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Terrible events such as deaths can threaten the very existence of families.
To be able to manage the balance between family life and work, circumstances need to be created in which the family needs and the requirements of day-to-day working life are able to be reconciled as well as possible.
Since September 2023, the Austrian family counselling centres have been offering free parent counselling sessions as part of the Parent-Child Pass Scheme (until 31 December 2023 known as the Mother-Child Pass Scheme).
Childcare without the guilty conscience read article
When parents work and have to have other people look after their children, this is often accompanied by a feeling of guilt.
Standing up for yourself more read article
Focusing more on others and suppressing your own needs can lead to depressive moods in the long term.
Leaving children alone read article
From a certain age, parents ask themselves whether and for how long they can leave children alone at home. There are legal stipulations, but it also depends on how independent the child is.
