Media16 min«Parents need to learn to assert themselves when it comes to mobile phones.»Media expert Daniel Wolff knows how much time children spend on their mobile phones every day – and what they experience online. Parents would do well to supervise them more closely.
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.
Education1 minShow an interest in your child's worldDoes your child love Barbie dolls? Or computer games? Is he or she completely infatuated with a particular YouTuber? Some of our children's interests are alien to us parents.
Education1 minPreventing and «curing» eating disordersEating disorders often begin in childhood, but are sometimes only recognised and treated in adolescence or adulthood. In her presentation, Simone Munsch explains how they can be prevented.
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.
Education1 minAdolescence - opportunities and challenges in adolescenceWith the onset of puberty, adolescents are faced with major changes. How can parents and teachers support adolescents during this phase?
Media2 minSetting limits on mobile phone use - but how?Mobile phone use is a constant point of contention in many families. The winner is the one who takes a step towards their child.
Videos1 minGifted children at school: Become learning experts!How do you actually recognise that a child is gifted - how can this be determined? And why do gifted children and young people often have problems at school?
Videos1 minWhat will the school of the future look like?Dieter and Nicolas Rüttimann explain how innovative pedagogy can support the thinking of children and young people both within and across disciplines.
Videos1 minGrowing up multilingual - what does that mean for a child?Moritz Daum presents important study results and explains what parents can do right and wrong when raising their children in several languages.
Videos1 minMy child doesn't speak: How shy is too shy?Why are some children "chatterboxes" at home and can't get a word in edgewise? Speech therapist Sabine Laerum knows the answer.
Videos1 minAlphabet soup in your headWhat do we know today about the neurological causes of a reading and spelling disorder? In her lecture, Silvia Brem explains how to recognise the first signs of dyslexia and gives an insight into what happens in the brain when learning to read.
Videos1 minPranks and shenanigans: valuable experience or social incompetence?Where are the limits of tolerance when children don't behave? "Children need zones where experiments are possible. They must be allowed to break out of their bubble and discover life!" demands Allan Guggenbühl.
Columns4 minIs Tiktok harmful to our child?These and seven other questions are answered in the "Social media" chapter of the dossier "100 questions - 100 answers on the topic of media".
Columns2 minWhat is Twitch?These and six other questions are answered in the chapter "Television and media" in the dossier "100 questions - 100 answers on the subject of media".
Columns2 minThe 5 best explanatory videos for more digital securityYou can find good explanatory videos for parents, children and teachers on these five YouTube channels.
Videos1 minParenting is not a feel-good spa"Parenting is failure in instalments. But fail with dignity, competence and elegance," says Philipp Ramming. He is one of Switzerland's leading child and youth psychologists and an expert on parenting issues.
Videos1 minFrom I to you - children's social behaviour in the first years of life"Can a child be taught social behaviour as a skill? And what is innate and therefore developmental?" Paediatrician Dr Caroline Benz traces the way in which children develop a personal identity and relate to others.
Videos1 minHow language gets into the head"Mother tongue doesn't just start when children begin to utter their first words." Neuropsychologist Martin Meyer outlines how language develops in the child's brain.
Videos1 minParental sensitivity and attachment"A secure bond is the basis for success in various areas of life," says Guy Bodenmann. The psychologist explains the role that parental sensitivity plays in this.
Videos1 minMyths and facts about childhood"Child development takes place at different levels - and at different speeds for each child," says Oskar Jenni.
Podcasts1 minSuccess factor «School self-confidence»"I can do it" and "I'll get something out of it" - in the view of renowned educational researcher Ulrich Trautwein, these are the two most important formulas for successful, easy learning.
Videos1 minChildren on the road to success?"A child's successful development does not depend on good grades," says Margrit Stamm. She points out which life skills parents should encourage in their children.
Videos1 minThe child's brain in the digital ageHow do we as parents and carers meet the challenge that adolescents are more "at risk" of succumbing to addictions of various kinds? Prof Dr Lutz Jäncke provides information.
