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TV INTERVIEWS

  • 3 News, Study: Overvaluing can lead to narcissism (August 16, 2015)
  • Newsmax TV, How overpraising a child can lead to narcissism (June 24, 2015)
  • Global News, Study claims parents cause narcissism in children (March 10, 2015)
  • Globo, Scientists demonstrate the effects of overvaluing children (March 10, 2015)
  • Global News, Well-meant praise can ‘backfire’: child development researcher
    (March 22, 2016)
  • Editie NL (Dutch TV), Overpraising children (January 6, 2015)
  • Zembla (Dutch TV), Today’s parents (April 29, 2015)
  • Metro (Dutch TV), Is it nice to be a narcissist? (February 13, 2019)
  • EditieNL (Dutch TV), Don’t turn your child into a narcissist (May 9, 2019)
  • NOS journaal (Dutch TV), Threatened scientists (June 24, 2024)

RADIO INTERVIEWS

  • KIRO radio, Origins of narcissism (March 9, 2015)
  • Slate, “Is my kid a narcissist?!” (March 12, 2015)
  • ABC, Origins of narcissism (March 9, 2015)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), Me, myself, and I (March 14, 2015)
  • Kennis van nu (Dutch radio), Origins of narcissism (March 10, 2015)
  • BNR (Dutch radio), Narcissistic kids, their parents think they are extraordinary
    (March 11, 2015)
  • BBC, Praising children with low self-esteem (January 7, 2014)
  • NTR Academy (Dutch radio), Parental Overvaluation (December 15, 2014)
  • BNR (Dutch radio), Parental overvaluation and praise (November 13, 2014)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), Parental overvaluation (November 10, 2014)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), Parents with unfulfilled ambitions (June 22, 2013)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), Parents project unfulfilled ambitions onto their child (June 21, 2013)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), Narcissists’ wounded pride (June 7, 2013)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), Princes and princesses (August 22, 2017)
  • FunX (Dutch radio), This is the dark side of praise (October 9, 2017)
  • BNR (Dutch radio), Children’s self-concept (October 19, 2017)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), Praise makes adolescent narcissistic (March 30, 2018)
  • BNR (Dutch radio), Even narcissistic children blush (June 11, 2018)
  • WDR 5 Quarks (German radio), Praising correctly is difficult (April 18, 2019)
  • BNR (Dutch radio), What is wrong with a dose of narcissism? (May 7, 2019)
  • Radio 1 (Belgian radio), Narcissism (May 9, 2019)
  • dr Kelder en Co (Dutch radio): I love myself! (June 15, 2019)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), Parenting issues: What separates self-confidence from narcissism? (August 16, 2019)
  • BBC, Positive self-talk (December 17, 2019)
  • BNR (Dutch radio), Psychology of praise (July 24, 2020)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), Downsides of praise (July 25, 2020)
  • dr Kelder en Co (Dutch radio), A culture of praise (August 1, 2020)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), Upsides and downsides of praise (October 29, 2020)
  • Bloomberg Radio, Political leaders with narcissistic personality traits (February 15, 2021)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), Lil’Scientist (July 27, 2022)
  • Radio 1 (Dutch radio), First-generation scientists (November 29, 2022)

Podcasts

  • Methodology for Psychology – Dr. Eddie Brummelman (August 3, 2015)
  • Radio Swammerdam (Dutch podcast) – Narcissism and moral evaluations in children (October 22, 2017)
  • Montessori Education – Self-esteem in children (August 24, 2018)
  • BBC Parentland – Discipline and multilingualism continued (May 22, 2019)
  • Lezen in het Donker (Dutch podcast) – How does one survive in a narcissistic society? (January 30, 2020)
  • K-Millennials (Dutch podcast) – Narcissism and millennials (February 26, 2020)
  • Echte Oogappels (Dutch podcast) – Dreams (April 24, 2020)
  • BYU radio, Top of Mind with Julie Rose – How to praise your kids (November 23, 2020)
  • Blog On Learning and Development (BOLD), Teachers’ Voices – The importance of motivation & self-esteem in children’s learning (July 27, 2021)
  • Tjipcast (Dutch podcast) – What is narcissism? And how does it affect people? (October 18, 2021)
  • Universiteit van Nederland (Dutch podcast) – Hoe complimenten zorgen voor een laag zelfbeeld (January 10, 2024)
  • Omdenken (Dutch podcast) – Boekenspecial 1: Bewonder mij! Overleven in een narcistische wereld (June 27, 2024)

