Living with children

pregnancy

Living with children begins in pregnancy. If you have questions about pregnancy, You can go to a pregnancy counseling.
During pregnancy, you should regularly go to a gynecologist. He answers your questions and controlled health from your child. Similar tasks also has a midwife. She advises and helps you during pregnancy and after the birth of your child. The midwife is also present at the birth. Your doctor can help a woman doctor and / or midwife to find. Many women also go to a childbirth class. Here we will give you lots of tips for the birth. And you get in contact with other pregnant women.

Maternity Protection, Parental leave and parental benefits

If you have a permanent job, You can even go before birth in maternity, that is, you do not work. In most professions, the six weeks before birth. The maternity leave lasts at least 14 Weeks. This period may be extended. During this time, your employer can not terminate you also. After maternity leave, you can take parental leave: You can stay at home until your child is three years old. After the three years, you can return to your job.
In the first 12 Months of parental leave you get parental benefits. If your partner also takes parental leave, are there 14 months. The amount of parental benefit is based on your net salary. The parental allowance have to apply. You get it, if you have no job. In addition to parental benefits you can apply for child support. Child support you get at least until the eighteenth birthday of your children. Those who earn little, gets under certain conditions a surcharge for child support.

health care

Your child must regularly to the pediatrician. Any investigation carries the doctor in a special pass a. There are ups. Even if your child is not sick, You have to make the. The pediatrician also makes the vaccinations your child.

childcare

Want to work early again, then you need a care for your child. There are many ways. Children under three years can go to a day care center or stay at a childminder or a day father. Children older than three years can go to kindergarten or in a daycare. Children six or seven years of age must go to school. There is a compulsory education. If you work, Your child can go to a day school or after school in a nursery. There you can child up 16 or 17 remain pm. In most cases, your child can also eat lunch.

Childminders for children of all ages

Childminders look after their children in their own home, go while you work. Most often, these days parents worry not only about her child, but not to other children. In addition to the host parents in Germany there are also children women. In contrast to the day care children women come to your home, to care for your children. Minders or nannies do not have to be trained teachers or educators. but you need to be to qualify for the support from social services and have in most cases a lot of experience with children. The monthly cost of childminders be between 300 euro and 600 € for about. 20 Hours a week.

For children 0 up to 3 Years there is a creche

In the nurseries in Germany of your children 0 up to 3 playing years with peers Children. They are supervised supervised by trained educators and supplies. Playful professionals look after their children at the first learning steps. Age-appropriate meals, Naps and games, outside on the program. At what time you bring or pick up their son or daughter in the nursery, You can arrange flexible with the management of the nursery. offered by nurseries, public, private or church organizations. The costs vary and depend on the merit of the parents. In some states, the cost of the nursery are partially or completely taken over.

Kindergarten for children 3 years to 6 years

In Germany, kindergartens take care of children from 3 - 6 years. The children play and run around off and with many other children of the same age. Therefore, the children learn, for example, with small experiments and playful teaching a lot about the nature and technology or train their thinking, Actions and language skills. Some kindergartens even offer the English or French language. The opening times of kindergartens offer flexible accommodation of their children. The kindergartens are in ownership of municipalities, Private or voluntary organizations. The cost for kindergarten vary by state, or are free.

Recreation

During leisure, you can do a lot with your child: For small children, there are outdoor playgrounds. Older children can go, for example, in a sports club. In summer there are open-air pools everywhere, in winter indoor pools for swimming. During school holidays, the cities have special offers for children, that do not cost much. You can get information at the Youth Office and in the town hall for. Many clubs offer leisure activities especially for children.

Many German children celebrate their birthday at home with a party. For this purpose they invite other children. Sometimes invite children and other children a, to sleep in their homes.

dispute, Crises and violence in the family

different ideas, Jealousy or unexpected life situations can lead to conflict and crises in the family. Couple counseling agencies can help, together to find a solution. There are also possibilities, to find out about relief in the family.

Who humiliated in his family, forced, is threatened or who physical or sexual violence experiences, needs help. Information and an emergency number can be found on the side of the Federal Office for Family. There are also special support offers for women.