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.
Family8 minNew family models: And how are the children doing?There are more and more family models in use today. What is important for children to develop well in their families?
Health8 minWhen children develop rheumatismPaediatric rheumatism: Not only old people suffer from this chronic joint disease. How to recognise the symptoms and alleviate the discomfort.
Columns8 minWhat makes children strong in everyday lifeHow do children become strong? How do you strengthen their self-confidence, their self-esteem? A guide by Fabian Grolimund.
Family3 min«Dear teachers, lower your expectations!»Home schooling demands far too much of parents and children, says our online reader Monica B. and writes an open letter to all teachers.
Family6 minHow the exchange with the school worksSchool shapes family life for many years. How can conflicts between parents and school be avoided or resolved?
Columns7 minLearning with apps - 8 tips from the media expertThe virus has paralysed everything: lessons, everyday life, life itself. But just because children are no longer going to school doesn't mean they have to stop practising.
Columns9 minSaying no - but the right way!Today, there are hardly any universally valid values from which parents can derive a "no". They therefore need to find their inner direction and be authentic.
Development5 minGenes determine success at school - but differently than we thinkThrough the upbringing and behaviour of the parents, genes influence development even if the children have not inherited them.
Portrait of Israeli psychologist and author Haim Omer in his home in Hod HaSharon, Israel, September 18, 2019.Education14 min«Mr Omer, how can parents gain authority and perseverance?»In this interview, Israeli psychologist Haim Omer explains how parents can gain authority through self-control and perseverance.
Family8 minSiblings - The longest relationship in lifeThey love and they hate each other: siblings can't do without each other, even if they would like to: This is how parents strengthen the sibling relationship.
Family8 minParental custody - moving in with mum or dad?Taking turns looking after the children is a common model after separations - what are the advantages? And what are the custody rights of the parents?
Family4 minWhat type of Christmas are you?When different Christmas characters come together in a family, things get complicated. Find out which type you belong to.
Family7 minBeing a father, mother, parentHow families succeed. This is how parents work as a team, even if they don't always agree on parenting.
Kühne family with 5 children, photographed on 24.7.19 Rigistrasse 94, Basel.Media3 min13 tips for breaking your smartphone habitsWhat if reaching for the smartphone happens automatically and unconsciously? 13 tips to break this unloved habit (for children AND their parents!)
Columns6 min«You're going out now until you've calmed down»Parents and teachers prescribe a "time-out" for raging children. It would be better to empathise and put their anger into words.
Portrait of family therapist Jesper Juul on 5 September in Odder/Denmark. Photo: Franz BischofColumns7 minParenting without power playGiving children responsibility does not mean fulfilling their every wish.
Bullying17 minA good school: what is it?Stefanie Ritzler and Fabian Grolimund have been thinking about how schools can succeed. Their results are encouraging.
