Just as people have different approaches to parenting in general - may it be attached parenting or free-range... - there are different opinions on fairy tales for children. Bruno Bettelheim, the psychologist and children's expert, wrote the book "KINDER BRAUCHEN MÄRCHEN" in the 70ies (a review/ summary of his ideas in the newspaper DIE ZEIT can be found here) and some of today's children experts agree with him, that the magic appeals to children's fantasy and thinking, they

Are you expecting a second or third child? Or is your child curious where the babies come from? My son has lots of questions! How do babies come out of the belly? Are the mothers cut open? Are little babies wet like a little horse babies and do they also need to be liked dry? Will he be allowed to hold the baby once our baby is born? Push the stroller? He is very fascinated by the kids´books on the topic (even if they don't necessarily answer all questions, they are a good