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How friendships are formed and how they last

The new “ Time for Children and their Families” out just in time for St. Nicholas Day. The 26th issue is about the topic of friendship. The little readers can get to know exciting friendship stories together with their siblings and parents.

There are also craft instructions, excursion tips and lots of interesting information about friendship. Of course, it is the children who have a say.

Take Tabea and Max, for example. The ten-year-olds have been friends for a long time: “It started when we were together at the childminder Anita. We were already good friends then. Then we moved to kindergarten, where we were even better friends. When we started school, it continued like this and then new friends came along.” The two talk about what they like about each other and what annoys them, how they deal with arguments and why friendship is so important to them. Above all, the children care about “being kind to each other, supporting each other, liking each other, being able to trust each other, being honest and sticking together.” For 23 out of 100 children, this is the most important thing about a friendship. “That we remain friends forever” is what 16 of the 100 children want.

“It has for children and their families that we ask 100 children their opinion on our main topic,” reports project manager Ariane Archner. “This time the insightful results on the topic of friendship even fill a double page.”

The newspaper tells you how the nature of friendship changes with age and how friendships can also grow across national borders. With a little test, friends can find out how similar they are. The Oberlausitzer Kreissportbund motivates the children to do sports in the club because wonderful friendships can also be formed through sport.

The time for children and their families is published by the development company. Delivery is currently taking place to all daycare centers, primary schools, after-school care facilities, pediatricians and other children's facilities in the Görlitz district. 10,000 copies travel to their young readers.

The small editorial team has already started working on the next issue. Nicole Blana from the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, Anne Funke from the Child Protection and Early Help Network Office, Mandy Hergesell, Sandra Hüttig and Stefan Walter from the Görlitz district as well as Ariane Archner, Ricarda Wild-Noisten and Katarzyna Krzyżanowska from the ENO want to celebrate Children's Day 2024 with exciting, Prepare educational and entertaining content.

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