Overhauling how we teach our kids in a world of accelerating change
Are schools teaching our children the skills that they need in today’s and tomorrow’s world? And if not, what should children be taught in elementar...
Wir brauchen strengere Handyregeln
Fast jeder hat heute ein Smartphone. Kinder brauchen dringend gute Vorbilder für den Umgang mit den Geräten. Nur wen? Wir Erwachsenen kriegen es ja selbst kaum ...
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study of happiness
Perhaps you didn’t know it, but today, on 20 March, is the « international day of happiness ». What a good occasion to share some su...
Never, ever give up (or « you can chase your dreams at any age »)
Inspirational and at the same time entertaining talk by Diana Nyad who swam from Cuba to Florida at the age of 64. While this really is not about children at al...
High-pressure parenting
We invest far more time and money in raising our children than our parents did. Ryan Avent from the Economist’s 1843 Magazine wonders whether we’re doing ...