Marites Ylagan, Author at Family Matters Switzerland

Breastfeeding and the Environment

Breastfeeding can be a source of different emotions: of pleasure and great happiness, but also discomfort, worry, and controversy. Your

The climate crisis is in its eleventh hour. For more than 30 years we have known that we are making

Are you planning a spring-clean of your kids’ stuff? The Zurich-based charity Ethiopian Enterprises (EE) supports two government schools in

We all know how spongelike children can be! With so much media coverage about climate change, mass extinctions, and protecting

A board game for a world that’s falling apart Are you a parent or educator who finds it difficult to

Good for the Mind Take your children to the countryside. Guide them to the top of the mountains and into

Kids in the Garden One spring, my youngest daughter, perhaps four or five at the time, meandered up to me

Zurich’s fashion is eclectic. First there is the swanky Bahnhofstrasse in the centre of the city, where you will find

Using public transport in conjunction with reducing the number of cars we own is a measure that leads both to

The French called them Iroquois, but really, they were comprised of six different Native tribes: Mohawks, Oneida, Onadaga, Cayuga, Senega