Baby
Baby names 2025: What parents should consider before making a decision
Emma and Noah lead the baby names for 2025. Here is how parents can check if a first name really fits their everyday life, surname, and family life.
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Children
The Children category includes useful advice and suggestions about life with children
Family
Hot day at school and after-school care: What children really need in the morning
Water bottle, light clothing, a shaded route, and a quiet afternoon: This is how families prepare children for hot school and childcare days.
Leisure
Hiking after a thunderstorm: What families should check before setting off
After heavy rain and thunderstorms, paths can be slippery, streams stronger, and thunderstorm cells not yet over. A family check for excursions, hiking, and the return path.
Family
Swimming after heavy rain: When families should rather wait
After heavy rain and thunderstorms, the swimming lake is not automatically off-limits. However, families should check water quality, visibility, drains, currents, and official notices.
Health
Thunderstorms and pollen: What families should keep in mind regarding asthma and allergies
Thunderstorms after hot days can burden people with asthma or pollen allergies. A calm everyday check for windows, sports, medication, children, and an emergency plan.
Leisure
Donauinselfest with children: Planning your backpack, meeting point, and journey home
Large summer events are more relaxed with children if the backpack, meeting point, water breaks, and the way home are clear in advance. A practical checklist for the Danube Island Festival, city festivals, and concerts.
Gifts
Money gift: folding a butterfly
At many celebrations, the person being celebrated increasingly requests a monetary gift. Of course, you can just put the money in a card and hand it over...
Children
Swimming in the river: What families should check before jumping into the water
Swimming in a river is different from an outdoor pool: How families can check currents, entry points, supervision, and emergency plans before jumping into the water.
Children
Received report card: How the family can start the holidays without pressure
The report card is here: How parents can react calmly, talk sensibly about grades, and start the holidays without pressure.