by Shadra Bruce | Love, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce The holiday season revolves around kindness to others, and there’s no doubt that gift-giving is a component in that. There is joy in giving to others, as well as receiving, but if we don’t teach children early what the true spirit of the...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Life is busy, and finding time to bond with your kids – especially as they get older – can be difficult. But motherhood doesn’t stop just because the kids have outgrown bottles and diapers and cuddles, and finding time...
by Shadra Bruce | Family, Making Memories
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce We have a much busier household than I ever imagined at this point. I assumed all my children being moved out, aside from my youngest at 15, with Dave and I wondering how to spend our time and what we would cook for three people instead...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids
As we raise our children, we teach them to say please and thank you, to be polite, and to show respect to the adults in their lives. We try to protect them from harm without wrapping them in bubble wrap and waiting until they turn 18 to let them out. There is nothing...
by Shadra Bruce | Making Memories, Travel
When the kids were little, we made off-season travel a part of our plan every year. We would take the kids out of school on non-break weeks to take our vacations, especially if we were going somewhere touristy. The kids were strong students and could usually get most...
