by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce In writing and talking to Dave about the damage that can be done when helicopter parents won’t allow their kids to grow, learn, and make their own mistakes, we discussed how likely it was that certain school administrators around...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce It’s normal to be concerned for your child, especially when they are doing something for the first time (riding a bike, going to school, staying with a friend). Are they going to make the right decisions? Are their teachers offering the...
by Shadra Bruce | Stepparenting
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce It was heartbreaking for me watching our older kids wait for phone calls that never came, visits that never materialized, and relationships that never happened with their biological mother. I wanted nothing more than to magically go back...
by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Our education system is nowhere near perfect. It’s definitely come a long way, but it seems like we still have a long way to go in acknowledging the talents of individual students. It seems that with laws such as the NCLB Act, a child...