year of kindergarten.
  • The «Kindergarten booklet "Year 2/Spring 2022» with the title «Bye Chindsgi!» is aimed at parents of future first-graders.

The special kindergarten issues «Gut eingelebt» and «Tschüss Chindsgi!» are supported by the Swiss Teachers' Association LCH. The editors of Fritz+Fränzi worked closely with Ruth Fritschi, member of the LCH Executive Board and President of the Cycle 1 Level Commission, on the planning and implementation. Following her unexpected death in November 2021, her successor Christian Hugi will take over this important task. We are very happy about this.

The latest issues at a glance: «Kindergarten 1st year autumn 2021 / Chindsgi at last» and "Kindergarten 2nd year autumn 2021 / Almost grown up" were published at the end of August 2021. Single issues can be ordered here.

I wish your child an exciting time at school and a wonderful start to first grade. And to you, dear parents, I hope you enjoy reading.

Yours sincerely - Evelin Hartmann
Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Swiss parents' magazine Fritz+Fränzi

This text was originally published in German and was automatically translated using artificial intelligence. Please let us know if the text is incorrect or misleading: feedback@fritzundfraenzi.ch