{"id":43294,"date":"2016-02-04T14:38:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T13:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2016\/02\/04\/educational-evening-with-achim-schad\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:27:16","slug":"educational-evening-with-achim-schad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2016\/02\/04\/educational-evening-with-achim-schad\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Evening with Achim Schad"},"content":{"rendered":"
How Parents Become a Dream Team\u2014the <\/strong>Couples and family therapist Achim Schad gave a talk at the Steinm\u00fchle Forum<\/strong><\/h5>\n

How can relationships in partnerships, families, and schools be successful in the long term? The answer to this question\u2014which is so important for our personal well-being and academic success\u2014was the focus of an interesting and humorous lecture by renowned couples and family therapist Achim Schad at Steinm\u00fchle High School. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo break the negative cycle, the ratio of positive relationship messages to negative relationship messages must be 5 to 1.\u201d
\nAchim Schad concluded his insightful and entertaining lecture at the Steinm\u00fchle with this formula for sustainable relationships. About 200 parents and colleagues attended the educational evening at the Forum and were thoroughly impressed by the engaging presentation given by the couples and family therapist from Wuppertal. <\/p>\n

Going to a lecture titled \u201cHow Can Parents Become a Dream Team in Raising Their Children?\u201d isn\u2019t exactly easy, since it might imply that one\u2019s own parenting isn\u2019t exactly going smoothly. \u201cThank goodness there are still plenty of friends and neighbors from whom you can pick up a tip or two,\u201d Achim Schad remarked with a wink. <\/p>\n

Within just a few minutes, it became clear just how much experience the speaker brought to the table from his 35 years as a therapist and counselor. Using numerous examples from his work with families and couples\u2014and always without a preachy tone\u2014he presented team rules that can help a group become or remain a team. Ultimately, he said, it isn\u2019t important for parents to raise their children the same way or always agree. What matters is that one parent\u2019s instructions are accepted by the other and not corrected. Schad gave examples of \u201cgood and bad alliances.\u201d The child and one parent should never side against the other parent. \u201cThat always goes wrong,\u201d Achim Schad asserted. \u201cHowever, if your child thinks your clear, shared stance on limiting video game time is silly, you can take that as a compliment for your good parenting.\u201d Given the inherent differences between men and women, it\u2019s not always easy to find a clear middle ground. \u201cIf you can\u2019t agree at all, then define who\u2019s in charge. On even-numbered days of the month, one parent decides; on odd-numbered days, the other,\u201d Schad recommended. The speaker encouraged the parents in attendance with examples from his own parenting experience, in which things didn\u2019t always go smoothly either. <\/p>\n

In closing, Achim Schad expanded on the concept of the \u201cdream team\u201d: \u201cThe school and the teachers are part of it, too.\u201d He said it\u2019s a no-go when parents and children team up against a teacher. Schad couldn\u2019t recall a single instance in his more than thirty years of experience where this kind of alliance had led to success. \u201cA respectful approach and harmonious cooperation among parents, students, and teachers are prerequisites for a positive learning environment and academic success,\u201d emphasized Achim Schad, who described Steinm\u00fchle as a \u201cmodel school\u201d in this regard. And with that, he encouraged Steinm\u00fchle to continue placing special emphasis on good relationships between students, parents, and teachers in its educational work. <\/p>\n

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