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Help Half a Billion Kids with Neglected Tropical Diseases
I’m donating our space here at MomsGetReal today to Caitlin Garlow from the End7 organization. Caitlin’s message is truly important, and I hope you’ll take a moment to read it,…
Delays, Doubts, & Doing Something – Your Child’s Development
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra Oh, those developmental benchmarks we call milestones. They can drive a mother mad. There is the cry of future genius when your baby does something ahead…
Bad Teachers – Shadra’s Rant of the Week
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce With five kids, three cross-country moves, and 10 different addresses, we’ve experienced the best and the worst of the public school system. We have come close…
Packing a Safe Lunch for Your Kids
Familiar foods are often better than the mystery scoop of meat goo served by the school cafeteria, and you can relax knowing they won’t starve their way through the afternoon.…
5 Things You Should Never Say to a Preemie Parent
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Having a child in the hospital is never easy. It puts a lot of stress on the parents and family as a whole. Often extended family…
Our Family Is Taking the LISTERINE® “Oral Care Challenge”
The kids have barely finished consuming their Halloween candy and the holiday treats are starting to appear. Fudge and breads from grandma, along with a plate of cookies are on…
Potty Training Never Ends
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra From poopie diapers to clogged toilets this potty training thing isn’t going quite like I had been foolishly led to believe. I have two kids. Just…
Correcting Toe Walking – and Dealing with Doctors
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Jeffrey is a toe walker. It has to do with being a preemie; he didn’t develop proper muscle tone in his calf muscles. The physiotherapist noticed…
From Princess to President – Raising Strong Girls
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce There’s no avoiding a little bit of gender bias in raising my kids. I mean, I guess we could have gone to the extremes of the…
NanoWrimo? NoShavember? No…November is for Preemies!
MomsGetReal™.com is taking a break from the Stress Less Holiday Event to discuss something that makes the holidays worthwhile: our babies. November is Preemie Awareness Month, and the March of…
Asperger’s Syndrome Isn’t the Problem – It’s the Reaction to it
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce My son is an extraordinary little boy. I would hope that every mother would say the same about her own kids. My son is extraordinary in…
When Sharing Is Not Okay – It Is Flu Season!
Getting Real With Kathy Winn I work in the health care field. I don’t provide health care, but I work on the administrative side. Still, I spend a lot of time…
It Isn’t Fair – Unless You’re the Cat
Getting Real With Veronic Ibarra My daughter is very fond at age 7 to point out how unfair everything is around our house. It isn’t fair that she has to clean…
Raising Tolerant and Accepting Teens
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Our society has made great strides when it comes to being accepting – not just tolerant – of others. We are living in a time of…
Raising Kids with High Self-Esteem – No Mini-Mes Allowed
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Growing up, I never had a lot of confidence. In fact, during middle school and high school, I was pretty much a social failure. It came…
It’s Never Too Early to Have the Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce As a parent, having ‘The Talk’ is probably one of the most difficult and challenging moments of parenthood. It can be difficult to believe that your…
Positive Reinforcement Works
Getting Real With Amalia Starr Do you know how powerfully destructive negative input can be? It can tear one apart and make a person doubt them self in all areas of…
Scars and Battle Wounds from My First Trip Through the Toddler Years
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Almost from the time your child is born, you’re aware of the ticking clock counting down to the second birthday. You’re prepared for it. You’re ready…
Keep Your Teen Safe on Halloween
by Shadra Bruce When your kids are young, the worst thing you have to worry about on Halloween is the cavities they might incur from the copious amounts of candy they…
Raising Healthy Teens Inside and Out
I've been writing about teens a lot lately. I think it is because, for the moment, we don't have any. It's only now that I can reflect -with the humor…