 

Lectures

  • Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science - Is narcissism extreme self-esteem? (March 2, 2016)
  • Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) – Youth and Family Conference (February 23, 2016)
  • The Bing Times – Visiting Scholar Eddie Brummelman Presents “The praise paradox: How well-intended words can backfire” (October 26, 2017)
  • Association Montessori Internationale: The praise paradox – How well-intended words can backfire (April 14, 2018)
  • Jeugdlezing, Studium Generale Groningen – Admire me! (April 11, 2019)
  • Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities), introduction to Young Talent Prizes – The next jump (November 25, 2019)
  • Lead Montessori – Words that matter: How we can help children become resilient learners (November 5, 2020)

Print Media

INEQUALITY

  • De Correspondent - Waarom maak ik mezelf zo vaak zo klein? (December 11, 2023)
  • Trouw - Als sociale ongelijkheid in het hoofd van de leerling kruipt. ‘Niet iedereen kan een Einstein zijn’ (October 7, 2023)
  • BOLD - The developmental psychologist exploring the profound consequences of children's self-views (September 28, 2023)

Praise

  • AD – Complimentje geven op het werk? Denk goed na voor je wat zegt (July 29, 2020)
  • Nederlands Dagblad – Een compliment is geen wondermiddel (zeg dus niet: ‘Wat ben jij ont-zet-tend slim!’) (July 27, 2020)
  • UvA Bridge – Over complimenten en narcisme (August 19, 2020)
  • Progressiegericht werken – De psychologie van complimenteren (July 8, 2020)
  • Veja – Praising children too much can undermine education, science says (September 11, 2020)
  • The New York Times – Are you overpraising your child? (August 13, 2020)
  • Kek Mama – Complimenten geven aan je kind: ‘Ik was ervan overtuigd dat mijn dochter het zou gaan maken’ (October 15, 2020)
  • Nu.nl – Zijn complimentjes echt nodig? ‘Een compliment blijft een oordeel’ (October 28, 2020)
  • Linda – Complimenteren we elkaar te veel of te weinig? ‘Een compliment kan zelfs schadelijk zijn’ (November 13, 2020)
  • United Nations – The science of praise (January 9, 2021) [infograhic]
  • Süddeutsche Zeitung – Praise carefully (February 5/6, 2022)
  • Knack.be – Complimenteren kan je leren: waarom ‘goed bezig’ niet altijd goed is (March 1, 2022)
  • Peilon – Effectief leiderschap: geef een compliment als het fout gaat! (February 21, 2023)
  • Medium - Why I changed my approach of praising my child (July 29, 2023)
  • Fritz Fränzi - How parents can praise their kids in the right (September 25, 2023)
  • BBC - Why it's so hard for some people to accept compliments (April 4, 2024)

