Issue 12/01_2021/2022

7 min

Help without a reminder

Parents and teachers of children with behavioural problems often reach their limits. A so-called multifamily group offers support. Three school psychologists give an insight into their work with a group in Zurich.

Development

4 min

My brother, the daredevil

Whether siblings influence each other depends primarily on their relationship. This also applies to their risk behaviour.

Blog

3 min

Do teenagers have to slam doors?

Slamming doors is the language of puberty and leaves parents in emotional chaos. Columnist Mikael Krogerus gets to the bottom of it.

Health

8 min

Recognising scoliosis in adolescents at an early stage

Around two per cent of all adolescents develop scoliosis during puberty.

Development

5 min

Focus on family policy

What developments have characterised family policy in this country? Where does it stand today and where does it need to act? These and other questions are examined in the new 400-page book "Family Policy in Switzerland".

Development

7 min

How can parents help their teenagers get more sleep?

Teenagers can't help it if they can't get out of bed in the morning, says sleep researcher Joëlle Albrecht. What parents can do.

Development

2 min

Building a good relationship - 5 tips for teachers and parents

Adolescents are in a phase in which they often consciously distance themselves from adults. How is it possible to build a good relationship despite this? The answers from teacher Beat Schelbert.

Columns

8 min

Parents at an impasse

Where children supposedly have too much power over their family, parents are actually leaving them alone with too much responsibility, according to Jesper Juul.

Development

14 min

Corona generation

Puberty is an exciting stage of life. And a challenging one. All the more so when a pandemic makes important developmental tasks more difficult. So how does growing up succeed? And what role do parents play?

Development

2 min

«I missed my colleagues terribly»

Hedi Sucksdorff, 14, from Schindellegi SZ has a 12-year-old sister and likes to let her feelings out in Thai boxing.

School

5 min

Learning is about relationships - not obedience

When some people complain that everything was better in schools in the past, they are assuming a traditional and outdated concept of discipline.

Columns

3 min

What should you do if your daughter watches TV non-stop at her friend's house?

The question for our team of experts is about the fact that the rules at your daughter's school friend's house don't match those of your own family. What do you do when there's TV and sweets à gogo?

Columns

6 min

What helps children after a separation

Today, almost every second marriage ends in divorce. Children don't get over this easily. Their anger and grief must be endured.

Development

2 min

When does puberty begin?

One question that is occupying scientists is: Is puberty really starting earlier and earlier?

Development

2 min

«I was really happy when training started again»

Nils Zimmermann, 14, lives with his sister and parents in Schindellegi SZ. During the coronavirus restrictions, he missed his mates and playing football the most. He would like to become an architect later.

Development

2 min

«I built a lot of shit together with my friends»

Nadja Bader, 16, from Brienz BE has a sister and a brother and would like to help other young people as a social worker later on.

Development

2 min

«When we were told the school was closing, we thought it was great»

Nils Duff, 15, lives in Bern with his parents and brother. He is passionate about floorball.

Columns

3 min

Puberty: Our topic in December/January

Generation Corona: How to grow up during the pandemic. And what role parents play in it.

Uncategorized DE

12 min

«We parents do less wrong than we think»

Sarah Zanoni pleads for mums and dads to learn methods that enable them to react calmly but clearly in stressful everyday family life.

Education

2 min

5 tips on how parents can strengthen their relationship with their child

"Parents should take a genuine interest in their child's world," says Sarah Zanoni. More tips on how to boost your child's self-confidence.