Self-esteem

7 min

About the fears and freedoms of a single mum

Our author has been a single parent since separating from her husband. How does it feel to be responsible for everything - and to blame for everything?

Blog

6 min

The power of acceptance

By allowing unpleasant feelings, we can learn to accept that some things behave differently than we would like.

Columns

5 min

«Ask your child what they like in the virtual world»

Psychiatrist Susanne Walitza advises parents to talk to their child first if Insta and Tiktok get out of hand.

Development

6 min

This is how we teach children self-respect

Parents and teachers play a crucial role in instilling self-respect and self-esteem in a child.

Development

9 min

How children develop a healthy body image

Conveying a positive body image to their children presents parents with challenges - but they shouldn't shy away from them.

Education

12 min

Who is best at what?

Be it at school or on social media: Children and young people are constantly comparing themselves. This gives them important information about themselves.

Family

14 min

How 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.

School

4 min

How children best resolve disputes without parents

If we take too much from our children, we diminish their experience of self-efficacy, writes our columnist.

Education

1 min

Get your child involved in a good cause

Did you know that children develop better self-esteem when they work for a good cause? Here's how you can support them.

Blog

5 min

Surrounded by narcissists?

Narcissism is a serious and rare personality disorder. Time for a plea not to use this term lightly.

Education

3 min

«Courage needs self-confidence above all»

Courage has many facets. Engineer Anne Richter tells us which of her boys tends to be physically courageous and which socially courageous.

Education

14 min

How can my child become courageous?

Parents want courageous children. Courage manifests itself in different ways. What helps a child to become courageous? And how can parents support them?

Development

13 min

«There are no mature or immature children - only different ones»

Developmental psychologist Claudia M. Roebers explains what children really need to fulfil their potential - and what they don't.

Development

13 min

«Schools pigeonhole children too early»

Teaching and learning researcher Elsbeth Stern knows who children owe their intellectual potential to and what they need to realise it.

Blog

6 min

Can't I really please anyone here?

Many parents today are under a lot of pressure. It's good to know which demands from your own environment you can safely throw overboard.

Education

11 min

«The school doesn't pick up the silent girls enough»

Psychiatrist Michael Schulte-Markwort on stressed mothers, ambitious fathers and girls who refuse to face the world during puberty.

Education

1 min

How to boost your child's self-confidence

Do you want your child to become more self-confident? To do this, you first need to be clear about how self-confidence can be strengthened.

Blog

7 min

The Botox culture harms children's self-esteem

Mothers and fathers often don't realise the disastrous effects of their pursuit of the perfect life: children become obsessed with meaningless things - and even five-year-olds are preoccupied with how stupid, ugly or uncool they are instead of being happy and feeling secure.

Columns

5 min

About self-confidence and self-esteem

What parents can do to strengthen their child's inner balance. And what they should not do in this regard.

Columns

6 min

Promoting personal responsibility in the child

Parents should enable their children to take on personal responsibility. However, they must not leave them to do this alone.

Education

2 min

How to praise correctly: 5 tips for parents

Parents praise their children with the best of intentions. Some studies show that not all praise has a meaningful effect.

Health

12 min

«We have forgotten how to find normal body shapes beautiful»

Child psychiatrist Dagmar Pauli on false ideals, bad role models and signs by which parents can recognise the onset of an eating disorder.

Columns

7 min

How can my child become self-confident?

Children do not need exaggerated praise in order to become self-confident, but rather the authentic reaction of their parents.

Development

12 min

The value of loving yourself

Those who love themselves will also be better able to deal with life's difficulties. But how can children be taught to love themselves?

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