Inflated Praise

  • Huffington Post – When praise hurts: The psychology of gushing (November 13, 2013)
  • APS – When being called “incredibly good” is bad for children (January 2, 2014)
  • ScienceDaily – When being called ‘incredibly good’ is bad for children (January 2, 2014)
  • Newsweek – Two words that could hurt your kids: Nice job (January 2, 2014)
  • The Atlantic – Lavishing kids with praise can make them feel worse about themselves (January 2, 2014)
  • The Globe and Mail – Why praising your children could do more harm than good (January 2, 2014)
  • The Times – Too much praise may backfire (January 3, 2014)
  • NBC News – Parents sinking kids with over-inflated compliments, study finds (January 3, 2014)
  • Medical Daily – Kids with low self-esteem hurt by exaggerated praise, while others thrive on it (January 3, 2014)
  • Medical News Today – Inflated praise is actually harmful for children with low self-esteem (January 3, 2014)
  • Daily Mail – Praising children can do more harm than good by making them feel under pressure, says study (January 3, 2014)
  • Scientias – Kind is niet altijd gebaat bij een complimentje (March 8, 2013)
  • Psychologie Magazine – De ene pluim is de andere niet (May 1, 2013)
  • PsychCentral – Inflated praise can harm kids with low self-esteem (January 4, 2014)
  • Wired – Study: Inflated praise is damaging for children with low self-esteem (January 5, 2014)
  • The Independent – Children with low self-esteem could be harmed if they are lavished with too much praise by parents, study claims (January 5, 2014)
  • The Washington Post – Stop heaping praise on your kids (January 6, 2014)
  • IOL – Praising a child can be harmful (January 6, 2014)
  • WTOP – When being ‘incredibly good’ is bad for children (January 6, 2014)
  • Huffington Post – The over-praise dilemma: When complimenting kids actually holds them back (January 6, 2014)
  • The Guardian – The art of praising children — and knowing when not to (January 7, 2014)
  • The New Yorker – In praise of better praise (January 17, 2014)
  • Boston Globe – Parents: Beware praise inflation (January 19, 2014)
  • Pacific Standard – For kids with low self-esteem, excessive praise has unintended consequences (January 23, 2014)
  • Slate – How to praise your kids without messing them up for life (January 27, 2014)
  • Bend Bulletin – Praising kids can backfire (February 14, 2014)
  • Spektrum – How do I praise children properly? (March 26, 2014)
  • Kennislink – De selfie-cultuur begint al in de maxi-cosi (April 1, 2015)
  • NRC – Complimenten zijn goed, maar gevaarlijk (November 10, 2015)
  • NRC – Overdreven lof werkt averechts (January 25, 2014)
  • Volkskrant – ‘Wat heb jij dat ongelofelijk goed gedaan!’ Kun je je kind te veel complimenten geven? (February 2, 2021)
  • De Volkskrant – Wat heb je dat fantastisch gedaan! Geef als ouder vooral de juiste complimenten (October 6, 2017)
  • Kek Mama – Onderzoek: Zo kun je je kind het beste een compliment geven (October 10, 2017)
  • DeMorgen – Onderzoek: Geef als ouder vooral de juiste complimenten (October 6, 2017)
  • Psychologie Magazine – Je kunt je kind niet genoeg de hemel in prijzen, toch? (November 16, 2017)
  • NRC – Zeg nooit: ‘Je bent een kunstenaar in de dop!’ (December 1, 2017)
  • Gelijke Kansen Alliantie – Dit is hoe je goed complimenteert! (December 22, 2017)
  • Business Insider – Overpraising people with low self-esteem can do more harm, these experts say (October 15, 2018)
  • Forge – Medium – The right way and the wrong way to praise your kids (August 22, 2019)
  • The Atlantic – American parents are way too focused on their kids’ self-esteem (July 21, 2021)
  • Knack.be – Factcheck: Can inflated praise contribute to narcissism? (June 30, 2024)

Person Praise

  • The Wall Street Journal – Finding the just-right level of self-esteem for a child (February 26, 2013)
  • APA – Praising children for their personal qualities may backfire, new research finds (February 27, 2013)
  • ScienceDaily – Praising children for their personal qualities may backfire (February 27, 2013)
  • Parade – The right (and wrong) way to praise your child (March 5, 2013)
  • Wired – Kids with low self-esteem: The parental praise paradox (March 6, 2013)
  • Huffington Post – How to praise your kids and teens (March 14, 2013)
  • Die Welt – How false praise can harm children (April 1, 2013)
  • Trouw – Compliment kan verkeerd uitpakken (March 23, 2013)
  • PsychCentral – Wrong kind of praise for kids can backfire (April 7, 2014)
  • PsychCentral – Three things that help children succeed (July 8, 2018)

