Columns9 minWhat children really need - and what they don'tChildren lack practical life experience. Kind, empathetic guidance is therefore an important part of parental leadership.
Columns3 minFamily happiness: our theme in December and JanuaryWhat people who have overcome strokes of fate can teach us - and how parents and children can influence their happiness.
Columns6 minDefiant children have defiant parentsWhat does child integrity mean? Jesper Juul on defiant parents and why a clear no relieves children.
Columns7 min«Happiness travels with you»: settling down againIn the fifth instalment of our travel series, the author writes about the pitfalls of arriving and why she recommends that every family takes time out together.
Columns6 min«Happiness travels with you»: How letting go brings lightnessIn the fourth instalment of our family travel series, we declutter materially and emotionally and the author reveals what she really misses when she's on the road.
Columns6 min«Happiness travels with you»: learning in the caravan schoolThe third part of the series "Happiness travels with you" shows how learning works without school and how travelling opens up new horizons.
Columns6 min«Happiness travels with you»: Venice all to yourselfFrom the tough lockdown in the south of France to the exciting journey through Catalonia: In the second part of our series, the journey finally gets underway and the family experiences unimagined freedom despite the pandemic.
Columns5 min«Happiness travels with you»: a crazy idea comes trueA family gives up their jobs and home to go on a big trip when Corona turns everything upside down. This is part 1 of the adventure.
Family7 min«My child's soul is forever wounded»Around a thousand refugees from Ukraine are currently arriving in Switzerland every day in search of protection from the war. Most of them are women with their children. Like Lena and Ludmila, who live with their two sons and their mutual friend Inna with the Müller family in the Zurich Unterland. A great adventure for the boys on the one hand. On the other, a trauma that will shape their entire lives.
Education21 minJealousy: Rivals in the familyRivalry or a bitter sibling fight? How should parents deal with competition between children? 23 answers to the most important questions.
Development4 minMy brother, the daredevilWhether siblings influence each other depends primarily on their relationship. This also applies to their risk behaviour.
ADHD14 minWhen ADHD runs in the familyA child with ADHD poses particular challenges for parents. It becomes even more difficult if the mother or father is also affected by ADHD.
Family4 min«At some point, enough is enough»For Chiara and Curdin Erni-Biondi from Scuol, relationship crises always occur in winter: The father spends it on the mountain, which pushes his wife to the limit
Family17 minWhat makes couples strongMany couples want a relationship for life. However, crises usually occur halfway through the relationship at the latest.
Columns8 minAggression is healthyThe way we deal with aggression is central to our mental well-being, says Jesper Juul.
Columns4 minAggression in the familyAggression is an essential part of human relationships, both within and outside the family.
Family8 minHow does a family succeed after a separation?Many questions arise when parents divorce. In practice, counselling models and mediation have proven to be helpful tools.
Education14 min«Reducing media time is not the solution»Since schools closed, children and their parents have been sitting in front of screens more than ever before. Does this also increase mutual understanding?
Family3 min«The perfect time to have a child is when you feel that you want one yourself»Valérie Sigrist, 47, and Thomas Engelbrecht, 49, tried for a long time to become parents. Valérie only became pregnant through artificial insemination.
Family3 min«The joy outweighs all the stressful aspects»Simone Meyer, 48, and André Notter, 64, both have children from their first marriage. Their children Melvin and Juna are 13 and 11 years old.
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?
Family4 minA pet for the family? Nine questions and answersWhich pets are suitable for children? How much responsibility do they take on? David Naef from the Swiss Animal Protection STS answers nine questions about pets.
Family5 minSeparation: «Put your ego in your pocket for the good of the children»Instead of losing themselves in endless trench warfare, Martina Kral and Matthias Lehmann prioritise the well-being of their son Tom after the separation.
Family5 minMrs Gassmann, what helps children during a separation?Sonya Gassmann supports parents during separation. According to the psychologist, it is more important to be present and do something with the children than to talk.
