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New recruitement site helps women find jobs that leave time for family
The Czech Republic has been experiencing a sort of mini baby boom for the
past six or so years, with one of the first generations of well-educated
Czech women deciding to put off motherhood until their thirties. These
mothers, who had held high-level jobs, travelled around the world and
started their own businesses before having their first child, have
initially enjoyed the government-subsidized maternity leave, but for many
of them this benefit turned into a burden. More
Czechs celebrate 7th annual Marriage Week, but marriage rate still falling
Marriage week as a way of celebrating and nurturing the institution of
marriage was established in Great Britain in 1996 and has since taken root
in ten more countries. At the time of its establishment marriage was the
last thing on Czechs minds. The country had recently returned to democracy
and young people were on the brink of discovering the world, living a
Western life and developing successful careers: everything their parents
had been unable to do for four decades. As a result the tradition of
marrying at 18 and having a baby within a year or two died a quick death.
Marriage, at least marriage before one’s 30s, became an unfavourable
prospect and many Czechs who embraced a singles lifestyle found they liked
it too much to give it up or no longer knew how to go about changing their
life. More
Czech parents discover nature kindergartens
Nature kindergartens are a relatively new phenomenon in Czech society,
although elsewhere in the world they have been around for more than half a
century. At present they are not part of the Czech school system and are
functioning as private hobby classes, but with growing interest on the part
of parents that may be about to change. More
Therapist: parental failure behind increasingly aggressive kids
Aggressive behavior in young children and adolescents is on the rise and
there are indications that parents are increasingly unable to deal with it.
Schoolteachers are ringing alarm bells and therapists are warning of the
dire consequences of failing to deal with the problem in time. More
From the For Toys fair to Deskohraní 2012
Last weekend saw the third annual For Toys fair held at Prague’s Letňany
featuring children’s products. One of the focuses was highlighting
creative and safe toys, from simple building block systems for toddlers to
more complex games for kids. Teens also were included with the very latest
in electronic consoles and interactive games. More
Kidnapped newborn found in Germany
A three-week-old baby girl who was kidnapped by an unidentified man in the
region of Ústí nad Labem last week has been found safe and sound.
Following an intense police search in both the Czech Republic and
neighboring Germany, police learned the whereabouts of the child and four
suspects on Monday. Now the newborn will be reunited with her family. More
Brno centre for childcare launches “rent-a-granny” scheme
This month saw the launching of a new EU-funded child-care project aimed at
helping families with young children juggle work and family. In view of the
lack of day nurseries and kindergartens around the country the Brno Centre
for Family Planning and Child Care has launched a “rent-a-granny”
scheme along the lines of the Oma Dienst project successfully implemented
in neighbouring Austria. More
The Little Clown Project – a new generation of Czech volunteers at work
In the Czech Republic, where the state controlled everything under
Communism, volunteering does not enjoy a long tradition. But some 20 years
after the demise of the former regime, more and more young volunteers are
actively changing the face of their country. One of them is Petra
Milsimerová, who runs a project called Little Clown. More
Study: Obesity, smoking and drug abuse on the rise among Czech adolescents
Czech researchers from the University of Olomouc made a significant
contribution to the latest Health Behavior of School-Aged Children Research
Study. Sadly, its conclusions point to a worrying trend: Czech adolescents,
and their counterparts across Europe, are living an increasingly sedentary
lifestyle. As a result, obesity, drug abuse and smoking among those aged 18
and under are on the rise. We spoke to one of the Czech researchers
involved in the international study, Michal Kalman. More
Czech team designs computerized playground
Getting youngsters to play outside on a sunny day is an increasingly
difficult task. Most parents now find it near impossible to pry their
children away from their computers and compared to the wonders of virtual
reality kids no longer find outdoor activities as attractive. Czech
designer Pavel Tuma and his team have now unveiled a revolutionary 5-D
playground that aims to change that. More
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