Positive Self-Talk

  • CNN – Encouraging kids to talk to themselves could help their math scores (December 17, 2019)
  • PsychCentral – Positive self-talk can help kids improve test scores (December 18, 2019)
  • Metro Parent – Can positive self-talk help your child in math? (January 7, 2020)
  • The Science Times – Encouraging children to talk to themselves can help with their match scores (January 2, 2020)
  • Education Week – Anxiety can make kids avoid math. Here’s how they can talk through the fear (December 19, 2019)
  • Newsweek – Kids who think they’re bad at math do better in tests if they say nice things to themselves first (December 17, 2019)
  • Inc. – Want to raise successful kids? These 6 short words pay massive dividends, according to an intriguing new study (December 28, 2019)
  • Medical Xpress – ‘I will do my very best!’ Children who engage in positive self-talk about effort can boost their match achievement (December 17, 2019)
  • Parent Fresh – Children who think they can do it perform better in math (July 5, 2021)

Admire Me!

  • Knack.be – Waar komt narcisme vandaan? ‘Narcisten kunnen geen genoeg van zichzelf krijgen’ (May 15, 2019)
  • RTL nieuws – Maak van je kind geen narcist: ‘Je hoeft ze niet steeds op een voetstuk te plaatsen’ (May 9, 2019)
  • Noordhollands Dagblad – De tragiek der narcisten (May 9, 2019)
  • Psychologie Magazine – ‘Plaats je kind niet op een voetstuk’ (May 27, 2019)
  • Folia – ‘Narcisten vermijden vaak intimiteit, maar hechte relaties zijn juist goed’ (June 6, 2019)
  • NRC – Niemand wordt als narcist geboren (maar je kan het wel worden) (June 19, 2019)
  • Goed Gevoel – Iedereen (een beetje) narcist (August, 2019)
  • VROUW – Het regent complimenten… Wanneer geef jij je kind er een? (July 17, 2019)
  • Psychologies Magazine – Het lijkt wel of iedereen om aandacht en bewondering roept
    tegenwoordig. Zijn we dan allemaal narcistisch geworden? (June 18, 2019)
  • VRT NEWS – Gewoon is niet meer goed genoeg: voeden wij onze kinderen onbewust op tot narcisten? (October 30, 2019)
  • RTL – ‘Narcist vreselijk voor anderen, maar heeft zelf minder stress’ (October 29, 2019)
  • Volkskrant – Deze boeken zijn ook interessant en wel hierom (January 10, 2020)
  • Nporadio.nl – De narcist: superieur, maar o zo kwetsbaar (January 30, 2020)
  • Eva – Je kind vol zelfvertrouwen? Begin bij jezelf! (February 2, 2020)
  • Oudersvannu – Ouders hebben grote invloed op het (negatieve) zelfbeeld van een kind (May 11, 2020)
  • Nporadio.nl – Zomerlezen: hoe overleef je in een narcistische wereld? (August 15, 2020)
  • GGZ.nl – In de kijker: narcistische persoonlijkheidsstoornis (January 7, 2021)
  • Zorg + Welzijn – 10 dingen die je moet weten over narcisme (March 24, 2022)
  • Goed Gevoel – Ijdelheid is een deugd, geen zonde (August 17, 2022)
  • Goed Gevoel – Hoe onderscheid je tussen narcisme en eigenliefde? (September 30, 2022)
  • Flueres – Omgaan met narcistisch leiderschap in jouw organisatie (June 29, 2022)
  • Vitaal Gezond – Levensloop van een narcist (n.d.)
  • Denk Positief – Zijn narcisten gelukkig? (November 22, 2022)
  • Vice – Moet ik narcistischer worden om succesvol te zijn? (January 13, 2023)
  • Vice – Being a narcissist won’t actually get you far in life (February 27, 2023)
  • Ouders van Nu – Wat doet een camera met een kind? (January 13, 2023)
  • KQED – How parents can nurture children’s self-esteem without raising narcissists (June 21, 2022)
  • Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN) – “Een kind kan een bepaalde aanleg voor narcisme hebben”: psychologen geven advies om te voorkomen dat je kind een narcist wordt (July 13, 2022)
  • Melinda Wenner Moyer – How to not raise a narcissist (August 13, 2022)
  • Die Zeit – Is praise really good for children? (August 5, 2022)
  • SALT effect – 11 tips to help teens with low self esteem build their confidence (n.d.)
  • Het Laatste Nieuws - “Ouders kunnen narcistische trekjes onbewust stimuleren”: psychologen leggen uit hoe je vermijdt dat je kind een narcist wordt (July 10, 2023)

