Education5 min«Children must learn to fail»Children today are overprotected, says psychologist Peter Gray. This prevents them from doing the most effective resilience training: free play.
Family3 min«I can do one thing: recognise the good guys»For Marissa, resilience is not a magic power that we draw from ourselves alone. It is more important to be able to count on the right people.
Education3 min«A lot of good things have happened to me»Moreno Isler, 22, is training to become a care specialist. At the age of 14, his life was turned upside down first by a cancer diagnosis and then by the consequences of treatment.
Education14 minResilience - the immune system of the soulResilience enables us to maintain the courage to face life despite difficulties. Where does this resilience come from and how can children learn it?
Family3 minIn a wheelchair after an accident: «I want to throw myself back into life»Fabian Kappeler, 17, has been paralysed since a motorbike accident. Instead of bemoaning his fate, he remains optimistic.
Education10 minHow do I strengthen my child? 11 resilience factorsThere are protective factors that are conducive to the development of resilience and arm children for the stumbling blocks in life.
Career choice2 min«A good reference puts bad grades into perspective»The Lift project helps young people with a difficult starting position to choose a career. An interview with Co-Managing Director Gabriela Walser.
Health2 min«Nature is the best school of life»The IF Plus project aims to strengthen young people's social skills and therefore spends one morning a week with them in nature.
Columns6 minWhat woke me up as a womanFritz+Fränzi employees talk about what has shaped them as women on the topics of equality, compatibility and body image.
School without grades: Headmaster Philippe Villiger explains.Learning2 min«Your own progress counts when learning»Headteacher Philippe Villiger explains why his school has done away with school reports for eight years and what experiences it has had with them.
Learning6 min«Grades are not a suitable feedback tool»Competence-orientation and grades do not go together, says education researcher Urs Moser. However, he is sceptical about abolishing grades.
Learning2 minSchool without grades: «We know where our daughter stands»Abandoning school grades in the upper school? Michael Renaudin thinks highly of the new model, but also recognises some stress factors.
Learning5 minSchool grades under the magnifying glassThe topic of school grades is polarising. We asked experts to categorise popular opinions on the subject.
Learning2 minSchool without grades: «Is «good» good enough?»School without grades. Five young people at the Schüpberg comprehensive school in Schüpfen BE take this approach and tell their stories.
Alternatives to the grade. Teacher sits in the classroom with the child and discusses their performance.Learning6 minAlternatives to the note - an overviewIs it possible to assess performance without grades? What are the alternatives to grades? Voices from educational research categorise.
Learning3 min«We are a high-performance school even without grades»Since 2017, the Lucerne primary school Staffeln has dispensed with grades during term time. The headteacher and two teachers report.
Learning16 minThe crux of the matter with the notesSchool grades, yes or no? This dossier sheds light on the state of the debate, alternative assessment systems and what children need to learn.
Learning2 min«Exhibitions should awaken the joy of learning»Museums are boring for children? But not the Digital Museum of Learning, as programme manager Daniela Lozza explains in an interview.
Columns9 minOur favourite texts 2023 from the kindergarten bookletsThe special edition on kindergarten is published four times a year. The editorial team has selected the best texts and quotes for you in 2023.
Columns12 minOur favourite 2023 texts from the Fritz+Fränzi magazinesThe Fritz+Fränzi magazine is published ten times a year. The online editorial team has selected the texts that have particularly touched us, inspired us and given us food for thought.
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.
Education3 min«Then I'm afraid for my children»Fabienne's girls get on very well with their stepfather Mark. But conflicts with his ex-wife cloud the happiness of the patchwork family.
Family5 min«Step-parents are not competition for parents»Sabine Walper researches relationships in stepfamilies. She explains how a patchwork family shapes children and why it is an opportunity.
Education3 min«Do you want to give up your freedom?»New family or freedom? Andrea and Domenic approached their patchwork family slowly. The children would have liked to have moved in together sooner.
