Daniela Schütt managing director of parental leave Rostocks Familienservice gGmbH
Source: Klaus Amberger
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Why is it that dissatisfaction rises?
Children have to go to schools and kindergartens so that they are not lost. But when they are now partially back in schools, there is primarily pressure to perform. In the afternoon there are unfortunately already familiar restrictions: no or only individual friends, no sport in clubs, no work in theater groups and so on. Hardly anyone asks the youngsters how they are doing. We can clearly feel that the children are not particularly happy.
What needs to be done to lighten the mood?
Perspectives are important. This means that life must quickly return to normal for the children too. There are intelligent aids for this, such as the Luca app, Corona rapid tests or clever hygiene concepts. For parents, more clarity in the crazy bureaucracy jungle of administrations and schools as well as kindergartens would be a relief. Sometimes they have the impression that the left hand doesn’t know what the right is doing, and that makes them thinner.
Could it be that parents and children are simply no longer crisis-tested, like generations before, and can no longer endure much?
You can’t compare that. For example, the world is much more complex today than it was a few decades ago. That also means more pressure for everyone, for example in the world of work. The past Corona year demanded a lot, keywords are for example: homeschooling, home office, lockdown, closed shops, existential fear. Most parents do everything right, the children are brave, but sooner or later everyone is more or less “pissed off”.
What options do you and those around you have to help parents?
We try to convey that this time shows once again what really counts: family. But how do children and parents become more satisfied and not more unhappy? We convey this mediation, among other things, with events that take place from April to June. For example “(over) life training for parents” with child care. There are also fun topics like “Nobody is perfect” or “Der kleine Wutzwerg”.
How are you dealing with the situation?
I often try to approach things with a lot of humor and serenity – otherwise I would probably go nuts.
From Klaus Amberger
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