Reviews of Admire Me!

  • New Scientist – Ben ik niet geweldig? (June, 2019)
  • Eos Psyche&Brein – Boekbespreking door Liesbeth Gijsel (June, 2019)
  • NEMO Kennislink – Boekbespreking door Mariska van Sprundel (June, 2019) (recommended as best popular science book of 2019)
  • Medisch Contact – Boekbespreking door Vittorio Busato (June, 2019)
  • Knack – Applausverslaafd (September, 2019)
  • HJK – Narcisme of zelfwaardering? (October, 2019)
  • Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie – Boekbespreking door C. Leclerq (October, 2019)
  • GZ-psychologie – Bewonder mij! (October, 2020)
  • Pedagogiek in Prakijk – Boekbespreking door Willem Koops (October, 2019)
  • Boekbespreking door René Veenstra (top 10 best non-fiction books of 2019) (January, 2020)
  • GGZ.nl – In de kijker: narcistische persoonlijkheidsstoornis (January, 2021)
  • NRC – Tegeltjeswijsheden, de beste tips en levenslessen uit NRC (December, 2019)
  • Beter Begeleiden Magazine – Boekbespreking door Nettie Kramer (January, 2020)
  • Metafoor – Boekbespreking door Anne Dijckmans (January, 2020)
  • Kind en Adolescent Praktijk – Boekbespreking door Elsien Hofstra (January, 2020)
  • Tijdschrift voor Psychoanalyse – Boekbespreking door F. Schalkwijk (September, 2020)
  • Volkskrant – Deze boeken zijn ook interessant en wel hierom (January, 2020)
  • Omdenken – Boekentips van Berthold (July, 2024)

Narcissism, Status, and Leadership

  • APS, For narcissists – social status overshadows all (January 29, 2020)
  • Psychology Today – Narcissism and the pursuit of status (March 24, 2020)
  • Psychology Today – 2 major ways that narcissists boost their social status (September 8, 2020)
  • Psychology Today – The psychology behind the $500,000 handbag (November 30, 2021)
  • Psychology Today – Are narcissists smarter or sexier than other people? (October 1, 2021)
  • Psychology Today – Tactics narcissists use to gain power (February 3, 2021)
  • Handelsblatt – A heart for narcissists (February 27, 2021)
  • Psychology Today – Are narcissistic children more likely to become leaders? (April 26, 2021)
  • Ladders – If you had this dark personality trait as a child, you’re likely a leader now (April 28, 2021)
  • Psypost.org – Narcissistic children are more likely to be seen as leaders by their classmates, but no more likely to lead well (September 24, 2021)
  • Psychology Today – Are narcissistic children more likely to become leaders? (April 26, 2021)
  • Observer – Sword from the stone: Developing leadership across the ages (February 27, 2023)

