Columns5 minCompeting for the perfect photo from your holidayOur columnist and her ex send each other photos of their offspring from their holidays. This sometimes takes on grotesque proportions.
Education7 minHow does patchwork work? 10 questions and answersLife with a new partner and their children is challenging. Experts answer questions about patchwork families.
Family3 minPatchwork: «The road here was often bumpy»It took Christoph and Regine Schmutz a while for their sons to find their place in the new patchwork family.
Education14 minNew love - new happiness?When parents start a patchwork family with their new love, there are many stumbling blocks waiting for them. However, the family model also offers opportunities - which requires perseverance and empathy.
Family3 min«Parental separation can also be an opportunity for children»Family therapist Sabine Brunner explains how to involve a child in the reorganisation of the family without overburdening them.
ADHD3 minLecture cycle Cosmos Child: All dates and informationKosmos Kind: Experts explain important aspects of child and adolescent development - in a way that is understandable and relevant to everyday life.
Education10 minNew love, new happiness - and how are the children?Everyone has the right to fall in love again after a separation. But what about the children? What patchwork families need to look out for.
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.
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.
Blog7 minWhat is life like with a latecomer?Our blogger Valerie Wendenburg often feels like she's living two lives as a mum because of her late arrival. About the pros and cons.
Education7 minFewer arguments with your ex-partnerCouples usually hope for more peace in family life after a separation, which is not easy. Five tips for peaceful communication.
Education8 minSeparated: How both parents stay with the childChildren can cope well with separation when mothers and fathers work together rather than against each other. This can work in a co-operative or parallel model.
Education1 minHow do you talk to children about divorce?A parental divorce is a shock for most children. They often can't understand why their parents no longer love each other. Some children react very insecurely, others aggressively.
Blog6 minA patchwork family in the whirlwind of AdventOur blogger Valerie Wendenburg takes issue with the cliché of the perfect family and takes an honest look at the challenges and opportunities of a patchwork family before and at Christmas.
Columns6 minWhat helps children after a separationToday, almost every second marriage ends in divorce. Children don't get over this easily. Their anger and grief must be endured.
Family6 minI am marrying a familySix per cent of all Swiss children grow up in patchwork families. How is it possible to keep reassembling the family construct like a jigsaw puzzle?
We exemplify respect and toleranceDevelopment3 min«We exemplify respect and tolerance»Marcelle Graf is a management assistant in an office. Ariseo and Nelio's father also lives in St. Gallen and is present despite their separation.
Family13 minToday I live with DadToday, more and more men are aiming to remain present in their children's lives even after a separation.
Education3 min«My feelings of guilt grew with the separation»Benno Roth*, father of two daughters, no longer lives with the mother of his children. He needed help to cope with this difficult time.
Family8 minHow does a family succeed after a separation?Many questions arise when parents divorce. In practice, counselling models and mediation have proven to be helpful tools.
Family8 minParental custody - moving in with mum or dad?Taking turns looking after the children is a common model after separations - what are the advantages? And what are the custody rights of the parents?
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.
Blog4 minTips for the patchwork familySeparate homes, not interfering, not wanting to be a new mum - these are Renata Canclini's tips for patchwork families.
ADHD5 minJuul: «We need a diagnosis for traumatised children of divorce»It has become fashionable to have conspicuous behaviour in children investigated immediately. This makes sense in some cases, says Jesper Juul.
