Jealousy

3 min

What should you do if your daughter is introverted and jealous?

Cornelia's 13-year-old daughter is very introverted and only ever clings to one friend. If she meets up with other people, she is jealous.

Education

7 min

5 Conflicts and how parents can set sensible boundaries here

Psychologist Sarah Zanoni comments on 5 typical conflict situations and explains how fathers and mothers can react.

Development

6 min

«It's normal for children to compete with each other»

Social pedagogue and supervisor Katalin Nef says that jealousy between friends often occurs. You should react if a child slips into the role of victim or is suppressed.

Columns

3 min

How to deal with jealousy? Tips from the editorial team

"But I got much less!" or: "Who's your favourite child, Mummy?" We asked around in the editorial office and publishing house to find out which strategies and tricks really work to restore family peace.

Development

3 min

«Our youth was characterised by pathological competition»

Twins Eva and Rita Fleer, 30, rivalled so fiercely as teenagers that they had to be physically separated. Eva now works as a teacher and trainer for subject-orientated communication with babies in Bremgarten BE. She has two daughters, aged 3 years and 9 months. Rita is an economist and lives in Baden AG.

Development

2 min

«Because jealousy is not taboo for us, we quickly find undramatic solutions»

Selina Meyer, 33, and Mirco Marti, 40, live in Solothurn. The special needs teacher and the self-employed plasterer have two daughters and a son together. Between Lilly, 9, Nola, 6, and Diego, 2, there are always turf wars. The parents also admit to sometimes being jealous of the other's role.

Development

2 min

«The two must also find their own solutions»

Linda, 39, Event Management Clerk, and Patric Thomann, 40, Kitchen Planning Project Manager, live with their two sons in Boll BE. Jealousies between Liam, 6, and Robin, 4, quickly lead to fisticuffs. The mum says that the parents do their best not to intervene too quickly.

Education

21 min

Jealousy: Rivals in the family

Rivalry or a bitter sibling fight? How should parents deal with competition between children? 23 answers to the most important questions.

Development

2 min

«I have to organise exclusive time for one child»

Brigitte Müller has two young sons. In everyday life, the single mum is sometimes unable to do justice to both children, which leads to rivalry.

Family

8 min

Siblings - The longest relationship in life

They love and they hate each other: siblings can't do without each other, even if they would like to: This is how parents strengthen the sibling relationship.

Education

11 min

«Parents don't all have to love their children the same»

Jürg Frick says parents don't have to treat all children the same. His attitude to favourite children and negative feelings.

Family

6 min

What should you do if children quickly feel rejected?

There are children who suffer from a strong fear of being rejected. It is important to help them to overcome this fear - otherwise they will find it increasingly difficult to make friends.

Family

10 min

Turn two children into three. Or four.

More and more young people want three or more children. From the lives of two large families.

Bullying

3 min

«She was offended that I got together with her ex»

19-year-old Chiara is bullied online by her best friend. Out of jealousy.