Childhood 7-12

Stärkung von Kindern psychisch erkrankter Eltern

Kinder von Eltern mit einer psychischen Erkrankung sind mit grossen Herausforderungen konfrontiert und haben ein deutlich höheres Risiko, psychische Gesundheitsprobleme zu entwickeln. Doch Prävention ist möglich. Durch die Unterstützung von Eltern und Fami…

Procedure in case of symptoms of sickness and cold primary level (including kindergarten)

Guidelines and recommendations for parents

Orientation handout of the Deutschschweizer Volksschulämter-Konferenz (DVK) Effective: September 28, 2020

Head lice – let’s get rid of them!

Head lice are annoying and you can get them faster than you can get rid of them again. To keep head lice infestations within the family as short and infrequent as possible, we are providing you with some helpful information and recommendations.

Short film on ‘Coronavirus and school’

The short film (lasting a little over a minute) uses simple images to show pupils what impact the coronavirus is going to have on life at school. It explains how they can protect themselves and reminds them of the rules about handwashing and greeting peopl…

Protect yourself and others: RULES FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN

FOPH poster on hygiene and social distancing rules for schoolchildren for you to print out and display.

The eyes of children

The children's vision information portal

Even if they cannot see well, children rarely complain about a problem with their sight. That makes early detection very important, because if eye problems are not corrected, they can lead to permanent vision loss.

Take care – Die psychische Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen stärken

Bei Kindern und Jugendlichen sind psychische Probleme oftmals schwer zu erkennen. Das frühe Erkennen von Entwicklungsschwierigkeiten ist aber zentral, um einem negativen Verlauf entgegenzuwirken. Um Jugendliche, Eltern und Fachpersonen für die psychische G…

Storys from everyday digital life

The national prevention campaign to highlight the dangers posed by everyday digital life is being expanded to include twelve new comic strip stories. Through its adventures, the fictional Webster family makes the population aware of how information and com…

Recommendations for using digital media for parents of children up to the age of 7

Digital media are omnipresent in the world today – and that applies to children too. Even the youngest children see how adults use a smartphone as well as how older brothers and sisters sit at a laptop or watch TV. Like everything that is new to them, digi…

Recommendations for using digital media - For parents of children from 6 to 13

Digital media are omnipresent in the world today – and that applies to children too. They experience how adults communicate via the Internet, obtain information online and use digital media for entertainment. But they also consume online content themselves…