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Anyone who has already experienced what it is like to care for one's own parents in old age knows: it is anything but easy. Petra Wieschalla helps parents to overcome this crisis and regain strength and perspective.

Angela Schmidt founded Notfallmamas in 2012. The company is now active in numerous German cities. With her, working parents with sick children have been able to book trained and child-loving emergency care for parents within just two hours.

Home-office and looking after your own offspring at the same time didn't work before the pandemic and before the lockdown. Here, too, Corona acts like a burning glass.

Markus Proske is a humour therapist and dementia counsellor. With a lot of humour, he wants to bring more joy into dealing with dementia and help those affected to enjoy the beautiful moments above all.

Burnout vs. self-care is a topic of great importance for mothers and fathers, especially in the current situation. Now that the job, school and family life are being carried out at home, life there can certainly get out of hand.

Corona-crisis: Due to the increased risk, the classification into the care degree will again take place by telephone. In this article you will learn how to prepare best for this and which benefits you can still claim until the end of the year.

Sociology graduate and managing director of Neon Rosenheim, Ludwig Binder talks to us about addiction, the impact of holidays and COVID-19 on consumption behavior, and provides practical tips for relatives of substance users.

Too much stress at work? This, as well as many other factors that lead to dissatisfaction, can make you sick in the long run. What can you do to take care of yourself and effectively prevent burnout and similar conditions?

The first Covid 19 wave was rolled over us in the spring and fathers and mothers suddenly have to answer in addition to their parental and professional duties as teachers for their children at home. 

In a joint podcast project with the KKH Care Fund, the third season has now been released.

Childcare places are urgently needed. The expansion of childcare facilities is progressing significantly. And yet: Far too many parents find themselves without a spot after parental leave. What is the real situation - and what can be done in an emergency?

How can we keep our partnership lively, maintain it, and still find joy in each other amidst the daily grind? We reveal what you can focus on to strengthen your relationship.

Apply for care allowance for your own child? For most parents, it's "quite normal" to take on this extra effort. Manuela Bugdaycioglu is a certified care consultant and specialist in outpatient intensive care.

What we urgently need in this challenging time is a positive togetherness in the collective—and a positive mindset of each individual. How do we get there? And how can our psychosocial specialist team at famPLUS contribute to this?