Career choice10 minCareer choice: Who is responsible for what?Many young people find it difficult to make a career choice. For Lea Schefer, the path to finding an apprenticeship was also full of hurdles.
Columns3 minThe search for stress-free punctualityOur columnist wonders how punctuality and dawdling children can be combined without getting loud.
Family13 min«If you want to reduce mental load, you should hand over entire areas»Psychologist Filomena Sabatella researches mental load and advises couples on how they can divide the invisible work fairly between them.
Development7 minAre more and more children going to kindergarten in nappies?Opinions vary widely. One thing is clear: when children dry out late, it is unpleasant for everyone involved.
Columns3 minSleeping when the teenagers sleepColumnist Mirjam Oertli could live with a lack of sleep with small children. Now the children are teenagers and she is more tired than ever.
Family14 minHow can we take better care of ourselves in everyday family life?Self-care is not easy in the often hectic everyday life of family and work. What it takes to be mindful of yourself.
Columns3 minWhy isn't he dancing?On the day of his big theatre performance, of all days, the son of our columnist Lukas Linder has a rash.
Education5 min«Parents need to develop an awareness of their limits»If parents don't look after themselves, it harms the child. Annette Cina explains how parental stress can lead to problem behaviour in children.
Columns2 minSelf-care: Our topic in MayTaking care of ourselves is an imperative of our time. How we recognise what is important to us and what we lack.
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.
Family11 minHow parents form a strong teamParents are confronted with countless expectations and tasks. A fair division of tasks helps to prevent exhaustion and frustration.
Columns5 min«Hello? You really can't say that!»When children take on the role of language police and criticise their parents for their choice of words, trouble is inevitable.
Education7 minWhere there are children, there is noiseChildren scream, laugh and run around - and annoy those around them. Experts give tips on how parents can deal with the high noise levels.
Columns4 minBeing a parent means never not being a father or mother againThis is Mikael Krogerus' last article for Fritz+Fränzi. In it, the columnist draws many instructive conclusions about being a parent.
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.
Education14 min«Parents need a lot of confidence. In themselves. And in life»Many parents want to bring up their children in a needs-orientated way and primarily fulfil their wishes, says educationalist Inke Hummel. The author of the guidebook believes that the reason for this is a reluctance to engage in conflict that stems from their own childhood.
Family3 min7 tips on how parents sleep betterJust one more episode of your favourite series to watch or social media to catch up on. Parents often go to bed later in the evening than is good for them. So you can get to bed earlier.
Family8 minWhen the end of the working day gets longer and longerWhen the evening gets longer and longer Once the kids are in bed, parents finally have time for themselves - and often end up going to bed later than is good for them. Time-outs during the day help to prevent this. Text: Birgit Weid
Blog5 minBetween children and needy parentsWhat to do when parents become needy? It often happens gradually and hits our blogger in an already challenging phase of her life.
Education11 minHow does parenting work without scolding?Scolding is part of everyday life in most families: parents scold their children, sometimes more, sometimes less. But boundaries and rules cannot be enforced by shouting at them.
Education7 min5 ideas on how to make your next childcare weekend a successMany children whose parents live apart are still only with mum or dad at the weekend. Expectations are correspondingly high.
Blog6 minI have everything, why am I not happy?Many people are plagued by feelings of dissatisfaction. In the search for inner peace, it helps if we look at our lives in a wider context.
Education7 minWhen the child gets into a conflict of loyaltyThose who separate from their partner rarely do so on the best of terms. However, if the rifts are too deep, this can have negative consequences for a child's development.
Family7 minHow sound healing can soothe anger in childrenAngry children can often no longer be reached with words. Sound healing can help. A visit to sound therapist Bettina Steffen.