Separating Narcissism From Self-esteem

  • ScienceDaily – Narcissists not necessarily satisfied with themselves (February 11, 2016)
  • Psychology Today – Care and feeding of your narcissist (March 5, 2016)
  • PsychCentral – The differences between narcissism and high self-esteem (February 12, 2016)
  • NRC – Narcist niet altijd blij me zichzelf (February 12, 2016)
  • Folia – Narcisten hebben niet per se een hoge zelfwaardering (February 12, 2016)
  • Nu.nl – Narcist niet altijd tevreden met zichzelf (March, 2016)
  • PsychCentral – Narcissism vs. self-esteem: How are they different? (December 17, 2017)
  • Psychology Today – Self-esteem and narcissism in children (September 27, 2018)
  • The Atlantic – The fine line between self-esteem and narcissism (October 11, 2019)
  • Talkspace – Is there a difference between narcissism and confidence? (March 3, 2020)
  • Aftonbladet – How do you know if your child has narcissistic traits? (January 23, 2021)

Development of Narcissism

  • Forbes – Too much praise can turn kids into narcissists, study suggests (March 9, 2015)
  • The Washington Post – How parents create narcissistic children (March 9, 2015)
  • PBS – How not to raise a narcissist (March 9, 2015)
  • TIME – How not to raise a narcissist (March 9, 2015)
  • Newsweek – How parents turn their kids into raging narcissists (March 9, 2015)
  • The Guardian – Parents who praise children too much may encourage narcissism, says study (March 10, 2015)
  • Huffington Post – Praising your children could very well lead to narcissism (March 10, 2015)
  • LA Times – Narcissistic kid? Blame the parents, study says (March 9, 2015)
  • Discovery News – Is your child a narcissist in training? Take the quiz (March 9, 2015)
  • BrainBlogger – Parents make nasty little narcissists? (March 9, 2015)
  • ABC – Too much praise helps create narcissistic kids (March 10, 2015)
  • Spiegel – Study on false love: How children become narcissists (March 10, 2015)
  • NewScientist – Too much praise may make kids narcissistic (March 9, 2015)
  • The New York Times – ‘Kids like me deserve something special.’ The risks of overvaluing our young (March 10, 2015)
  • International Business Times – How to stop your child becoming a narcissist: Don’t tell them they’re special (March 9, 2015)
  • The Telegraph – Telling children they are special ‘fosters narcissism’ (March 10, 2015)
  • Daily Mail – How over-praised children turn into arrogant adults: Parents told to tell offspring they are the same as anyone else rather than better than them (March 10, 2015)
  • Business Insider – How to spot a narcissist from a young age (March 10, 2015)
  • New York (magazine) – How children become narcissists (March 9, 2015)
  • The Independent – The origins of narcissism: Children more likely to be self-centred if they are praised too much (March 10, 2015)
  • CNN – Parents may be to blame for narcissistic kids, says study (March 10, 2015)
  • Scientific American – Too much praise promotes narcissism (May 19, 2015)
  • TIME magazine – In praise of the ordinary child (July 23, 2015), covered in the 100 New Health Discoveries of 2016 in TIME magazine [print version]
  • The Guardian – Me! Me! Me! Are we living through a narcissism epidemic? (March 2, 2016)
  • Stuff.co.nz – Are we raising a generation of delicate children? (April 5, 2016)
  • New Scientist – Te veel lof maakt kinderen narcistisch (March 10, 2015)
  • Psychologie Magazine – Hoe we narcistische kinderen kweken (May 21, 2015)
  • JM Ouders – Opschepperige ouders (April 7, 2015)
  • NRC – Kind te veel prijzen kan narcisme kweken (March 10, 2015)
  • Volskrant Magazine – Hoe onze kinderen kleine narcistjes worden (April 25, 2015)
  • HP/De Tijd – Zo krijgt u een narcistisch kind (March 12, 2015)
  • Nu.nl – Overmatig prijzen van kind kan narcistische trekjes opwekken (March 10, 2015)
  • NPO Wetenschap – Overwaardering zorgt voor narcistische kinderen (March 10, 2015)
  • EOS Wetenschap – Zo kweek je een narcistisch kind (March 10, 2015)
  • Elsevier – Waarom complimenten kunnen leiden tot nare trekjes bij kinderen (January 25, 2016)
  • Psychology Today – How to NOT raise a narcissist (March 10, 2015)
  • Psychology Today – 10 signs of a narcissistic parent (February 28, 2016)
  • Psychology Today – excuse-making by school children (March 11, 2015)
  • New Scientist – Are you turning your child into a self-loving narcissist? (July 6, 2016)
  • New Scientist – All about me: How to be a successful narcissist (July 6, 2016)
  • Psychology Today – The narcissism epidemic and what we can do about it (July 8, 2016)
  • Psychology Today – The real narcissists (September 5, 2016)
  • ScienceDaily – Self-esteem in kids: Lavish praise is not the answer, warmth is (September 28, 2017)
  • Consumer Affairs – How to raise a child with good self-esteem: Researchers say parental warmth is important (September 29, 2017)
  • Reader’s digest – This one thing boosts kid’s self-esteem, science says–and it’s not praise (October 9, 2017)
  • Learning Mind – How narcissistic personality is formed (May 13, 2018)
  • New Scientist – Eureka – ‘Het overwaarderen van een kind draagt bij aan de ontwikkeling van narcisme’ (December 26, 2020)
  • Deutsche Welle – Help, my child is a narcissist! (January 10, 2022)

