Many parents in Germany avoid compulsory schooling – and thus risk imprisonment

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Attending school is part of childhood for the vast majority of children in Germany. After all, it is a duty – the decision on whether one’s own child should go to school or not is made by the legislature.

Nevertheless, there are around 1000 children in Germany who do not go to school, as the “Welt” reports. Instead, they put math, German or English at the dining room tables at home – teachers are mostly their own parents. This is not allowed, the legal guardians even risk long prison terms if they violate the obligation to ensure their children attend school regularly.

Avoid morning stress: 10 tips

August 14, 2019

Morning stress? 10 tips for a relaxed start to the day

Morning is the most important time of the day. The better we start the day, the more successfully we can master it. But in many families, all signs point to stress in the morning. Pedagogue Astrid Barrios from the Bavarian Youth Welfare Office gives tips on how parents can avoid this.

Children must be present at school regularly and on time. Gone are the days when you could still dawdle a little in the morning because more or less didn’t matter in fifteen minutes. Gone are the days when children were allowed to stay at home when they were totally tired from visiting their grandmother at the weekend. Everyday life in the family changes enormously when school starts.