Family4 min«Can maths eat you?»At the age of three, Lian counted to 20, at five he discovered a system behind the maths. Today he is eight and realises that large numbers are unimaginable.
Family7 min«Catching up in maths is difficult»Peter Geering, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Didactics, taught prospective teachers how to support children in maths.
ADHD5 minWe don't want to play with you!What teachers can do to ensure that children accept classmates who display behavioural problems and treat them with compassion.
Bullying13 min«No matter how shameful a topic is, the children can come up with anything»School social worker Veronica Graber relies on a good relationship with the pupils. She talks about parents who think she is the KESB, late-night phone calls and the increase in mental health problems during the pandemic.
Family17 minAre boys disadvantaged at school?Yes, say the media and many parents. But the reasons for differences in performance are complex. And there is a bigger problem.
Education5 min«Punitive tasks have no positive effect»Child and adolescent psychologist Irina Kammerer explains what helps children better than schoolwork and punishment tasks.
Family5 minWhat am I supposed to be?Job fairs have been cancelled and trial apprenticeships postponed: For young people, finding a career in times of coronavirus is a Herculean task.
Development10 min«Children cannot develop beyond their potential»Paediatrician Oskar Jenni says that every child is unique and develops at their own pace. We should recognise the differences instead of seeing them as disruptive.
Columns5 minDoes gaming belong on the curriculum?The contribution that video games can make in schools depends heavily on the teachers and the technical equipment. And on the games.
Development3 minCan good sleep be taught?Many young people don't get enough sleep. It might help if we explain to them how important healthy sleep is for learning.
Development5 minGifted children in everyday school lifeThe promotion of giftedness at school is no longer focussed solely on the gifted. There are now a number of programmes and tools for teachers.
Education8 minQuiet, please!It can get loud in schools and nurseries, but also at home. How noise harms children's health and how we can protect them from it.
Development11 minHow can my child become self-confident?We all want to be loved unconditionally - it is the basis for our self-confidence. This is how a child develops this important building block.
Learning3 minFear of maths and the consequencesRecent research shows that most children with a strong fear of maths do not perform poorly in this subject.
Family10 minOccupational therapy: a path to independence in everyday lifeThey're just playing - that's an accusation you hear about many forms of therapy in a school context. Occupational therapy as a path to independence in everyday life.
Family10 minStrengthening the relationship between parent and child through psychomotor skillsIf children are diagnosed with so-called conspicuous behaviour or delayed emotional development, psychomotor therapy is usually used.
Bullying3 minHave you ever experienced bullying?In the series "And what do you think?", Stefanie Rietzler and Fabian Grolimund ask young people about school, parents, friendship and the future.
Family12 minArriving after war and flightWhen children experience war and have to flee, they leave a lot behind. Once they arrive in their new home, there are many hurdles to overcome.
Family6 min«Cyberbullying hurts the soul»The awareness-raising campaign by the Elternsein foundation, publisher of the Swiss parents' magazine Fritz+Fränzi, educates children and young people about cyberbullying
Columns3 min«Help, there's a lot of arguing in our son's class!»There is a lot of arguing in our son's class. The children had to fill in a questionnaire. The answers were presented by the teachers.
Family8 minMasks compulsory for young people: Who how what where?What concerns parents of school-age children? We have compiled the most important questions and answers about the mask requirement for young people.
Education4 minGrowing up in uncertain timesChildren are born into an ever faster changing world. Schools should also teach people how to live with this uncertainty.
Family2 min«The T-shirt of shame»The debate about dress codes for pupils was reignited this autumn by a fierce protest at a Geneva secondary school
Development11 min«Wash yourself, Gaggihaut!»The contact centres in Switzerland are recording more and more cases of racism. Many of them involve children. Two families report on their everyday lives.