Parental Overvaluation

  • The Washington Post – The problem with telling your kids they’re ‘special’ (December 2, 2014)
  • Yahoo – The problems with thinking your kids are the best (December 4, 2014)
  • NewStatesman – Just because you think your children are extraordinary, doesn’t mean they are (December 3, 2014)
  • Redbook – Here’s why celebrities keep giving their kids bizarre names (December 3, 2014)
  • Newsday – The problem with telling your kids they’re ‘special’ (December 2, 2014)
  • Daily Mail – Parents who are too proud ‘more likely to give children unusual names and lie about their achievements’ (December 3, 2014)
  • The Telegraph – Narcissistic parents ‘giving their children wacky names’ (December 2, 2014)
  • Businessweek – Just how inflated are parents’ opinions of their kids? (November 13, 2014)
  • NextStepParenting – The difference between confidence and arrogance (n.d.)
  • Folia – Gekke naam van kind toont narcisme ouder aan (March 7, 2015)
  • NOS – De naam ‘Bowie’ zou wel eens een vlucht kunnen nemen (January 19, 2016)
  • NOS – Gephotoshopte schoolfoto? ‘Ouders doen het met de beste bedoelingen’ (October 8, 2018)

Unconditional Regard

  • LiveScience – How unconditional love helps kids with setbacks (November 3, 2014)
  • Fox News – Unconditional acceptance may help kids cope with setbacks (November 5, 2014)
  • HealthDay – “Unconditional regard” buoys kids’ self-esteem (November 6, 2014)
  • Reuters – Unconditional acceptance may help kids cope with setbacks (November 4, 2014)

Unfulfilled Dreams

  • Daily Mail – Pushy parents ‘are chasing lost dreams’ trying to make their children succeed (June 19, 2013)
  • LiveScience – It’s true: Some parents want to live through their kids (June 19, 2013)
  • ScienceDaily – Some parents want their child to redeem their broken dreams (June 19, 2013)
  • Die Welt – When children should fulfill their parents’ dreams (June 20, 2013)
  • Huffington Post – Parents really do want to live through their kids, research confirms (June 20, 2013)
  • Medical News Today – Psychologists find some parents want their own broken dreams to be redeemed by their child (June 21, 2013)
  • PsychCentral – Are kids pushed to reach parents’ unrealized dreams? (June 21, 2013)
  • TIME – Why stage parents push their kids (June 24, 2013)
  • IOL – Pushy parents ‘chasing lost dreams’ (June 25, 2013)
  • Discovery News – Why parents are pushy (June 25, 2013)
  • CNN – How not to be a scary stage parent (December 4, 2013)

