Juggling family life and work can be tough. A new series of reforms on parental allowances and time off work after the birth a child aim to make it easier.
The coronavirus crisis has put a particular burden on working parents. For those struggling to care for their children while working, there are a few paid options for time off.
The German government plans to compensate parents with up to 20 weeks in wages for loss of work while looking after children during the corona crisis lockdown.
Studies show that, not only do parents pay radically different prices for childcare across Germany, the poorest are also hit hardest. Will plans to completely cut charges solve the problem?
The head of Germany’s second largest police union has responded to recent reports of anti-Semitism in the schoolyard by saying that authorities should be allowed to take children away from anti-Semitic parents.
A proposed law would obligate nursery schools to report parents who refuse to seek medical vaccination advice for their children, with such parents facing fines of up to €2,500.
A new study shows that women spend 60 percent more time doing unpaid work than men, such as raising children, doing household chores, and caring for relatives.
A German couple temporarily lost custody of their children because they were homeschooling them. Now the family is taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights to defend what they say is their parental right.
A children's Carnival celebration in a Rhineland town has caused outcry among parents after merchandise advertising a brothel were thrown out to kids along with candy and goodies.
A German court ruled on Thursday that a man who put his one-month-old baby up for sale on the online auction platform eBay should only be allowed contact with the child under supervision.
Germany has drafted a law requiring mothers to inform their partners if their children were fathered by another man, Justice Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday.
Tens of thousands of people in Germany have shared a Facebook post in which a new father explains how dangerous the herpes virus can be to babies – as illustrated by the tragic case of his own son.
Children are a blessing? Only for parents over a certain age, and then only up to a certain number, a study published by a German research institute shows.
About one third of German parents think an 'Ohrfeige', or smack across the head, is an appropriate part of child-rearing, according to an RTL survey released on Sunday.
The city-state of Hamburg has dragged the federal government before the Constitutional Court over a law, nicknamed the 'stove bonus', which offers parents money for not sending their children to Kindergarten.
Parental leave in Germany may seem amazing, but it is also complex and can be confusing, especially to a foreigner. In this week's JobTalk, The Local brings you a guide to what working mums and dads can expect.
A global expat study has named Germany as the world's best country for raising children abroad and the second best place for expats to live in the world. But it scored badly for social life, making friends and staying healthy.
