“If I help you do your homework or activities, am I doing it wrong?” A specialist explains how to identify when we are taking away children’s autonomy and how to provide adequate parenting. On many occasions, parents tend to overprotect their children due to fear or insecurity caused by different scenarios in the child’s life. […]

Faced with the role of the traditional father, an authority must be built that, more than obeying, calls us to build together. What is the place of the father in our life? The norm, as Freud described it? Is it the authority, who guides, provides or protects? Is it the love, the companionship, the warmth?

The Local editor Rachel Stern, an American mother in Germany, talks about how she sees raising children in Germany – and what is often starkly different from parenting styles in the US. In her opinion, the main differences between the upbringing of children in Germany and the United States can be summarized in seven points.

A guide on how my child can make tomorrow’s world a better place “Why is there so much garbage in the forest” or “Why did you kill the spider?” – these are typical children’s questions that show that children want to understand the world and naturally have an ecological and empathetic feeling for animals and

Numerous accidents involving children can be avoided, not least if children are sufficiently encouraged in their movement skills. For Child Safety Day 2022 on June 10th, the BAG Mehr Sicherheit für Kinder e. V., in cooperation with the German Gymnastics Youth and the Safety in Sport Foundation, focuses on promoting physical activity. This topic is

It all started with signals from JGZ Utrecht: they noticed that children in special (primary) education relatively often struggle with being overweight or obese. These signals were investigated by public health epidemiologists and, unfortunately, were confirmed. This was the reason the Utrecht Healthy Weight Partnership for Youth made it a focal point. “These are the