All births are registered by the Civil Registry Office. Register there with the green birth announcement form and Family card. You can also get information there about surnames, paternity acknowledgment, birth certificate and information about citizenship and nationality.

Parents of infants and toddlers may contact the Maternal and paternal advice centers turn. If necessary, take someone with you to translate. However, many places also have people who speak several languages.

Young children need care, nurturing, healthy food, exercise, contact with other children, enough sleep, Security and love. But they also need stimulation and encouragement as preparation for school and later life.

Take Regular time for your child. Tell him a story, sing a song with him or look at a picture book with him. There are also many new things to discover and learn on walks. Also, take your child to the playground often so he or she can play and romp with other children. While chatting and playing, children learn a great deal that is important for their development and later success in school: listening, expressing themselves, observing, orienting themselves, concentrating.

In addition, a well-balanced, child-friendly Nutrition necessary for healthy physical and mental development. Tips for infants and toddlers can be found on the following flyers: German, English, French, Italyish, Portuguese, Albanian, Arabic, Turkish.

• Playgroup plus: Certain playgroups in the canton of Obwalden offer internal language support for children. For more information, please contact Basil Alleman, Integration Officer Obwalden, basil.allemann@ow.ch or directly the playgroup in question.
• Kindergarten preparation course
• KiTas: Children's daycare centers are a place where your child can interact with peers and learn language and play together.
• Consulting services: If you have any questions regarding the promotion of your child, please contact:
  • Family counseling
    jugend-familienberatung@ow.ch
    +41 41 666 62 56
    Village square 4, 6060 Sarnen
  • Family support
    familienfoerderung@ow.ch
    +41 41 666 60 66
    Village square 4, 6060 Sarnen

Here you will find an overview of all extracurricular childcare services such as KiTa or playgroups in the canton of Obwalden.

In the playgroup the children are promoted in their development and prepared for kindergarten. They learn to be with other children, to play, to share, to take care of each other, to argue and then to make peace again. If your child still speaks little German, this is a good opportunity to improve the language.

Here finden Sie eine Liste aller Spielgruppen und Betreuungsmöglichkeiten im Kanton Obwalden.

The better children understand the Mother tongue speak, the easier it will be for them to learn German later on. Therefore: Take the time to speak with your child in your language.

Talk to your daughter and son while you are doing household chores. Listen and respond when they talk to you. Go outside together - to the playground, to the woods, to a lake, to the zoo. Talk about what's there to see, and in doing so, help the Vocabulary to expand. Look at picture books together and tell stories.

On the playground or in the playgroup your child has the opportunity, together with German speaking children to be. Be happy about the words it learns in German. This gives courage to learn more words.

• Playgrounds: Good opportunities to meet other parents and their children occur, for example, at the playgrounds. The Playground Guide of the Canton of Obwalden provides information. 
• Open Door: The multicultural women's meeting "Open Door" offers women with children the opportunity to discuss various topics and get to know each other. You can find information here.