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Participants wanted for online survey on "Temperament at primary school age"

As part of a bachelor's thesis at the Institute of Personality, Developmental and Forensic Psychology at TU Braunschweig, parents of primary school-aged children are being asked to take part in an online survey on the topic of ‘Temperament at primary school age’. If you are interested, you can take part in the study at the following link: https://kind-temperament-tubs.limesurvey.net/885328?lang=de

This is an anonymous survey. All information will be treated confidentially and used exclusively for research purposes. Your participation can help to better understand the temperament of primary school children and would really help the researcher.

Thank you very much for your support!

Picture Book Reading "Nelly und die Berlinchen" 30.05.2024

Picture Book Reading

As part of this year's Diversity Days, we are organizing a picture book cinema with the author Karin Beese together with the university library.

She will be reading from her diversity children's book series "Nelly und die Berlinchen" for children aged 2-8.

The "Berlinchen" - these are the friends Nelly, Amina and Hannah. Together they experience the greatest adventures. The picture book series shows the everyday life of pre-school children and depicts various dimensions of diversity in a way that is sensitive to discrimination.

All books in the children's book series are published by HaWandel Verlag. The book "Nelly und die Berlinchen - Rettung auf dem Spielplatz" was awarded the "Respekt-Gewinnt-Preis" by the Berliner Ratschlag für Demokratie in 2016.

The Diversity Days 2024 will take place from 28.05. to 04.06.2024 and are part of the Focus Year Racism-Critical University. Further information on the diverse program can be found here.

We are looking forward to two great lectures!

Time: The readings will take place from 15:00-16:00 and 16:30-17:30.

Location: University Library ground floor, barrier-free, Universitätsplatz 1

(c) HaWandel Publishing House / Mathilde Rousseau

Our parent-child meetings are currently paused

Parent-Child-Meeting

Please note: Our parent-child meetings are on hold for the moment. We are using the beginning of spring to think about new formats and forms of exchange and networking. We welcome suggestions, ideas and proposals in this direction!

If you are still interested in regular meetings with other TU parents, we will be happy to arrange them. Just send us a message.

Healthcare Week 2024: Online-Lecture on 04.06.2024

Online-Lecture "Motherhood, mental load and mindset - "There's more than on type of good mother"

Even in our decade, women do more care work every day than men, as the Federal Statistical Office's time utilisation survey shows. Women who have children work around 40 hours a week unpaid, in addition to their job. Society's and their own expectations of mothers and the role of motherhood are high and unattainable for many. What are the consequences of this and how can we deal with it? Against this background, we want to look at old and new beliefs together and discuss them with the help of quotes from current literature, TV series and other media: What helps and what can be removed?

As part of Health Week 2024, we are offering an online lecture on 4 June 2024 from 09:30 to 10:30 under the motto "Motherhood, mental load and mindset - "There's more than on type of good mother".

In preparation for the lecture, take a look at the images of mothers in your favourite series and bring a quote with you. You can find more information about the full programme and the application form here.  We look forward to seeing you there! 

 

Further training on 19.06.2024: Thinking about the future today - a comparison of precautionary options

Healthcare proxies and living wills are not issues that only affect older people. Anyone can suddenly and unexpectedly find themselves in a situation where they can no longer make decisions or act on their own, whether due to illness, coma, dementia or an accident.
You will learn what you need to know about health care proxies and living wills and which steps you should consider and implement as quickly as possible.

Lecturer: Barbara Schmidtke, Braunschweig Care Support Centre

In cooperation with the Personnel Training Department, the Family Office is offering further training on the topic of precautionary options on Wednesday, 19 June 2024 from 10:00 to 12:00 . Registration for employees takes place via Stud.IP with user identification and entry of the event number: 4.4.
If students are interested, please contact the Family Office via e-mail.

Registration deadline: Thursday, 23 May 2024 at 12:00 noon

Further training on 15.08.2024: Between family & career - How parents can make everyday life less stressful

All working parents juggle the double burden of family and work. There's an urgent appointment at the office, but your daughter refuses to put her shoes on in the morning. Between household chores, meetings, raising children and parents' evenings, you rush from one thing to the next and often feel guilty in the process.
This event will give you practical strategies to make your everyday life less stressful and to create more time for positive family moments. There will also be space for individual questions and examples.

Lecturer: Stefanie Baumann, qualified educationalist and parent counsellor

In cooperation with the Personnel Training Department, the Family Office is offering further training on the topic of stress reduction in everyday family and work life on Thursday, 15 August 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30. Registration for employees is via Stud.IP with user ID and entry of the event number: 4.3.
If students are interested, please contact the Family Office by e-mail .

Registration deadline: Monday, 15 July 2024 at 12:00 noon

Holiday care offer in the summer holidays 2024

During the first three weeks of the summer holidays, Studierendenwerk OstNiedersachsen and TU Braunschweig offer holiday childcare for school children between the ages of 6 and 12. The offer is aimed exclusively at children of employees and students of TU Braunschweig and Studierendenwerk OstNiedersachsen.

