What should you do if your daughter watches TV non-stop at her friend's house?

The question to our team of experts is about the fact that the rules at your daughter's school friend's house don't match those of your own family. What do you do when there's TV and sweets à gogo?

One question - three opinions

At our daughter's school friend's, 8, children are allowed to watch films, eat crisps and eat sweets on free afternoons without restriction. They are there just as often. It bothers us when Wednesday afternoons like this become the norm. What should we do?
Thomas, 38, and Eva, 37, Arbon TG

This is what our team of experts says:

The team of experts:

  • Stefanie Rietzler is a psychologist, author («Geborgen, mutig, frei», «Clever lernen») and runs the Academy for Learning Coaching in Zurich. www.mit-kindern-lernen.ch
  • Peter Schneider, 62, is a columnist, satirist, psychoanalyst, private lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Zurich and visiting professor for the history and scientific theory of psychoanalysis in Berlin.
  • Nicole Althaus, 51, is editor-in-chief of magazines and a member of the editorial board of «NZZ am Sonntag», columnist and author. She initiated and managed the mum blog on tagesanzeiger.ch and was editor-in-chief of «wir eltern». Nicole Althaus is the mother of two children aged 20 and 16.
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