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In the Spotlight: Your Amazing Child!
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce We believe all kids are special, and that kids have the power to make a difference in the world with the things they do, and that…
Safety Bunns Helps You Keep Your Seat in a Wheelchair
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Our son, Kyle, was born with Down syndrome. One of the many challenges facing people with Down syndrome is weakness in the ligaments and muscles. For…
12 Parenting Rules for Every Mom and Dad
1. Tell your kids you love them every day. 2. Keep your kids ready for school by encouraging them to read regularly during the summer. 3. If they’re old enough to ask,…
Encourage Kids to Tap Into Their Brain P.O.W.E.R.
It can be difficult to pull your child away from his Xbox 360, but simulation isn’t always the kind of stimulation he needs. For optimal brain performance, think P.O.W.E.R.: P – Personal…
Get Kids to Eat Healthy at the School Cafeteria and Beyond
Healthy eating starts at home, but what happens when kids are out and about? Unfortunately, you can’t always control what your kids consume after they walk out the door. Like…
Raising Healthy Kids: Creative Ways to Encourage Physical Fitness
When it comes to getting your kids physically fit, think outside of the sandbox. It’s been ingrained in us that our children need to play ball games: football, basketball, baseball,…
Banged Up Heads and Good Parenting
I am SOOO excited to introduce you to the newest member of our Mama Posse, Mary Swan-Bell. This is her first of what I hope will be MANY contributions to MomsGetReal. Welcome,…
Checks Aren’t Safe and Neither Is the Post Office – Generational Differences
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Our 21-year old daughter is moving to Long Island for the summer. On the one hand, we think she’s crazy to spend every drop of her…
One Letter Makes All the Difference
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce One little S. That’s all you have to add to “mothering” to make it “smothering.” The “s”mother is a close cousin of the helicopter parent. But what do…
Safety and Social Media – Protecting Your Kids
Getting Real With Candi Wingate Sometimes, danger lurks in the most innocent of exchanges. When parents use social media such as Facebook, My Space, LinkedIn, and other mass-exposure venues, it is…
Elections Today: Vote with your Dollars
Getting Real With Jessica Blum, Playful Planet Consumers have a great deal of power over the wellness of our earth. With your money, you decide whether or not to support foreign…
Boosting Kids’ Self-Esteem in 3 Easy Steps
Getting Real With Candi Wingate Kids ages five to 12 years old often exhibit self-doubt. They don’t think they’re good at a particular task, even though they may actually be quite…
Playful Planet Helps Busy Moms Go Green with 5 Easy Changes
Getting Real With Jessica Blum, Playful Planet The players of PlayfulPlanet.com asked themselves how busy moms could become a little more “green”… …they came up with these 5 key lifestyle changes: …
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…
