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Michael Restin

Simple writer and dad of two who likes to be on the move, wading through everyday family life. Juggling several balls, I'll occasionally drop one. It could be a ball, or a remark. Or both.

184 articles


  • Guide

    Kintsugi for beginners: How I gilded a transport damage

    by Michael Restin

  • Product test

    Wireless cheese? The Kisag Sierre raclette grill put to the team test

    by Michael Restin

  • Product test

    Speakers with light effects: The surprise egg from Govee tested

    by Michael Restin

  • News + Trends

    Woom design for the little ones: a balance bike with a stand-up effect

    by Michael Restin

  • Guide

    3 steps to stop smelly shoes in their tracks

    by Michael Restin

  • News + Trends

    Danger to life: consumer advocates warn against two child seats

    by Michael Restin

  • News + Trends

    Many young people would like to be less active on social media - but don't manage it

    by Michael Restin

  • Background information

    Are you sitting on a gold mine? Valuable collector’s items from the nursery

    by Michael Restin

  • News + Trends

    Kassensturz tests child trailers: Which two-seater beats the competition?

    by Michael Restin

  • Product test

    Outdoor gadget HMD OffGrid: Satellite subscription with certain advantages

    by Michael Restin

  • News + Trends

    Empa study: How can we make charging more environmentally friendly in future?

    by Michael Restin

  • Background information

    «I’ll fix it someday. I swear I will.»

    by Michael Restin

  • Background information

    Gender pay gap: are girls getting less pocket money?

    by Michael Restin

  • Background information

    The new school year’s knocking our old routines out of whack

    by Michael Restin

  • Background information

    Everything’s better these days! Seven reasons why family driving holidays are becoming more and more enjoyable

    by Michael Restin

  • News + Trends

    120 million tonnes of textile waste, and rising

    by Michael Restin

  • News + Trends

    Sono Motors becomes SonoSolar: commercial vehicles are now to be fuelled by the sun

    by Michael Restin

  • News + Trends

    Expensive and superfluous: bad report card for behavioural grades

    by Michael Restin

  • Product test

    PaddleSmash, the summer game: love at second sight

    by Michael Restin

  • Background information

    New research discovers how to perform the perfect cannonball

    by Michael Restin

  • Background information

    Smartphones at outdoor pools: controversial and an underestimated danger

    by Michael Restin

  • Guide

    What if ... the glass was suddenly really half empty?

    by Michael Restin

  • Guide

    Like water, only better: how to give kids a taste for it with these 5 products

    by Michael Restin

  • Background information

    Kids, go to sleep! Why every minute counts

    by Michael Restin

  • Background information

    First world problems: when children don’t know what to wish for

    by Michael Restin

  • Product test

    Nikon 12x25 S: The smallest stabilised binoculars tested

    by Michael Restin

  • Background information

    Happy Birthday, Pippi Longstocking! 5 facts about the coolest 80-year-old in the world

    by Michael Restin

  • News + Trends

    OECD study: This is the online life of children and young people

    by Michael Restin

  • Opinion

    Why you should stop treating your children equally

    by Michael Restin

  • Product test

    With sat nav for the night sky: the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70 AZ entry-level telescope

    by Michael Restin

  • Guide

    Get your mum coasters instead of tat this year

    by Michael Restin

  • News + Trends

    The motorised zip is finally here

    by Michael Restin

  • News + Trends

    "Stiftung Warentest": Most garden trampolines are good - only jumping is dangerous

    by Michael Restin