Suki Wessling: writer, teacher, radio host

Category: Psychology

  • iPotty, uPotty, we all scream for iPotty!

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    It’s hard to judge which toy is really the worst one released each year—the competition is so stiff! But new screen-based toys for babies are so offensive that it was easy to give this one the award.

  • Book Review: Make Your Worrier a Warrior

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    Make Your Worrier a Warrior is a useful addition to any parenting library. With his emphasis on practical solutions that any family can implement, author Daniel Peters offers families help with common problems that can cripple their children’s chance at success in whatever they want to pursue.

  • Not another damsel in distress

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    Sometime in the last year I clicked on a link from Facebook about a woman who was being harassed because she planned to make a series of videos looking at sexist attitudes perpetuated by video games. Even before she’d made the videos—before she even said what was going to be in them—the Internet erupted against…

  • Talk to your kids

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    When my children were small, we were fortunate that our lives intersected briefly with a wonderful woman who was temporarily working as a babysitter. She was a refugee and had gone from being a respected professional in her native tongue to a naive beginner in America. As such, she had the unusual experience of being…

  • A behavioral diet toolkit

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    I am not what I would describe as a great enthusiast for the alternative health craze. I remember reading when I was a child about the “snake oil salesmen” who precipitated this country’s need for a Food and Drug Administration. Although I’d love to believe that all of our modern snake oil salesmen are well-intentioned,…