How is it that this sentence, usually intended as consolation or good advice, alleviates your frustration [...]
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Can you raise babies?
As soon as they can grab and crawl, babies are ready for "nonsense". Can you [...]
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Communicate with babies and bond securely
The art of non-verbal communication requires us to properly decipher our babies' signals. From when[…]
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"I have enough. I go!"
Once upon a time, after a marriage fight: the woman gets up, goes into the anteroom, pulls the [...]
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The sandwich
How can you limit childish moods? Christian (3) and Markus (5) share the last [...]
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Childish insults: "Stupid cow!!"
Are insults from the mouth of children harmless? How can we stop? Robin, 6, with his [...]
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Devaluations and self-esteem "You are a wretch!"
How seemingly innocuous remarks can seep deep into the subconscious and affect our children's self-esteem.
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The dispute over the cloth
Practice conflict culture from an early age. Here is a case study Michael (3) is currently playing with a colorful [...]
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"But don't tell papa!"
Do your children come to you even if they have an accident or if they have failed? Then I can congratulate you warmly! The situation is different with the two following case studies:
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How children learn to share
Little Tamara (5) doesn't like to share. She wants to keep everything to herself. The mother does not want Tamara to be selfish and is angry
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When parents don't honor one another
Parents should respect and complement one another, even if they have different approaches. The children also benefit from this.
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The interview appointment or the stress of getting dressed up in the morning
The mother prepares everything to be on time for her appointment. When she wants to get out of the door, she has to go back to the bathroom because little Bernhard needs a fresh diaper. Then Ines (4) comes and wants to put on different pants
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Julian and the stupid mistakes
Julian, 11, is talented and ambitious. Accordingly, he is one of the best students in his class and his parents are very satisfied with him. But he doesn't! As soon as his performance is not top, he shows contrite and angry: How can parents help their children effectively? Here is a case study.
Read moreMothers-in-law, daughters-in-law: the stroller in the brook
Recently, something very embarrassing happened to Gerda: When she took Klara, her granddaughter, 10 months old, out of the stroller to show her the ducks in the brook, how they frolic about, she forgot to secure the stroller ...
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The sharp knife
David, 2, cockily grabs the sharp knife at the breakfast table. The father demands it back, David refuses. Then the father forcibly takes it out of his hand ...
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"Mom, does the Christ Child really exist?"
What could be nicer than bright children's eyes under the Christmas tree! When we feel the real joy of the children, it warms our hearts too and we nibble a little on their innocence and on their heartfelt joy. [...]
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Defiant reaction: Sonja doesn't want to go home
Real authority can do without threats
When the mother asked to go home, the 7-year-old Sonja responded with a snotty, defiant "No", to which the mother counters: "Then we will deduct it from your television time!" After a short hesitation, Sonja reluctantly follows her mother without further debate . [...]
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What to do when babies don't want to fall asleep
Since the mother has been back to work, the grandmother has been looking after her grandson Florian, 11 months old, a sweet little guy who delights the grandmother's heart. After he wakes up relatively early, they only go out briefly in the morning because he needs his first nap around 10 o'clock, which lasts between one and one and a half hours. [...]
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"Good afternoon, little Theo, good afternoon!"
With the beginning of the defiant phase, little Theo, 16 months old, developed a new bad habit: if you forbid him to do something, he hits the person with his little hands. Mom tells him: “No, you can't do that, it hurts!” Which, however, leaves him pretty unaffected. Papa looks at him angrily and also says: “You mustn't do that!” Little Theo knows very well that you can't be really angry with him. He'll do it again at the next opportunity.
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Do children have to ask permission?
How much freedom and self-determination are appropriate?
Sometimes I watch small children how they independently get the biscuit packet out of mum's handbag or drawer, take food and drinks from the refrigerator as they wish, manage the remote control and switch it on, off or toggle without being asked.
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