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Work-Life Balance Week 2022: We ask "What do families need?"
“What do families need?” We posed this and other questions to participants at this year’s Work-Life Balance Week at the University of Bremen. The University of Bremen hosted the Work-Life Balance Week for the third time. This year, numerous online events addressed topics such as studying and crisis, queer parenthood, mental load, distance caregiving, invisible barriers, and many others. Knowing what […]
Does your child smoke marijuana? Talk to each other!
The other day, when I parked my bike at the train station, I overheard a group of young girls smoking marijuana before school started. One of the girls then said to her friends, "Well, now I can go home again, nobody saw me." How would you, as a parent, handle this situation if you happened to […]
New premises, two locations and the public park right next door
The Rat&Tat Center for Queer Life has moved! For over 35 years, the Rat&Tat Center for Queer Life had been located on Theodor-Körner-Straße in the Ostertor district – now the center is expanding and counseling services are being offered in new premises at Hollerallee 13. The non-profit organization sees itself as an advocate for queer lifestyles and […]
How do I explain war to my child?
In light of the war in Ukraine, many Ukrainian citizens who have fled the war are seeking protection and help in Germany and other countries. The topic of war is currently omnipresent and affects the entire world. The situation is difficult to comprehend not only for us adults, but also for children. For children, […]
Think big! Jana Latzel gives tips for returning to work
Jana Latzel is the Equal Opportunities Officer for the Labor Market at the Bremen-Bremerhaven Employment Agency. In the Bremen office, she and her colleague Silke Steckel support people returning to work, for example, after a period of family leave with young children or after caring for relatives. We at the Bremen Family Network wanted to find out more about her work […]
A new explanatory video helps in the search for Bremen's treasures
Imagine finding exactly the information you're missing, the perfect course, the ideal meeting place, the right tip, or a helpful advice center – all right here in Bremen! Imagine the search and the discovery. Imagine finding that one offer perfectly tailored to you, from which […]
"I am completely overwhelmed with my letters!"
About a year ago, Lena* contacted us and asked for help in English. Lena comes from a West African country and lives in Huchting as a single mother with three young children. Lena arrived for our initial consultation with her youngest son, for whom she hadn't yet found a daycare place. From the bag attached to the stroller, Lena pulled out […]
7 good reasons (and tips) for holiday childcare
Plenty of school holidays, adventurous children, and working parents: everything points to parents using childcare options during the Bremen school holidays. But are my children really reliably cared for? Isn't it incredibly expensive? Is there even anything suitable available? Is there anything near us? Because all these questions exist, […]
Book recommendation: "The Exhaustion of Women: Against Female Availability" by Franziska Schutzbach
On the exploitation of female resources in the 21st century: On February 23, 2022, the carat – caring all together project at the University of Bremen hosted a reading with social researcher, sociologist, and author Dr. Franziska Schutzbach, who recently published her book "The Exhaustion of Women: Against Female Availability." The care crisis as a persistent social phenomenon. […]
10 helpful tips for emergency situations
Children are full of energy, curiosity, and a thirst for adventure. They want to explore, try things out, and take risks – and that's a good thing! But not all experiments are successful, and this can quickly lead to minor injuries, wounds, or accidents. Michael Freyhoff, a first-aid instructor with the German Red Cross (DRK) Bremen branch and a true expert, shares his most important tips to help parents in emergency situations […]