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Many municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia offer families with children a family pass. This pass helps families, for example, by providing access to recreational activities or discounts on local shopping. You must apply for the family pass.

Your path to foster parenthood: explained step by step

If you would like to travel with your children and decide to stay at a family vacation resort, you may be eligible for financial assistance under certain conditions. This enables families facing financial difficulties to enjoy a vacation together.

Tips for a smooth start and a successful life together

Starting a conversation with your own child is sometimes not that easy. To mark Nonviolent Communication Day, we're sharing some tips with you on how to build closeness and avoid communication difficulties by talking to your child in an approachable way.

What does it mean to take in a foster child? Everything you need to know at a glance.

Everything important about paternity acknowledgment in plain language

Have you ever heard of Mental Load? On International Mental Health Day, we are highlighting the many small, often invisible tasks in everyday family life. Read here to find out how to escape the mental load trap.

Online voting is now open for the Audience Award of the Engagement Prize NRW 2025. Twelve projects from all over NRW show how diverse volunteering is - from offers for children and young people to social and cultural initiatives.

North Rhine-Westphalia wants to further strengthen quality and stability in child daycare. To this end, the state cabinet has adopted key points for a reform of the Child Education Act (KiBiz). The plans include less bureaucracy, more flexible structures, a personnel offensive and long-term financial stabilization.