I wanted to write this already weeks ago but finally I find the time to do it.
As there will be lots of German words in it and the target group are young German parents I will write this in German.
Für alle werdenden und frisch gebackenen Eltern will ich im Folgenden versuchen ein bisschen Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen und zu erklären, wie man das neue Elterngeld beantragt:
Das Elterngeld beantragt man bei der Landeskasse seines Bundeslands. Bei der Suche nach den Websites der Bundesländer bin ich drauf gestossen, dass man in NRW das Elterngeld sogar schon online beantragen kann. Da wir in Baden-Württemberg wohnen will ich mich darauf konzentrieren, was wir machen mußten. Auf der Seite der L-Bank gibt es also den Antrag zum Download.
Beim Ausfüllen wird man schon merken, was man sonst noch alles benötigt. Hier nochmal aufgelistet und beschrieben, wo es die Dokumente gibt:
- Geburtsbescheinigung des Kindes (gibt es vom Standesamt normalerweise zusammen mit der Geburtsurkunde und weiteren Bescheinigungen z.B. einer für die Taufe)
- Bescheinigung über das gezahlte Geld während des Mutterschutzes (muss man von der Krankenkasse anfordern)
- Arbeitgeberbescheinigung über das Einkommen des Beantragenden VOR der Geburt (einen Vordruck gibt es ebenfalls auf der Seite der L-Bank; die meisten Arbeitgeber schicken aber ihren eigenen Ausdruck zurück)
- Arbeitgeberbescheinigung über das Einkommen des Beantragenden NACH der Geburt während des Elterngeld-Zeitraums (hier ist zu beachten, dass als Einkommen z.B. die vermögenswirksamen Leistungen (VL) oder auch geldwerte Vorteile gelten; einen Vordruck gibt es ebenfalls auf der Seite der L-Bank; die meisten Arbeitgeber schicken aber ihren eigenen Ausdruck zurück)
- Arbeitgeberbescheinigung über den Zuschuss zum Mutterschutzgelds (auch hier wieder gibt es ein Formular auf der Seite der L-Bank)
Noch ein paar Tips:
Im Antrag für das Elterngeld sind teilweise die Formulare für die Arbeitgeberbescheinigungen schon mit dabei. Manche fehlen dort aber. Also genau überprüfen, bevor man das dem Arbeitgeber schickt. Sonst schreibt man da am Ende mehrere Briefe.
Bei irgendwelchen Fragen einfach die Hotline der Landesbank anrufen. Die helfen gerne, gut und schnell und das erspart eine Menge Zeit bei der Bearbeitung des Antrags. Immerhin will man ja so schnell wie möglich das Geld auch auf seinem Konto haben.
Am besten
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
First Jump
I think every parents should read the book "Oje, ich wachse" from van de Rijt, Brams and Plooij (don't know the english title). Otherwise the last week would have been a disaster.
It was a really tough week! Charlotte cried a lot and always wanted to eat. Normally she has a frequency of 2 to 4 hours but this week it was different (and maybe still is): She falls asleep after eating but 10 minutes later she cries again and nothing can stop her than nursing her again.
This can drive you crazy because you don't know what's wrong with your child, with yourself, with the mother's milk,... Besides you read the mentioned book!
According to the book there are 8 "jumps" in the mental development of your child up to the age of 14 months. And the first one appears around the 6th week. So, all I described is totally normal and if you know that, then you feel a lot better. You still can't change anything but you can let your baby crying better at least for a few minutes and you don't fear to nurse it very, very often.
The reason why the babies cry so much is that something changes for them. They see, feel and experience the world in another way than before and that's of course confusing for them in the beginning.
On the other hand it's also the good thing about these "jumps" at the same time. Because your baby begins to do other things than before:
- Charlotte now pedals a lot more than before, she's starting to use her arms and legs.
- She also can see farther, for example she starts to recognize the mobile hanging above the changing table.
- She starts to make sounds in different pitches. It's not just crying but also gurgling when she's happy or just without any reason.
- In addition to the crying there are now also tears appearing sometimes.
- And last but not least Marlene and me, we both believe that Charlotte sometimes already smiles at us :-)
You see, the result of the last week is pretty good but I'm happy if the first jump is over. Nevertheless I am not yet sure. And the next one is already coming in 2 weeks...
It was a really tough week! Charlotte cried a lot and always wanted to eat. Normally she has a frequency of 2 to 4 hours but this week it was different (and maybe still is): She falls asleep after eating but 10 minutes later she cries again and nothing can stop her than nursing her again.
This can drive you crazy because you don't know what's wrong with your child, with yourself, with the mother's milk,... Besides you read the mentioned book!
According to the book there are 8 "jumps" in the mental development of your child up to the age of 14 months. And the first one appears around the 6th week. So, all I described is totally normal and if you know that, then you feel a lot better. You still can't change anything but you can let your baby crying better at least for a few minutes and you don't fear to nurse it very, very often.
The reason why the babies cry so much is that something changes for them. They see, feel and experience the world in another way than before and that's of course confusing for them in the beginning.
On the other hand it's also the good thing about these "jumps" at the same time. Because your baby begins to do other things than before:
- Charlotte now pedals a lot more than before, she's starting to use her arms and legs.
- She also can see farther, for example she starts to recognize the mobile hanging above the changing table.
- She starts to make sounds in different pitches. It's not just crying but also gurgling when she's happy or just without any reason.
- In addition to the crying there are now also tears appearing sometimes.
- And last but not least Marlene and me, we both believe that Charlotte sometimes already smiles at us :-)
You see, the result of the last week is pretty good but I'm happy if the first jump is over. Nevertheless I am not yet sure. And the next one is already coming in 2 weeks...
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