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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…
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…
Trying To Be Cool or Cruel? Protecting Our Daughters
Getting Real With Jennifer Poole A friend of my daughter’s has been saying she knows the stars of a popular Disney show. She has told my daughter that she video chats…
Tween Attitude – The Ride of Your Life
by Shadra Bruce Tween attitude is frustrating to say the least. It’s the mouthy responses that get to me the most. When I’m feeling sane and calm, I can see that…
Is 10 the New 13?
Tiana and I both have 10 year olds. Actually, Tiana has 10-year old twins, I have a 10-year old son, and our baby sister has a 10-year old daughter. It…
Verbal Bullies Hurt Too
It happens at least once a year. We get a call from a teacher or the principal about Parker. He’s a good boy, but he is definitely not the typical…
TOO OLD TO BE A PRINCESS?
Happy Halloween! Our village had trick-or-treat last night, avoiding any complication of pagan holiday versus religious belief. For the first year of her entire existence, Anika opted not to be a…
Loyal Friendship
Having friends that are loyal to you and being a loyal friend is a very important part of building meaningful friendships. It takes time to build a friendship and establish…
Thank You KISS!
My son loves the rock band KISS. He comes by his love naturally – his father has loved KISS since he was a child. Parker has been listening to KISS…
The Rewards of High Self-Esteem
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 down to a lack…
Raising Individuals
My kids started school this year looking quite different from the norm. Parker’s hair was “rock star/punk” made messy with gel, cut into wild layers, and dyed blue and green…
Birthdays
Another year has come and gone. It is funny how the older you get the more your birthday becomes “just another day”. I recently celebrated my birthday, and while it…
Football!
I will never forget our first day of football tryouts last year. We were starting late and it was our son’s first time playing football. It was actually his first…
Tweens Growing Up
In this day and age, the years before children even reach the actual teen years they are faced with so many difficult situations and choices. Commonly referred to as tweens,…
Sex Talk for Breakfast
Talking about sex is not how I envision starting my morning. Well, talking about sex with my 10-year old son is not how I envision the start of the day,…
