Columns3 minWhen do we start talking about smartphone addiction?These and five other questions are answered in the chapter "Health and media" in the dossier "100 questions - 100 answers on the topic of media".
Media2 minFrom toy to work toolAt kindergarten age, the parents' tablet or mobile phone is only used by the little ones for fun. This changes from primary school onwards.
Media2 minMedia rules apply to allRules should not only discipline children, but also apply to everyone - including parents. Especially when it comes to dealing with the media.
Media6 min«Your own mobile phone? At twelve at the earliest»Children are squandering their potential because they consume digital media too often, says Austrian educationalist and sports psychologist Fritz Weilharter in an interview.
Columns5 minLoved, hated smartphoneFixed rules for using smartphones are initially perceived as a restriction. However, they can also provide relief, allow new freedoms and liberate from peer pressure.
Columns5 minEnough with just fitting!Create instead of consume: With these creative apps, children and young people learn to use the smartphone as a tool.
Media9 minSmartphone generationHow much screen time is too much? Do fixed rules make sense? How does media literacy work? Experts provide answers.
Media2 minDifferent families, different mobile phone rulesIn Chindsgi, children get to know other children and parents get to know other parents. This often leads to discussions about media rules.
Blog4 minHelp, our children are on Tinder!After a heartbreak, our son is looking for a distraction. Basically a good idea, says blogger Irma Aregger, until she sees that he's on Tinder.
Development3 minA child should be given a smartphone from Year 1. Is that right?The myths of parenting. The Elternsein Foundation, publisher of the Swiss parenting magazine Fritz+Fränzi, gets to the bottom of 15 parenting myths.
Columns5 minHow to behave well - on the InternetGood behaviour and politeness are needed both online and offline. Thomas Feibel argues in favour of updating the internet rules of conduct.
Media3 min13 tips for breaking your smartphone habitsWhat if reaching for the smartphone happens automatically and unconsciously? 13 tips to break this unloved habit (for children AND their parents!)
Media3 min12 tips for good media educationIf you want to teach your children how to use new media in a healthy way, you should also keep an eye on your own media consumption.
Media2 minThe fear of missing outTeenagers often think they might miss out on something online. If parents understand and respect this urgency, they help to minimise stress.
Columns5 minBans on mobile phones in schools are useless!Our columnist Thomas Feibel explains why banning mobile phones at school won't help our children.
Media10 min11 questions on the topic of media consumptionCan I track my child using GPS? Experts answer these and other questions in our large dossier.
Media3 minNo drama in the group chat, please!Young people are among themselves in the group; an insult is easier written than said. What can parents do and how can they be good role models in the chat?
Media3 minHow do I make the mobile phone childproof?Set up the smartphone so that your child is not shown any dubious content - instructions for parental controls on Android and iOS.
Media3 minLonely due to smartphones?There are numerous prejudices surrounding the use of digital media by young people. The new JAMES study provides facts about the most common myths.
Family7 minWe'll be offline for a while - a self-experimentTurn it down, switch it off, put it away: a week's break from flickering TV and digital media - the Rohrer family dared to try it out for themselves.
Media10 min«Mobile phones have no place in the children's room at night»More depressed and lonely than before: American psychologist Jean Twenge on the selfie generation - and what mobile phones are doing to our children.
Media14 minHow can parents help the smartphone generation?For media to be fun and not dangerous, a high level of media literacy is required - especially from parents. It's exhausting, but it helps the child.
Media7 min«Social media is as addictive as cocaine»Addiction specialist Dr Kurosch Yazdi on the "digital drug" of social media and the danger of children and young people losing themselves in it.
Family8 minKindergarten children and media: 6 questions and answersThe mobile phone as babysitter? Going to the cinema for a birthday party? Media educators Eveline Hipeli and Bo Reichlin provide food for thought for six situations.
