Education3 min«I was always there for others»Margrit raised five children of her own as well as daycare children. Her daughter Noémie didn't want children until Laurin surprised her.
Education3 minBye-bye, maternal instinct!It is a common assumption that women are biologically predestined to be carers. What does science say about this?
Education7 min8 questions and answers about motherhoodDo mothers have to love all their children equally? Do mothers bring up their children differently to fathers? Experts answer the questions.
Education7 min«Today we are adults and no longer helpless children»The relationship between adult children and their mother can be difficult. Family therapist Claudia Haarmann knows why.
Education4 minFull-time mum: «A lot of joy and a lot of sorrow»Beryll was a teenager when she found out that she and Gian were going to become parents. After years as a full-time mum, she took the plunge.
Education3 min«I had the feeling that I no longer existed»Find out how Corina copes with her life as a single mum, overcomes obstacles and now helps other mothers.
Education16 minMother: superheroine and scapegoatThe mother between society's ideas and her own needs - a change of perspective is necessary, also for mothers.
Columns2 minMums: Our topic in MarchShe is caring, self-sacrificing, her love unwavering - the ideal of the good mother persists. How do we get one step closer?
Education13 min«There is a lot of strength in the menopause»Cycle expert Josianne Hosner on the potential of the menopause and why she sees it as an opportunity for the mother-teenager relationship.
Columns3 minThe weight of responsibilitySometimes our columnist feels a burden. Then she realises that it could be because she's been a mother for a while.
Columns3 minHow I got into the baking craze as a ready-made dough mumDriven by the idyll of a mother and her children around the dough bowl, our columnist has big baking plans. A daring endeavour.
Columns3 minAm I a good mum?Our columnist Mirjam Oertli realises that she has never said she is a good mother. However, she has often asked herself that.
Family2 min«Unmarried mothers take great risks»Swiss Life has analysed the gender pension gap in a study. Andreas Christen explains how mothers can protect themselves better.
Family3 minFathers would like to work lessSwiss Life analyses the gender pension gap in Switzerland in a study. Unmarried mothers are often at a disadvantage when it comes to pension provision. And: fathers work more than they would actually like to.
Blog5 minWhy time out is so important for mumsWorking mothers are particularly challenged in everyday family life. Our blogger Valerie Wendenburg therefore consciously takes time out.
Health7 minMother bullying: Why are mothers in particular so often criticised?Katharina Pommer has written a book about mum bullying. The therapist explains why women are so often belittled or criticised when it comes to bringing up their children.
Development14 minBe a role model: Do I want to be like that?Children orientate themselves towards role models, imitate them, set themselves apart - and thus find their identity. Parents are the first guardrails for girls and boys.
Health2 min«One day my son will come back»The 16-year-old son has broken off contact with his mother and now lives with his father. The mother is desperate.
Family4 minWhy mothers (don't) go to work after giving birthMothers in Switzerland take very long career breaks after the birth of their child. A study by Pro Familia shows that this is also due to a lack of childcare.
Family5 minWhen mum goes back to workThe success of mothers returning to work depends on the flexibility of their working hours. And their social background.
Health8 min«Men and women process a miscarriage differently»A miscarriage should not be taboo in the family and in the partnership, says couple and family therapist Raimondo Lettieri.
