Family6 minReconciling family and employment for socially disadvantaged familiesA new study by the a:primo association provides insights into the complex life situation of socially disadvantaged families in Switzerland.
Columns5 minProblems and arguments at the dinner table?Danish family therapist Jesper Juul on problems at the dinner table, what parents can do if their child "doesn't eat" and other questions.
Blog7 minAvailable worldwide for the job - but what about the family?Ulrike Légé has moved from country to country with her manager husband - today she asks herself: aren't family needs more important than professional flexibility?
Family12 minA life with Dravet syndrome8-year-old Milla suffers from Dravet syndrome, a rare and severe type of epilepsy. The illness has turned the family's everyday life upside down.
Family2 min«The children are clearly the centre of our lives»Mum Angie Nock talks about her everyday family life. On the subject of being a helicopter parent, she says: "Yes, I am a helicopter!".
Family3 min«I sometimes hear that I'm the perfect mum»Mum Evi Gwerder talks about her everyday family life. On the subject of helicopter parents, she says: "There is a difference between interest and control.
Family3 min«Parental presence is just as important as the children's independence»The Strebel/Abegg family says of helicopter parents: "The physical presence of the parents is just as important as the independence of the children.
Blog6 minFaster and faster, more and more? Slow down. For your family.Everything is moving faster and faster. That's great - but it harbours the risk of alienating us from our children.
Family2 minThis is what a mindful day could look likeMindfulness expert Walter Weibel suggests that parents take a day of mindfulness every now and then. This is what it could look like.
Family6 minHow do you practise mindfulness in the family?Practising mindfulness should help families find a more relaxed way of living together. But how does it work? The Hiestand family tried it out.
Education2 min4 simple mindfulness exercises for childrenStone meditation, diary writing, mindful breathing and conscious eating: practise mindfulness with these techniques!
Blog3 minThe quiet envy of pubescent teenagersColumnist Michèle Binswanger on adolescent teenagers: Those who love are in pain. And those who live are hit by puberty.
Health3 minFamily solidarity with the allergy suffererElla, 16, suffers from food allergies. Her parents Sandra and Andreas and brother Flynn, 12, have therefore turned their own diet upside down.
Blog3 minTo all bad parentsBeing a father has changed me in one way in particular: It has made me more understanding. More understanding towards parents.
Columns2 min«Help! Our daughter is telling lies about our family»Our daughter, 16, has problems at school and consults a psychologist about it. We have now learnt that she is lying through her teeth to him.
Columns13 minSmartphones have no place on the family island!Parenting expert Jesper Juul gives specific tips on how to organise media use so that "hearts don't starve".
Family10 minHow can we slow down family life?People long for slowness. Slowing down starts with focussing on the essentials. Our children can be role models.