Other

  • Trouw – Mag ik me bemoeien met het vakkenpakket dat mijn zoon kiest? (January 15, 2014)
  • Het Parool, De wetenschap vooruit helpen (August 26, 2015)
  • Psychologie Magazine – Mijn dochter kan niet tegen kritiek (June, 2015)
  • Scientific American – Narcissism’s cause (October, 2015)
  • Psychologie Magazine – Wanneer verwacht ik te veel van mijn kind? (November, 2015)
  • Psychologie Magazine – Kun je te veel complimenten geven aan een onzeker kind? (November, 2015)
  • Psychologie Magazine – Complimenten die het zelfvertrouwen versterken (November, 2015)
  • Het Parool – Leer je kind omgaan met tegenslagen (October 11, 2017)
  • Trouw – Hoe zorg ik dat mijn slimme kinderen geen opscheppertjes worden? (April 18, 2018)
  • Folia – UvA’er Eddie Brummelman wint Nationale Postdocprijs (October 24, 2018)
  • NEMO Kennislink – Overwaarderende ouders wakkeren narcisme aan bij hun kind (November 15, 2018)
  • Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen – Ontwikkelingspsycholoog wint Nationale Postdocprijs (December 7, 2018)
  • Psychology Today – Can parental touch help socially anxious children? (September 30, 2018)
  • Medical Express – Parental touch may reduce social anxiety in children (May 23, 2018)
  • PsyPost – Study: Blushing reveals the social concerns of narcissistic children (October 14, 2018)
  • News Medical Life Sciences – Researchers study what blushing reveals about emotional states of narcissistic children (June 7, 2018)
  • Volkskrant – Brullende ouders langs de lijn: hoe komen ze erop? En wat doet zoiets met kinderen? (January 31, 2020)
  • The Guardian: #MainCharacter – pandemic brings TikTok self-parody to the fore (April 6, 2021)
  • Parool – Onderzoek naar narcisme bij kinderen: ‘Eigenlijk voel ik compassie met ze’ (February 7, 2021) [print version]
  • Folia – Jonge wetenschappers tijdens de pandemie (December 3, 2021)
  • Spektrum – Why it is so difficult to accept yourself (March 25, 2021)
  • PsyPost – Young children’s physiological response to social evaluation predicts their narcissism and self-esteem three years later (July 27, 2022)
  • Zeit Magazin – Is praise really good for the child? (August 10, 2022)
  • PsychPost – Young children’s physiological response to social evaluation predicts their narcissism and self-esteem three years later (July 27, 2022)
  • Brigitte – Narcissism or healthy self-esteem? (February 14, 2023)
  • Observer – Want more generous children? Show them awe-inspiring art (March 16, 2023)
  • Psych News Daily – Seeing awe-inspiring art makes children more generous (April 2, 2023)
  • National Geographic - Our appearance influences our self-worth from childhood onward (August 24, 2023)
  • Süddeutsche Zeitung - I am pretty? (August 18, 2023)
  • PsyPost - Awe-inducing experiences lead to greater prosocial behavior in kids (June 4, 2023)
  • APS - Want more generous children? Show them awe-inspiring art (March 16, 2023)
  • Artnet - Children who are exposed to awe-inspiring art are more likely to become generous, empathic adults, a new study says (March 29, 2023)
  • Folia - Komt wetenschapscommunicatie straks ook op het beoordelingsgesprek? (November 29, 2023)
  • Volkskrant - Eddie Brummelman doet onderzoek naar het zelfbeeld van kinderen (April 3, 2024)
  • Folia - Toga aan of uit? UvA-hoogleraren op bezoek bij Amsterdamse basisscholen (May 24, 2024)
  • HOP - De Jonge Akademie kritisch over richtlijn demonstraties (April 3, 2024)
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