by Shadra Bruce | On Motherhood, Raising Healthy Kids, Toddlers
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Almost from the time your child is born, you’re aware of the ticking clock counting down to the toddler years – particularly that second birthday. You’re prepared for it. You’re ready to embrace your toddler’s new-found...
by Brittany Tiedmann | Everything Baby, Parenting, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real with Brittany Tiedemann Being a Mom is one of the biggest excitements of my life. Watching my baby girl grow and learn new things is a wonderful blessing. Now that my baby is almost 6 months old I have had time to look back at all the thing I thought I...
by Shadra Bruce | Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Having your first child is the most rewarding experience you will ever have and will cause you to feel a kind of love you never knew existed. As any parent will tell you, it really is all worth it. If you are a worried expectant or new...
by Shadra Bruce | Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Like adults, children need less judgment and more understanding. They need less control and more choices. They need encouragement to be their own unique individual selves and unconditional love. They need less “no” and more,...
by Kira Hazledine | On Motherhood
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Oh man, what my Thursdays used to look like before becoming a mom. Now, I honestly don’t know what day it is most of the time. It all blurs into the same whirlwind of diapers and snacks and tantrums. Those pesky Facebook memories pop...
by Kira Hazledine | On Motherhood
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I love seeing other moms lift each other up. A sympathetic glance or a nice comment like, “you’re doing awesome.” Mom shaming is rampant, and I want more than anything for everyone to be more accepting of the way everyone parents...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Toddlers
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Let me just tell you, being grandma is a lot of fun. First of all, when Hallie doesn’t want to do something her mom wants her to do, she runs to me and I get extra hugs. I don’t have to be the one to enforce the rules. I...
by Kira Hazledine | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine It all seems so innocent, doesn’t it? The little kids in preschool, holding hands and insisting that someone is their “boyfriend” or “girlfriend.” I’ll admit it, as someone who has worked in a lot of different preschools, I used to...
by Kira Hazledine | Healthy Eating, Toddlers
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine My darling daughter, Hallie, is quickly approaching her second birthday. Her appetite is growing as fast as she is, but mealtime is anything but easy. Her love for hot dogs and ketchup is unending, and that would be helpful if that’s...
by Shadra Bruce | Kid Safety, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids
Sexting is a term that refers to texting sexual images and messages, and if you think your teen hasn’t been exposed to it, just check these stats: 20% of all teens have sent or posted a nude or semi-nude photo of themselves 39% of teens have sent or posted sexually...
by Kira Hazledine | Let's Talk, On Motherhood
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Hello, friends. Are you here to join me on my corn-filled rant? Ok good, because here we go. Maybe it was all the Doritos I ate in pregnancy. Those savory and salt cravings were no joke. Or it could have been the many mini-corn dogs I...
by Tammy Torres | Adult Children
The last thing a parent wants to say to an adult child is “Get Out!” but sometimes they need additional push to go live out in the big bad world after being given many chances to live under mom and dad’s roof. I am happy to say, the last set of our...
by Kira Hazledine | Family, Toddlers, Travel
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I’ve talked about our successful international trips, and in my opinion, traveling with an infant is way easier than traveling with a toddler. It was much simpler when Hallie would sleep the 6-hour flight away. Although Hallie...
by Shadra Bruce | Creating Balance, Self-Improvement, Stress Management
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Stress gets a bad rap. Stress makes you fat, ruins your skin, is bad for your heart. We all just need to relax. I admit, there are moments when all I want to do is curl up in a ball and cry (a great stress reliever) or yell at anyone who...
by Kira Hazledine | Parenting
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I should have told you in the moment, and I’m sorry I didn’t. I was rushing my child through an airport trying to make it to the next plane, and when my daughter stopped to look at you, you complimented her. But you didn’t tell her how...
