Cape Town, South Africa: girls cooking in the kitchenEducation7 minConni is tossing the dough aboutParenting is often taken too seriously, writes our author, who shows how irony can lighten the mood in everyday family life – and where it is out of place.
Family4 min«We hardly have any conflicts anymore»Since their separation just over four years ago, Sybille and Sascha Rellstab from Frauenfeld have been sharing the care of their daughter Soey equally.
A young child looks eagerly out of the window of a moving car. Trees and countryside can be seen through the window. The sun shines through the car, creating a lens flare. The scene is full of anticipation. Conceptual, with space for text.Family4 min«I have no right to decide where my son lives»Despite a difficult break-up, Ruth and Martin managed to put their son Max first, rather than their own egos.
Career choice3 minCar saleswoman: «I help make dreams come true»Desirée Schweizer, 32, worked as an automotive diagnostician in various garages. Then she had to change careers.
Career choice2 min«I didn't want to spend my life in the kitchen»Lukas Heller, 26, completed an apprenticeship as a chef. He now runs his own restaurant and will one day take over his parents’ business.
Career choice2 minApprenticeship as a polygraph: «Creativity does me good»Kilian Büchi, 31, discovered his passion for creative work by a roundabout route. After completing an apprenticeship as a polygraph, he is now studying visual design.
Columns5 min«Why bother with an education when AI will soon take over all the jobs?»Moana, 17, is facing the decision of what career to choose – and has her doubts. Why bother with an apprenticeship when AI will soon be taking over all the jobs? Youth coach Sarah Zanoni has some advice.
Career choice2 min«I love everything about my job»Larissa, 23, swapped teacher training college for an apprenticeship as a horse care specialist. How she found the courage to change direction, and what plans she has for the future.
Education2 min25 more interviews from 25 yearsThese 25 interviews almost made it into our 25th-anniversary special edition of Fritz+Fränzi. They're well worth a read. Promise!
Education16 min«Being a parent is the last great adventure of our time»A conversation with Nik Niethammer about love, good fathers and the advice he gives his children for when they become parents themselves.
Livia Arnold (17), Altdorf Parish Council, 2nd yearCareer choice2 min«This apprenticeship has equipped me for life»For Livia Arnold, 17, from Seedorf in the canton of Uri, an apprenticeship as a commercial clerk (EFZ) was out of the question for a long time. Until she got to know the profession for herself.
Career choice2 min«Having to choose a career so early on was a shock!»Zuhra, 18, is in her second year as a laboratory assistant specialising in chemistry (EFZ) at Roche – despite a rocky start to her job interview
Columns4 minI hope my child won't have it much worseOur columnists are plagued by fears about the future: what sort of world will his son one day live in? And does reading aloud help whilst the world is coming to an end?
Luis Fuchs; aged 18; 2nd year; Rossfeld Training and Residential Homes Foundation; resident: Dania BenisattoCareer choice1 min«I experience moments that you don't often see in everyday life»As a trainee healthcare assistant, Luis Fuchs works in a residential care home for people with physical disabilities.
Career choice2 min«I like both: working in the workshop and dealing with customers»Louisa, 17, is doing her apprenticeship as an optician (EFZ) and loves the variety: sometimes working with her hands in the workshop, sometimes advising customers in the shop.
Dossier: Authority Magazine – Fritz & FränziColumns2 minAuthority: Our topic for JuneParents caught between relationship-based parenting and the pressures of everyday life: now «New Authority» is supposed to be the answer. Is there any truth in that?
Authority DossierEducation3 min«The same rules always apply – regardless of who is in charge at the time»Michèle and Reto Wipf live on a farm with their five children. Clear routines and firm rules help them to balance family life with running the farm.
Career choice2 min«Team spirit is key»Yonatan, 20, has overcome a number of obstacles in his career. Despite failing his final examination as an EBA heating engineer, he is continuing on his chosen path.
A shot of a young boy talking to his cheerful father as they sit together in a new car on a driving trip, journey, happiness, lifestyle, parent, vehicle, car, hire, safety, insurance, family, parenting, conceptEducation5 minI don't want my children to turn out to be idiotsThat is the title of Silvan Meier's book. The teacher, who has taught on three continents, shares his key insights into education.
School5 minWhat it takes to make schools fairerEducation is not something to be taken for granted, and a fair school system even less so. We must not forget this in any discussion.
Education14 min«What matters is how parents behave, not what they say»What role do values such as respect and politeness still play today? A significant one, says child and adolescent psychologist Philipp Ramming.
Family3 min«You would never have got away with that with me.»Memory is a chameleon, writes our columnist, and asks: Does the strictness of parenting really decrease from child to child?
Education2 min«I never thought I would turn out like my father.»As a teenager, Ursula Kotecha was annoyed by her parents' values. But when she became a mother herself, she adopted them.
Career choice3 min«I want to stay in direct contact with the children.»Apprenticeship as a childcare worker: Kevin Werder still works at the company where he did his apprenticeship. But he hasn't stood still – quite the opposite, in fact.
