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Familienportal.NRW
Families. Parents. Children.
Ministerium für Kinder, Jugend, Familie, Gleichstellung, Flucht und Integration des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
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  4. Parental leave

Parental leave

Entitlement, duration and registration for unpaid leave from work
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  2. Parental allowance

Parental allowance

All information about parental allowance at a glance
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  2. Amount of parental allowance

Amount of parental allowance

How much is the parental allowance and how is it calculated?
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  2. 3 to 6 years
  3. Development
  4. Developmental milestones between the ages of 3 and 6

Developmental milestones between the ages of 3 and 6

Development in early childhood: what milestones do children go through between the ages of 3 and 6?
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  2. 6 to 10 years
  3. Leisure time
  4. Active summer vacation at home

Active summer vacation at home

Tips for an eventful vacation in the forest and nature
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  2. 6 to 10 years
  3. Health & Parents
  4. Sport in the heat

Sport in the heat

How to protect your child from sunburn, heatstroke and sunstroke
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  2. 1 to 3 years
  3. Financial & formalities
  4. Costs for child day care

Costs for child day care

Two years without parental contributions, exemption from contributions if unreasonable and further financial relief
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  3. Living together as the same sex

Living together as the same sex

What does the law say?
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Designing a patchwork family

How does a good relationship with children grow?
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Right to a name

First name(s) and surname for the child: parents have the choice
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