Children have many wishes, especially at Christmas. But which ones should parents fulfill? Educator Sabine Walper on the difference between desire and need, learning to do without and special challenges for today’s parents.
Children have wishes, of course. A knight’s castle with all the trimmings, the new iPhone, a pony for the garden – a wish can’t be too big. What to do? Trying to fulfill every wish? Sabine Walper is an educator and heads the German Youth Institute in Munich. A conversation about developmental tasks, parents under pressure and chocolate bars.