July2013 – Family Matters Switzerland

Writing Contest for Kids!

Mothering Matters Online Journal is sponsoring a writing contest for kids. The theme is An Amazing Summer Day. Writers should

There is nothing more beautiful than feeling a fresh breeze while walking in the forest, hiking in the beautiful Swiss

Dear Readers, There is nothing more beautiful than feeling a fresh breeze while walking in the forest, hiking in the

If this title strikes you as an illogical pairing of concepts, do not despair. We at Mothering Matters have pooled

This is a tale of a naughty fox, a waddling hedgehog, and can you guess what the other animal is?

One of the highlights of every summer for me is an overnight or two in a Swiss Mountain Hut (SAC

Biking is a popular pastime in Switzerland and there are hundreds of marked bike routes all over the country. But

It is a well-established fact that parental physical activity very much influences not only children’s physical activity patterns, but also

Welcome to summer; after a very slow start, it looks as though it has finally arrived! I chatted with my

When I was asked to write a fathering column, I had a few ideas about what I could write. Should