The childcare weeks take place from 24.06. to 12.07.2024
Childcare hours: Mon-Fri from 7:30 - 16:00
Cost per child and week: €70

Up to 15 children between the ages of 6 and 12 are looked after by three carers per week. Registration is possible for 2 weeks of childcare (possibly for all three weeks depending on availability). Childcare can be offered with a minimum occupancy of five children.

Premises & programme:
The childcare rooms are located in the seminar room in the "Zwerge" daycare centre, Fallersleber-Tor-Wall 10, 38100 Braunschweig.
The programme is adapted to the age structure of the respective group. Planned activities include exploring local playgrounds, a visit to the zoo, mini golf, other excursions, a fancy dress party and much more.

Catering:
Drinks and lunch are provided by the Studierendenwerk. Please bring breakfast from home.

Registration & contact:
Registration is possible from Monday, 05.02.2024, 9:00 am, please send an e-mail to Jan Schwarz: kita.bs@stw-on.de
Registration deadline is Friday, 31.05.2024, later registrations are only possible after consultation with Jan Schwarz
Please state when registering: desired holiday week(s), name and date of birth of the child, telephone number

The new parent-child room in the old building is available for use

Altgebäude Spielecke

There is news: The new parent-child room in the old building is open!

In the context of the family-friendly university, the family office of the TU Braunschweig has set up a parent-child room in the old building, which can be used by both staff and students with their children. The room with the number -029 is located on the first floor and can be reached barrier-free via the rear entrance of the old building and the elevator. The key to the room is in a key box next to the entrance door. The code for the box is available upon request at the Family Office (0531 391-4536, familienbuero@tu-braunschweig.de).

After the water damage in the old parent-child room, we are very happy that the main campus now again offers a space for parents and children to work, play and take a break. We look forward to your requests!

Past events


Welcome meeting with our President on December 15th

Welcome meeting

On behalf of the President, Professor Dr. Angela Ittel, we cordially invite all parents who have had "TU offspring" in the last year or who were unable to attend the last appointment to a welcome talk. Of course, your children are also invited if they have time :-).

In a pre-Christmas atmosphere with a hot drink and biscuits, we would like to talk to you about your experiences as a (part of) a parent at the TU and give you the opportunity to talk to the other guests and explore the room.

When: 15.12.2023, 10-11 a.m., followed by an open exchange until 12 noon
Where: Parent-child room in the old building (room 029)

Please register (with the number of people) in the family office
                                                                     until 1.12.2023: familienbuero(at)tu-braunschweig.de

 

 

 

Supra-regional offer "Care in focus"

Online event series of the network of family service offices at universities in Lower Saxony and Bremen

In the winter semester 2023/24, the family service offices of Lower Saxony and Bremen universities will offer an online event series entitled "Pflege im Fokus" (Care in Focus) as part of a cooperation.

Five different online events on changing topics are aimed at employees, lecturers and students at the colleges and universities in Lower Saxony and Bremen. Register if you care for or support relatives or organise care for them, even at a distance, or even if you are simply interested in the topic or expect care responsibilities in the future. Participation is free of charge.

Registration and information at:Care in Focus

Craft activity in the parent-child room on 10/17/2023

Crafting for Parents and Children

Do you also want to ring in the autumn with a little craft activity?

On Tuesday, 10/17/2023, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. you have the opportunity
to participate with your children in our small autumn craft activity in the parent-child room (Altgebäude, room 029).
We have prepared beautiful ideas that can be implemented in a toddler-friendly way
and the materials for this are also already available. So just come by and get started :-).
We look forward to seeing you!

Picture books on the subject of war & flight

How do we talk to children about war and flight?
The images of the war in Ukraine are currently everywhere, and children are asking questions, wanting to know more and trying to understand what is happening. But how do we talk to younger children about the war without overwhelming them? The Association of Binational Families and Partnerships has put together a selection of 12 international picture books that can help children and adults.

Download the book list as a PDF file (unfortunately only available in German).

 

News and information from the Family Office also in the new TU Messenger

Since 01.02.2022, Matrix has gone live as the new TU Messenger and will replace the previously used Rocket.Chat in the future. Rocket.Chat will be switched off at the end of the summer semester 2022.

We invite all interested TU members with family responsibilities to our "Family Office" room, where we can share news and information and exchange ideas:

https://chat.tu-bs.de/#/room/#familienbuero:matrix.tu-bs.de

 

New mailing list for students with child(ren)

Subsrcibe Studierende mit Kind(ern)

The new mailing list for student parents at the TU Braunschweig is here. In these times exchange and contact is more important than ever. After you have registered with a TU mail address, you can write your own contributions to the list and read the mails of other students with child(ren) and reply to them. This way, uncomplicated exchange is possible. Subscribe now!