The Family
Service is working to continuously expand the university's family-conscious
infrastructure on all its premises.
Should you have any requests or suggestions, please get in touch with Benjamin Kirst and Sara Schnier (you can find his contact details in the column on the right).
Parent-child rooms and breastfeeding facilities
Parent-child rooms and breastfeeding facilities are small oases in everyday university life for parents, both students and staff, and their children. Here, they can take a break for baby changing, breastfeeding or simply to rest, and make good use of any gaps in their everyday itinerary, for example if both mother and father are studying and the child has to switch parents on campus between two courses. We are working to ensure that these facilities will soon be available on all our campuses.
MobiKiZ is an unconventional response to the lack of space at 51 Frankfurt. It was made possible by a donation of €2,000 from BBBank and is equipped with a play rug, wooden toys books, paper and crayons, and a portable DVD player with a programme suitable for children for short periods when mum or dad have work to do on campus or need to attend meetings in person, despite having to look after their children.
In addition, there are various childcare possibilities at 51 Frankfurt as well as further family-conscious infrastructure, such as parent-child rooms and baby changing facilities.
The AStA (Students’ Union) also has a toy box that you can borrow from the porter’s office or use in Café KoZ.
MobiKiZ is available in two versions: as handy pilot cases on wheels or as stable baby changing units, also on wheels, for locations where changing facilities are inadequate. The basic equipment of all MobiKiZ is the same, but individual items differ. The basic equipment includes a play rug, wooden toys, books, paper and crayons and a portable DVD player with a programme suitable for children. The exact contents vary.
A MobiKiZ pilot's case contains, for example:
> Changing mat
> Building bricks
> Books
> Portable DVD player and headphones
> DVDs like “Mullewapp”
> Coloured pencils
> Wooden toys
MobiKiZ-baby changing unit
The FamilyPlus Card contributes to removing bureaucratic
hurdles, making everyday life at university a little bit easier. In addition to
simplified proof of parenthood, the card is also a route to inexpensive meals
for children.
Current
news about family-related topics and activities at 51 Frankfurt
is circulated via the mailing list. You can also obtain the FamilyPlus
Newsletter from the Family Service.
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You can
find the current issue as well as previous ones in our .
The is a network for parents at Goethe
University Frankfurt. Exchanging thoughts and ideas should enable parents to
share successful strategies in everyday life with children at the university
and encourage them to get together. All you need is a facebook account.
The Family
Service also has its own . Just click “Like” to keep up to date about what
51 Frankfurt is doing for families.