When a couple becomes a family, it's like a reset button has been pressed: everything changes completely! No wonder the overwhelming joy of expecting a baby is sometimes mixed with doubt: what have we done? How will a baby change our lives? How will we cope with a child, a job, our love and a household? What is good for our baby – and for us?

ELTERN says: this is a normal reaction! Month after month, the magazine provides practical expert advice on nutrition, health, child development and child rearing - including many field reports and suggestions for solutions from other parents, as well as the knowledge of renowned scientists and the common sense of experienced mothers and fathers. ELTERN caters to them all: the baby and its needs, the parents and their questions, doubts, dreams and hopes. It caters for mothers who wish to continue being women and keep their jobs and for fathers who wish to spend more time with their child but don't know how to do it.

ELTERN not only provides information and advice, but also comfort and compassion. Nothing supports young parents more than the fact that many others share the same experience.

ELTERN takes a stand – with regard to education, family and family policy. And it is the only magazine in the parenting segment that can put family topics on the political agenda.

ELTERN helps young parents achieve better living conditions and helps give each child in the country the development opportunities they need.