Columns4 minGood Games - we can recommend these gamesDigital expert Thomas Feibel gives a selection of particularly successful games.
Development14 minBe a role model: Do I want to be like that?Children orientate themselves towards role models, imitate them, set themselves apart - and thus find their identity. Parents are the first guardrails for girls and boys.
Columns5 minLimitless gaming? Better notMany parents are worried about the negative consequences of gaming. But there are effective protective measures.
Blog3 minWhen children are the better adultsMichèle Binswanger explains why it's a good sign when a teenager points out their own mistakes.
Education11 min«There are no negative feelings»The renowned German educational counsellor Jan-Uwe Rogge says that aggression education is a particularly important task for parents.
Columns5 minHow dangerous are games?Hidden costs, cyberbullying, violence: online games harbour many risks for children and young people. These are the seven biggest dangers.
Family5 minDivorce: «The economic reality is different!»In her late forties and after almost 20 years away from her job, Claudia M. is faced with the prospect of returning to work after her divorce.
Columns5 minDoes gaming belong on the curriculum?The contribution that video games can make in schools depends heavily on the teachers and the technical equipment. And on the games.
Education13 min«Parents need to guide their children much more»In his new book, neuropsychologist Lutz Jäncke paints a bleak picture of the future and demands a great deal of commitment from today's parents.
Development3 minCan good sleep be taught?Many young people don't get enough sleep. It might help if we explain to them how important healthy sleep is for learning.
Columns6 minWhat opportunities do computer games offer?Children and young people actually only play games for one reason: because it's fun. However, video games actually have far more potential.
Columns5 minLearning from mistakes - really?Mistakes must be corrected - this is the only way to learn. This is a conviction that many people rarely question. But it is worth doing.
Development13 minNew closeness: «Be grateful for arguments with your teenage son!»Reinhard Winter explains why conversations between parents and sons during puberty have a similar place to physical contact in early childhood.
Columns5 minWhen children dig into old woundsWhen parents get angry, they are often triggered by patterns from their own childhood, says psychologist Stefanie Rietzler.
Health8 min«Anxiety disorders in children have increased due to corona»Brigitte Contin-Waldvogel, Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Baselland, explains why children are particularly affected by the pandemic.
Columns6 minSeries can be addictiveThey are available anytime and anywhere: How series are engaging young viewers in the age of streaming and what parents should look out for.
Columns3 minPlanet of the TeenagersYoung people have their own language, which our columnist Michèle Binswanger tries to decode.
Education4 minGrowing up in uncertain timesChildren are born into an ever faster changing world. Schools should also teach people how to live with this uncertainty.
Blog3 minOh shock, the daughter wants a tattoo!The time is ripe for a tattoo, says the daughter in a serious voice, the phase of deliberation is now over and coming of age is within reach. What now?
Columns5 minChildren need trust, not a digital dog leashEducation is far too important to be left to technical devices. Controlling your child digitally is therefore not a good idea.
Education14 minDepression: Shadows on the soulPuberty is a time of change. Mental illnesses such as depression occur more frequently at this time. How does depression develop and how does it manifest itself?
Health12 min«We have forgotten how to find normal body shapes beautiful»Child psychiatrist Dagmar Pauli on false ideals, bad role models and signs by which parents can recognise the onset of an eating disorder.
Career choice6 minThis is the perfect (teaching) positionThe road to his daughter's apprenticeship is one thing above all for our dad blogger: a nerve-wracking wave ride.
Gaming6 minBrutal games do something to the child's soulWhen teenagers play first-person shooters, parents are usually worried. Our columnist Thomas Feibel knows when caution is advised and which games to play.
