Columns2 minHappiness: Our theme for July and AugustWe strive for it and have high hopes for it: what is happiness, and where can we find it? Can we help our children find happiness?
Psychology2 minAt what age are we happiest?Tobias Esch knows that the sources of happiness change over the course of a person's life. The neuroscientist identifies three forms.
Psychology4 min«You can be positive and still feel unhappy from time to time»Four schoolgirls talk about happiness and unhappiness, the influence of friendship and family, and what really matters.
Psychology6 min«The importance of childhood is overestimated»To what extent are parents responsible for their children's future happiness? Expert Eva Asselmann puts things into perspective.
School3 minHappiness as a school subject: how does that work?Calls for happiness to be taught as a school subject are growing louder. The Technical Education Centre in Frauenfeld, Thurgau, has put this into practice.
Psychology4 min«Happiness does not mean having no problems»Nadine learnt a great deal about happiness whilst she was still an apprentice. Postnatal depression taught the mother of two to find happiness within herself.
Psychology5 min«I used to overlook happiness»A brain injury turned Corina's life upside down. As a result, she lost loved ones – but she also discovered so much that was new to her.
Psychology4 min«Help others if you can»Peter, aged 70, is a father of four and a grandfather of two. He says he never chased after happiness – and yet he has had an incredible amount of it.
Psychology14 minWhat does it take to lead a happy life?What is the key to happiness? Is a fulfilling life a matter of luck, or is it something we can shape ourselves? A search for clues.
Psychology7 minWhat makes children happy? – Answers to 9 questionsPositive beliefs, certain character traits or lots of money? Experts discuss myths about happiness and what really brings contentment.
Family7 minA Swiss family ventures a new beginning in SicilyAfter heart surgery, Raffael Müller knows that if you want to live your dreams, you have to do it now. He is starting a new life in southern Italy with his partner and two children.
Education1 minHow do you become happier as a family?To contribute to your own happiness and that of your whole family, it helps to be grateful for the things you have.
Columns7 min«Happiness travels with you»: modern nomadsA family goes travelling and realises that they no longer want to settle down. Three insights that surprised them the most.
Columns1 minWhat does a family need to be happy?How do we become happy? And how can we ensure that our family is happy? Psychologist Fabian Grolimund talks about this with Nik Niethammer.
Education1 minEncourage your child's optimismOptimistic people have an easier time in life. They can enjoy everyday life better, are more confident and can even cope better with setbacks and failures. Would you like to help your child become a little more optimistic?
ADHD2 min«We listen to each other»Thomas Lottermoser, 52, and his wife Gunda Lottermoser-Niedermeyer, 48, say that the family had to work for their happiness.
Family5 minWhat type of happiness am I?What does happiness mean to you? Your answer probably reflects at least one of the three types of happiness described by psychology professor Shigehiro Oishi.
Education6 min«Character strengths can be trained»"When you build your life around your own strengths, you feel better" Personality psychologist Willibald Ruch explains which factors lead to a happy life - and how you can support your child along the way.
Columns11 minWhat do you need for a happy family life?Can we influence happiness? And what can we learn from people who have found their way back into life after a stroke of fate?
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.
What makes a family happy? Columns3 minWhat does a family need to be happy?Happiness is not necessarily loud or colourful. It often manifests itself in supposedly inconspicuous moments of everyday family life, says psychologist and successful author Fabian Grolimund.
Columns3 minEverything for the childThe happy child is the new status symbol and is becoming the saviour figure who is supposed to save the whole world, says columnist Mikael Krogerus.
Columns3 minWhat makes mums happyThe impossibly noncommittal teenagers are already little adults. Michèle Binswanger describes what makes her happy as a mum.
Development4 min«My happiness is the most important thing to my parents»Julia Vincenz is training as a childcare specialist and lives in Zurich with her parents Martina Arpagaus and Curdin Vincenz and her brother Florian.
