Maike Kooijmans

Maike Kooijmans serves as a lecturer in Parenting for the Future at Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. She specializes in developing educational frameworks that counter performance-oriented societal pressures affecting children's development.

Her research focuses on pedagogical innovation through her creation of Talentology, a counter-movement to performance culture that addresses emotional well-being in Dutch youth. Drawing from studies like the HBSC (Dutch Health Behavior in School-aged Children), she examines how societal expectations impact children and how childcare settings can provide balance. Her work bridges educational theory with practical childcare applications.

Dr. Kooijmans has appeared on the BK podcast discussing how childcare environments can serve as protective spaces against the pressures of achievement-oriented culture, emphasizing the need for holistic development approaches.