Authority DossierEducation3 min«The same rules always apply – regardless of who is in charge at the time»Michèle and Reto Wipf live on a farm with their five children. Clear routines and firm rules help them to balance family life with running the farm.
Authority DossierSchool6 min«No child wakes up in the morning and thinks: ‹Today I'm going to act like an idiot›»How does the way difficult situations are handled change when a school operates according to the principles of New Authority? Regina Haller knows the answer; she has introduced the concept at her school.
Authority DossierEducation3 min«Authority begins with treating people as equals»For Maddalena and Michael, parenting is all about their own inner clarity – and the question of how much guidance children need.
Dossier: Authority Magazine – Fritz & FränziEducation19 minAuthority – the comeback: 20 questions about the new parenting styleUnderstanding and supportive – that is how children should be brought up today. How, then, can parents and teachers still establish their authority?
A shot of a young boy talking to his cheerful father as they sit together in a new car on a driving trip, journey, happiness, lifestyle, parent, vehicle, car, hire, safety, insurance, family, parenting, conceptEducation5 minI don't want my children to turn out to be idiotsThat is the title of Silvan Meier's book. The teacher, who has taught on three continents, shares his key insights into education.
Family life3 min«You just need a bit of courage and confidence»Irina and Raymon make a conscious effort to balance their hectic daily lives with four children by spending relaxed time together as a family, and they avoid the stress of trying to fit everything in.
Education14 min«What matters is how parents behave, not what they say»What role do values such as respect and politeness still play today? A significant one, says child and adolescent psychologist Philipp Ramming.
Smartphone3 min«If someone's always on their mobile, it gets on your nerves after a while»Lee, 13, talks about how he and his friends use digital media. His mum, Tamara, discusses their family's mobile phone rules and what really matters.
Education6 min«Everyone else can too!»The children are allowed to do more and more. Is this just a negotiating tactic? Or a good opportunity to talk about rules and restrictions?
Mum comforting her upset sonPsychology16 minDoes my child have an anxiety disorder?When fear becomes too great, it is referred to as a disorder. Why are more and more children experiencing fear? And how can parents address it?
A young woman sits on a sofa during counselling, showing vulnerability and seeking assistance.Psychology4 minPanic attacks: «I was far too much of a perfectionist»As a teenager, Helena suddenly starts having panic attacks. They virtually destroy her social life. Therapy helps.
Psychology15 minImprint: How we became what we areAs parents, we shape our children – for better or for worse. But there are numerous other influences that shape us.
Education2 min«I never thought I would turn out like my father.»As a teenager, Ursula Kotecha was annoyed by her parents' values. But when she became a mother herself, she adopted them.
Psychology5 min«We parents greatly overestimate our contribution.»Psychotherapist Felizitas Ambauen explains why parents are particularly confronted with their own conditioning – and what they can do about it.
Columns3 minMy daughter is so ungrateful!Should a child be grateful to their parents - or should parental involvement be taken for granted? That's what our team of experts says.
Education13 min«Parents often don't trust children enough»Psychologist Giulietta von Salis argues in favour of letting children experience all their emotions and facing up to their own feelings as parents.
Learning6 minIt all depends on the valuesParents think it is important that their child learns values such as respect, tolerance and team spirit in class. How can the school teach this?
Education9 min«What's the magic word?»Children don't have to say please and thank you on command, says our author, and relies on her own role model function.
Education14 minHow can good communication be achieved in the family?In hectic everyday family life, it's easy to say the wrong thing. How parents learn to engage with their children and find the right words.
Education3 min«Trust and love are our top priorities»Bianca Köller Looser and her husband have clear values that are important to them in their upbringing. But rules can sometimes be broken.
Columns3 minWhat is the most important thing we should give our child?A solid legacy or patience with yourself? The answers from our team of experts are once again very different.
Columns9 minSaying no - but the right way!Today, there are hardly any universally valid values from which parents can derive a "no". They therefore need to find their inner direction and be authentic.
Education3 minAnxious Americans, relaxed SwedesA majority of American parents consider work ethic and obedience to be the most important values in parenting. Swedish parents, on the other hand, emphasise independence and imagination in their children.
Full-length of frustrated woman sitting by cardboard boxes in new houseBlog7 minAvailable worldwide for the job - but what about the family?Ulrike Légé has moved from country to country with her manager husband - today she asks herself: aren't family needs more important than professional flexibility?
