Suki Wessling: writer, teacher, radio host

Category: Health

  • Capoeira, Whole Body Learning

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    My daughter’s homeschool program brings in artists through the Spectra program. Usually they are visual artists, but occasionally there’s something different. Papiba and his Capoeira class is definitely Something Different. The class starts with a little Portuguese lesson, introducing the kids to a few basic words and numbers. Then they stretch, and Papiba introduces more…

  • Sibling Rivalry

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    My children never fight. My children are so similar that they have little to argue about. We have done such a GOOD job with our children, making sure that they aren’t competitive with each other and they never feel that we favor one over the other. Yeah, right. Here’s the truth: Our children, though similar…

  • Behavioral problems: Resources

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    These are the resources that I used in writing my upcoming articles on non-drug therapies for treating behavioral problems in children. (See previous blog.) An Alternative View of Behavioral Problems in Children Resources: Organizations and Publications: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics American Journal of Psychiatry American Academy of Pediatrics Integrative Pediatrics Council Pediatrics Taste…

  • The “Gift”

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    I used a word I don’t particularly like when I was talking to some parents the other day. The problem is, it’s the word that is used, and substitutions for it sound awkward. I was referring to my daughter and how I’d been reading a “gifted homeschoolers” e-mail group (mostly to reassure myself that I’m…

  • Love Her and Let Her Go

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    I received some pearls of wisdom the other day about discipline from a tattooed great-grandmother who works at my daughter’s homeschool program. My wise woman told me that she never had preschoolers in her care give her trouble about walking in a line on sidewalks. When I expressed my doubt that she’d be able to…