Abnormal child development: anxiety in children
Anxiety in children is common. A distinction is made between abnormal anxiety and normal anxiety. In a sense, fear is a normal and even healthy phenomenon. The abnormal…
Life lessons according to Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho will not be an unknown writer for many of you. He writes his books with a passion that seems to leave no one unmoved. But Paulo…
Edomites Moabites Egyptians Philistines and Canaanites
There were striking similarities between the religion of the people of Israel and that of nearby peoples. For many, this is a reason to view Israel’s religion as…
Abraham Kuyper – doctrine and life
Personally, I have never been convinced of the correctness of the way in which Kuyper referred to the Bible and have always wondered whether the direction he pointed…
Argue or confront?
Wherever people interact with each other, disagreements arise. But how do you deal with that properly? Many people are inclined to “keep the peace”, they do not like…
Afghanistan, a general introduction
Afghanistan is a relatively unknown country, it is mainly in the news because of the civil war and its aftermath. This article discusses all kinds of general issues…
Getting sick from food can cause a lifelong aversion
Many people have an aversion to a particular food or drink. In many cases this is the result of an incident in which they became ill after eating…
Giant pandas and bear forest in Ouwehands Zoo Rhenen
In the 1990s, Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen was asked whether it was willing to accommodate a number of bears in the park. These were bears that had been…
Study choice: tips for choosing!
Study choice, a difficult issue. After high school you can go to college. But there are so many studies! And where is the best place to start? How…
The Dalai Lama principle in education
,The Dalai Lama Principle for Parents, is a remarkable manual written by 2 German pedagogical experts. Their starting point is that it is not the behavior of our…