Health7 minWhat can parents do if their child has conjunctivitis?Because their immune systems are not yet fully developed, young children are particularly susceptible to conjunctivitis.
Health14 minThe invisible suffering after the pandemicHeadaches, exhaustion, difficulty concentrating: children and young people can also be affected by Long Covid. Take 15-year-old Lea from Zurich, for example.
Family2 min«Parents can't always be in hospital»The Aladdin Foundation supports families with sick children. Managing Director Tanja Bootz explains how the programme works.
Health7 minAngina: when the throat hurtsAngina is one of the most common respiratory diseases in children. What triggers it and how parents can alleviate the symptoms.
Health9 minGentle help for aching earsIn the past, children with middle ear infections were given antibiotics quickly. Today, doctors wait and see. This is how parents can alleviate earache.
Health6 minIs it appendicitis or not?Abdominal pain can be the first sign of appendicitis. What other symptoms should you look out for?
Family10 minWhen Grandma no longer likes itChildren often experience the end of life for the first time with their grandparents. How should parents prepare their children for this?
Family3 min«I wanted to take the pressure off my wife and totally overstretched myself»Two serious events have turned Salome and Urs von Känel and their daughter's everyday lives upside down. How they managed to focus on their own needs again.
ADHD8 minThe hammering in the headMany schoolchildren regularly suffer from migraines and tension headaches. What measures can help to specifically prevent the symptoms.
Education7 minHow bad is glandular fever for teenagers?The viral disease is widespread and occurs mainly in small children and teenagers. What role kissing plays in transmission.
Health3 min10 tips for dealing with chronic painChildren and adolescents are increasingly suffering from chronic pain. Parents can do a lot to help their child learn to deal with such pain in as relaxed a manner as possible.
Health11 minWhat should you do if your child suffers from chronic pain?Children and adolescents are increasingly suffering from chronic pain. In addition to physical aspects, psychological and social aspects are also taken into account during treatment. Parents can also actively support their children
Columns2 min«The time we have as a family is so valuable»Jasmin Bauer was diagnosed with breast cancer during her first pregnancy. Since then, she and her family have experienced every day as a gift.
Health8 minDizziness: Mum, everything is spinning!Dizziness is relatively common in children and adolescents. Although the symptom can be frightening, the cause is usually harmless. Nevertheless, medical clarification is important.
Development6 min«Dad, why have I forgotten how to speak?»Even in childhood, an event can trigger aphasia and from one day to the next nothing is as it was.
Health8 minWhen children develop rheumatismPaediatric rheumatism: Not only old people suffer from this chronic joint disease. How to recognise the symptoms and alleviate the discomfort.
Health8 minWarts on hands and feet - what helps against them?Annoying warts: Every third child is affected. How you can protect your children. Whether with acid or homeopathy - treatment requires patience.
Health4 min«Worms - yuck!»Intestinal parasites arouse feelings of disgust in many people and are therefore a taboo subject. But they are more common than you might think.
Family4 min«Parents can learn to think about themselves»To prevent parents of seriously ill children from burning out, they need to accept help, says Sonja Kiechl, head of the Imago children's homes.
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.
Health11 min«Protect your child's nose»As the days get shorter, cold viruses are lurking. Infection specialist Ernst Tabori talks about nasty germs, wet hair and washing your hands properly.
Health7 minThe nasty secondary diseases of streptococciStreptococcal infections affect almost every child, sometimes go unnoticed and in rare cases can cause heart inflammation and nerve diseases.
Health9 min«My child has MS»Multiple sclerosis can lead to severe disabilities. What are the consequences of the diagnosis? Two affected families tell us.
Family4 min«Children with trisomy 21 can open our eyes»Doctor Urs Zimmermann says that society can benefit from children with trisomy 21. Nevertheless, he sees great advantages in the fact that the genetic defect can now be detected very early.
