Emotions

Education

3 min

9 tips to prevent eating disorders in children

Parents can do a lot to promote a healthy body image and relaxed eating behaviour: 9 tips to prevent eating disorders.

Education

14 min

«We have to become crisis managers of our everyday family life»

Mums and dads today are faced with high demands, says parenting course leader Stéphanie Bürgi-Dollet. How to raise children without violence.

Development

4 min

How can children with a speech disorder express their feelings?

Children with speech disorders need support to cope with their emotions. What parents and teachers can do.

Education

7 min

Where there are children, there is noise

Children scream, laugh and run around - and annoy those around them. Experts give tips on how parents can deal with the high noise levels.

Family

8 min

What are you painting?

Expressing yourself freely while painting encourages creativity, has a relaxing effect and can even help to process stressful experiences.

Development

4 min

Promoting the emotional strength of young people

Practising social and emotional skills can improve the mental health of young people.

Family

7 min

How sound healing can soothe anger in children

Angry children can often no longer be reached with words. Sound healing can help. A visit to sound therapist Bettina Steffen.

Education

7 min

Now be grateful!

Excessive and selfish instead of appreciative: this is how parents experience their children time and time again. A question of upbringing? Or perhaps children can't help it?

Columns

6 min

Defiant children have defiant parents

What does child integrity mean? Jesper Juul on defiant parents and why a clear no relieves children.

Health

4 min

How your child learns to deal with their emotions

How children develop emotional skills and what parents can do to support them.

Development

7 min

How to support your child in dealing with feelings

Emotional regulation in children: This process is linked to brain development - and can be supported by parents.

Development

10 min

Why diary writing helps many children

World events and everyday experiences trigger complex reactions in children. Writing in a diary can help to process negative feelings. Just as it can reinforce positive feelings. Elin, Yara and Flavia use pen and paper for both.

Education

21 min

Jealousy: Rivals in the family

Rivalry or a bitter sibling fight? How should parents deal with competition between children? 23 answers to the most important questions.

Education

11 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.

Columns

4 min

Aggression in the family

Aggression is an essential part of human relationships, both within and outside the family.

Development

3 min

«Laughing together helps to overcome a lot»

A mother and a father talk about the situations in which humour helps them and when there is nothing to laugh about.

Columns

5 min

Anger, fear and sadness have no switch-off button

Parents are often good problem solvers. But sometimes they are also helpless to cope with their children's feelings.

Health

4 min

More than just a gut feeling

It's no secret that our gut isn't just there to digest food. What our second brain does and how it controls our emotions.

Development

2 min

«You have to practise recognising your own and other people's feelings»

Janine Schönenberger's sons were able to name their feelings from an early age. This was triggered by emotion cards that her husband had brought with him.

Family

16 min

Paths to addiction

The market for substances has grown rapidly in recent years. When should parents be wary? When is too much too much?

Education

2 min

«The personality of my children often touches me»

Single mum Manuela Krattiger falls in love with her children every day. However, it's not all sunshine and roses.

Education

2 min

«I am proud of my children's commitment»

Barbora Gerny has a special view of parental pride. Instead of celebrating her children's top achievements, she celebrates their enthusiasm and commitment.

Education

3 min

«My fears should not determine our everyday lives»

Kathrin Ulrich's daughter was born prematurely. It took a long time for her mother to find a way to deal with her fears.

Education

12 min

How do parents deal with their feelings?

Everyday life for parents is like a rollercoaster of emotions. Mums and dads often find it difficult to deal with negative emotions.

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