Education3 min«Then I'm afraid for my children»Fabienne's girls get on very well with their stepfather Mark. But conflicts with his ex-wife cloud the happiness of the patchwork family.
Family5 min«Step-parents are not competition for parents»Sabine Walper researches relationships in stepfamilies. She explains how a patchwork family shapes children and why it is an opportunity.
Education3 min«Do you want to give up your freedom?»New family or freedom? Andrea and Domenic approached their patchwork family slowly. The children would have liked to have moved in together sooner.
Education3 min«A war of the roses would have put me off»From one day to the next, I had a family - and three dogs, says Patrick Senn, who now lives in a patchwork family.
Education7 minHow does patchwork work? 10 questions and answersLife with a new partner and their children is challenging. Experts answer questions about patchwork families.
Family3 minPatchwork: «The road here was often bumpy»It took Christoph and Regine Schmutz a while for their sons to find their place in the new patchwork family.
Education14 minNew love - new happiness?When parents start a patchwork family with their new love, there are many stumbling blocks waiting for them. However, the family model also offers opportunities - which requires perseverance and empathy.
Columns3 minPatchwork: Our theme in OctoberHappiness at the second attempt? Where the challenges and opportunities lie when starting a blended family.
Blog6 minA patchwork family in the whirlwind of AdventOur blogger Valerie Wendenburg takes issue with the cliché of the perfect family and takes an honest look at the challenges and opportunities of a patchwork family before and at Christmas.
Family6 minI am marrying a familySix per cent of all Swiss children grow up in patchwork families. How is it possible to keep reassembling the family construct like a jigsaw puzzle?
Blog4 minTips for the patchwork familySeparate homes, not interfering, not wanting to be a new mum - these are Renata Canclini's tips for patchwork families.
