Health2 minHow art is good for body and soulPainting something from the soul: Leonhard Thun-Hohenstein is investigating the effect of art on children's well-being.
Columns5 minQuiet now!High noise levels stress teachers and students alike. This is how children find peace and quiet at school and at home.
Family1 min«Pupils should find out what their heart beats for»What do teachers like about their job? What motivates them in their day-to-day work? Our new series explores this question. Part 1.
Family2 min«When the children go home singing, my goal has been achieved»What do teachers like about their job? What motivates them in their day-to-day work? Our new series explores this question. Part 3.
Development8 minSuccessful first-borns, creative stragglers?There are many popular assumptions about the influence of sibling order on development. Only one stands up to scientific scrutiny.
Development12 minWhen children grow up - an opportunity for parentsDevelopmental psychologist Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello knows the feelings of parents when their children are growing up
Columns2 minWhy do friendships break down?In the series "And what do you think?", Stefanie Rietzler and Fabian Grolimund ask young people about school, parents, friendship and the future.
Columns7 minEducation needs relationshipIf parenting is viewed in a hierarchical sense, it can be very destructive. Children need guidance from their parents, but they also need equality.
Columns5 minAnger, fear and sadness have no switch-off buttonParents are often good problem solvers. But sometimes they are also helpless to cope with their children's feelings.
Education9 minConversation instead of interrogation: How do I talk to my child?Child and adolescent psychotherapist Ulrike Döpfner is convinced that language can create closeness and help parents get to know their children better.
Family5 minSelf-test: Needs-orientated listening and talkingNo more parental interrogation, instead open dialogue and undivided attention! A self-experiment in communication in the family.
Columns3 minWhat is a good friend?"What is a good friend?" asks Mikael Krogerus' daughter and makes a suggestion that our columnist still likes today.
Learning4 minDigital learning after the lockdownA robust and sustainable education system would combine digital and analogue learning opportunities. There are many ways to do this.
Columns7 minHow can my child become self-confident?Children do not need exaggerated praise in order to become self-confident, but rather the authentic reaction of their parents.
Health4 minSugar, where have you been hiding?Ready meals advertised as healthy are quick to prepare. But in many cases they contain too much sugar.
Columns16 minDreamy children under pressureConcentrating, listening, working independently: Some schoolchildren find this very difficult. Why do children tend to daydream?
Columns6 minDreamy children at schoolThe following examples from everyday school life show how teachers can succeed in picking up dreamy children where they stand.
Family12 min«Children need a healthy amount of neglect»Today's parents prefer to ignore life's adversities rather than prepare their children for them, says youth expert Allan Guggenbühl.
Family5 minSimply read aloud!Do you want your child to be able to concentrate better and learn to read and write more easily? Then read to them. Just a quarter of an hour a day works wonders
Columns6 minChildren's photos are privateOur media expert Thomas Feibel explains why it's not a good idea to post photos of your children.
Family4 minA weekend on the EngstligenalpThe plateau above Adelboden should really be called Globi Alp. Because the children's book character is at the centre of many family-friendly offers.
Development16 minA good feeling: How do you learn empathy?The ability to empathise is in our genes. How do children learn to understand others, read feelings and act accordingly?
Health7 minHelp, my child has a fever!What parents should do in specific cases of fever, what antipyretics and antibiotics can do and which home remedies help.
Family7 minOur book tips for reading aloudReading aloud and reading for yourself are fundamental for child development and family bonding. We present our favourite books.
