Development9 minHow children develop a healthy body imageConveying a positive body image to their children presents parents with challenges - but they shouldn't shy away from them.
Columns6 minIs social media radicalising our youth?Black-and-white thinking on social media harms children and young people. It fuels conflicts and increases fears about the future.
Columns5 minHow digital media is transforming childhoodSmartphones and social media have revolutionised childhood around the world. This has far-reaching consequences, writes author Jonathan Haidt.
Media2 minAre children getting lost in the digital maelstrom?Psychotherapist Sabine Brunner shows ways in which parents and children can remain a family despite the separation of mother and father.
Education12 minWho 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.
Media2 minI look great - on the netA beauty arms race is taking place on social media like Tiktok. We need to talk to our child about what this is doing to us.
Columns8 minOur highlights 2023 at Fritz+Fränzi OnlineA new social media presence, in-depth texts, growing user numbers and a newsletter that is going through the roof: the Fritz+Fränzi online team has reason to celebrate.
Family2 minCyberbullying: «Only the perpetrators are responsible - always»Klicksafe wants to help young people affected by cyberbullying with a cyberbullying first aid app. Speaker Stefanie Rack explains how the app works.
Parents, mothers and fathers must be role models when it comes to media consumption Media2 minParents must be role modelsMany parents are fussy about their children's media consumption - but they should first question their own behaviour.
Learning4 minCritical thinking as a compassTo help children and young people find their way in the digital world, schools and parents must support them on the path to media literacy.
Columns9 min«Children should not be satisfied with simple answers»The war in the Middle East is also being fought on social networks and does not stop at children and young people. Media expert Thomas Feibel talks about disturbing images, the right way to deal with anti-Semitism online and the role of parents.
Media2 min10 golden rules for the class chatExchanging ideas at school via a digital class chat can be a valuable exercise.
Gaming13 min«A day without a smartphone is a disaster for teenagers»Franz Eidenbenz knows how easily an online addiction can develop - and also what can prevent or cure it: the feeling of being valuable.
The first mobile phone - dream and nightmareMedia3 minThe first mobile phone - dream and nightmareFor many teenagers, their first mobile phone is a big wish come true. However, parents should bear a few things in mind.
Health5 min«The algorithm switches off thinking»Unlike computer games, the addictive effect of social media has long been underestimated, says child and adolescent psychiatrist Oliver Bilke-Hentsch.
Columns5 minLikes for burning school toiletsIn dangerous challenges on Tiktok, children and young people show off their destructive behaviour. Is the social network to blame?
Media2 minThe shitstorm over the carnival costumeChildren dressed up as Indians lead to heated discussions on social media. How should parents react in such cases?
Education11 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.
Media7 minHow do we protect our children from online abuse?Sexual harassment and cyberbullying are now so widespread among young people that parents and schools need to take action.
Education1 minTalk to your child about social mediaYour daughter or son is constantly on their mobile phone and surfing Tiktok, Instagram and other social media - you see this with concern, but don't know how to address it.
Columns6 min9 things I wish I had known when I was 18Fritz+Fränzi editor Maria Ryser's eldest son is coming of age. What she would have liked to have known at his age.
Media2 minWas everything really better in the past?How long did we once sit in front of the TV and radio ourselves? To understand our children's media consumption, it helps to look back.
Media1 minHow do young people use WhatsApp?Why do young people spend so much time on WhatsApp? What do they like about it? And when does the app cause problems? The answers can be found in the new podcast "So gaat das" by Stiftung Elternsein.
Columns5 minTiktok as a gateway drug?Drugs are increasingly being glorified on social networks. With fatal consequences for children and young people. How parents should counter this trend.
