by Shadra Bruce | Book Reviews, Special Needs
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Most parents worry about organization before school starts, but for us, it takes a good month before we can figure out how we can best help our son, who has Asperger’s, which is either aggravated by or in addition to a sensory...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Planning a baby shower can be a lot of fun, but it can also be a lot of work. Throw into the mix your own children’s insatiable need for attention and you can see how the stress level can rise quickly. Keep the kids from stressing you...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
MomsGetReal Contributor Kylie Burgener, Prolacta Bioscience affiliate and mother of a toddler When I became a mother, I thought I was prepared for anything. We’d been trying for over two years before I finally got pregnant. I had read books, followed a healthy diet,...
by Shadra Bruce | Kid Safety
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Getting a good fright has always been an integral part of Halloween, but parents genuinely fear some of the harm that can come to a child during trick-or-treating. The danger stems less from hazardous treats — Time magazine claims only...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
MomsGetReal Contributor Tonia Caselman Empathy is the ability to (1) read and understand another’s emotional cues, (2) personally experience some of that person’s feelings, and (3) express that understanding verbally and/or behaviorally. It is much more than simply...
