Je keek er al maanden naar uit... eindelijk vakantie. Met zijn tweetjes op city trip, met het hele gezin naar zee of met vrienden gaan fietsen in Nederland. Héérlijk vooruitzicht. Maar als het dan eindelijk zover is, lijk je alleen maar ruzie te maken met je lief (en/of de rest van het gezin).
Hoe dat komt legt prof. Laura Sels, psycholoog aan de UGent, uit in deze podcast van Universiteit van Vlaanderen. Met gratis tips en tricks tégen vakantie- (en andere) ruzie!
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