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Drowning accidents have increased sharply in summer 2026, according to new figures from the Rescue Society. Here's how to keep your family safe in water – with a simple water-safety checklist.
Is teeth straightening free for children? No – HELFO covers 100, 75, or 40 percent depending on need, and you pay the remainder. Here's how to get support.
Football brings together children from around the world in Norwegian sports clubs. See what the NFF does for inclusion, what football costs – and how your family can get started.
How to register your child for football or other sports in Norway: sports clubs, membership fees and training fees, volunteering – and help if money is tight.
Swimming in Norway: school swimming proficiency test for children, drowning risk, free swimming lessons for newcomers and swimming courses for adults – also women-only.
Bullying in school is forbidden. Your child has the right to a safe and good school environment. Here's how the school's duty to act works and how to report.
All about school start in Norway: children start the year they turn 6, the municipality provides a place at the local school, and public primary school is free for 10 years.
Your child's right to extra help at school: what special education is, how PPT and decisions work, and how to appeal – under the Education Act 2024.
Care days give you the right to stay home with a sick child—with full pay. Here are the quotas, who pays, and the rules for immigrants in 2026.
Pleiepenger provides 100% salary from NAV when you need to care for a seriously ill child. Here is who can apply, what counts as serious illness, 2026 rates and the application process.
Norway has three forms of adoption: domestic, international and stepchild adoption. Here are the requirements for adoptive parents, approved countries and processes for immigrants in Norway.
After a separation in Norway, children have the right to spend time with both parents. Here are the rules for parental access, how NAV calculates child support, and what to do in case of conflict.
Children and young people in Norway have the right to free dental care from the public dental service until the end of the calendar year they turn 21. Here are the rules, what is covered, and what you pay yourself.
Parent meetings and parent-teacher conferences are both a right and an obligation in Norwegian schools. Here's what happens, what you can ask about, the role of the FAU, your rights to an interpreter as a newcomer, and tips for communication.
Not married? Then the father must actively declare paternity. Here is the difference between automatic paternity and declaration, what joint parental responsibility means in practice.
Negative social control limits freedom, safety and self-determination. In Norway you can get help with pressure, coercion, threats or honour-related violence.
Free vaccines against 12 diseases for every child in Norway, from the helsestasjon to school. Here is the calendar, and how newly arrived children catch up on missing vaccines.
Freedom of religion in Norway means the right to believe, not believe, change religion and practise belief within Norwegian law and others’ rights.
All children in Norway have the right to free primary school, regardless of residence status. Learn about special language training and introduction programmes for newly arrived students.
Marriage and cohabitation are both common in Norway, but the rights differ. Learn about inheritance, agreements, children and birth registration.
Norwegian law gives children a voice from age 7, stronger weight from 12, choices about education from 15 and full legal age at 18.
Divorce usually requires one year of separation, but violence and coercion may allow direct divorce. Learn about children, mediation and finances.
