Newsletter Familyservice April 2023

This newsletter has been translated using automated translation software. Please note that parts of the translation may, therefore, not be absolutely correct. If you have any questions, please contact the Family Services Office of the University of Passau.

In order to ensure your protection as a pregnant or breastfeeding student and your (unborn) child, the University of Passau is obliged to take measures within the framework of the Maternity Protection Act (Mutterschutzgesetz, MuSchG) to make it as easy as possible for you to combine pregnancy or parenthood with your studies. For this purpose, we need some data and documents from you. Please use the following online form.

Further information for expectant parents can be found on the Family Service website.

Daniela Leirich takes over the short-term childcare on the campus of the University of Passau as a pedagogical specialist. The offer is aimed at student parents who have a childcare bottleneck - especially if they cannot organise an alternative care option for their child for the period of a course.
The maximum care time is 5 hours per child and per week. The use of the childcare service is free of charge for students.

Please note the information in the leaflet.

It is necessary to make a request as early as possible via the online form.

You can find more information on all offers for students with children on the Family Service website.

The Kinderschutzbund Passau e. V. is organising the holiday programme "Holidays in the Castle" from 31 July to 18 August 2023.

Members of the Kinderschutzbund Passau can register on Tuesday, 2 May from 9 to 11 am and from 4 to 7 pm and on Wednesday, 3 May from 9 to 11 am only by phone at +49 (0)151-65985084.

Non-members can register from Thursday, 4 May daily (except Friday) from 9 am to 11am by phone only on +49 (0)851-2559.

Important registration information:
• Registration of children aged 5 to 12 years.
• Registration of children is possible on a daily basis
• Free choice of workshops and youth group for 11- to 12-year-olds
• Excursions to the Haus am Strom, Ortenburg Wildlife Park, organic farm
• Bring time between 7:30 and 8:15 am; pick-up time 1 pm or 3 to 3:30 pm
• Participation fee 8 Euro/day incl. breakfast and lunch

There may be longer waiting times for registration.

During the school holidays (Carnival, Easter, Whitsun, summer and autumn), the Stadtjugendring Passau offers a daily holiday programme from 7 am to 5 pm for children from Passau aged 7 to 13. The programme costs 8 euros a day, including breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and drinks. Registration is possible on a daily basis.

Further information is available on the website of the Stadtjugendring. Registration is possible via telephone +49 (0)851-37932495 or via email to info@sjr-passau.de.

Book fun for minis, creative writing nights and picture book cinema - there's a lot going on at the European Library Passau in May.

All events and detailed information on registration can be found in the European Library's calendar of events.

In May, pro familia offers various events for (expectant) parents.

• 4 May: Some women plan to breastfeed their child for a long time, some grow into a longer breastfeeding relationship because it just feels right for them and the child and it still does the child good after the 1st birthday. The event "We are still breastfeeding" from 2 to 4 pm focuses on what it is like to breastfeed an older child, how weaning can succeed and how the environment reacts to it. Additionally, there will be time for questions.

• 10 May: The online presentation "Elterngeld und Co." (Parents' Money and Co.) from 4 to 6 pm provides information on financial entitlements, legal regulations, pregnancy and the first time with the newborn.

• 12 May: Online course on breastfeeding preparation from 5 to 7:30 pm.

You can find more information in the calendar of events of pro familia Niederbayern.

From 10 May, the Caritas Association for the Diocese of Passau e. V. organises the parenting course "Children in Focus" for separated parents every Wednesday from 9 am to 12 pm.

In the course, parents are given methods and approaches that support them in keeping an eye on themselves and especially on their child in challenging moments of stress. Ways are taught to approach conflicts differently and to get out of the cycle of escalation. Parents benefit from the very practical and everyday course programme, which awakens the desire to try things out and thus supports the learning of new skills.

Further information can be found on the website of the Caritas Association Passau.