by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey I’ve decided that this year I’m going to make a New Year’s Promise instead of a New Year’s Resolution. Considering that only about 10% of resolutions are successful, a promise just seems like it would be easier to keep. If I were...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Jennifer Poole It is that time again when we make our lofty goals for 2011. The question is where will you be in 3 months regarding those goals. I am all for resolutions, but I suggest a few considerations to make when setting those resolutions. I...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Jennifer Proctor Part 1 It’s that time of year again when everyone is thinking and talking about making New Year’s Resolutions and the idea of such is everywhere. The typical… join a gym and lose 10 pounds immediately come to mind. But what else can...
by Shadra Bruce | Toddlers
Since the foundation for all healthy habits — from nutritious eating to face washing — is laid down during the preschool years, they are a great time to set the stage for a drug-free life. The following 7 tips from The Partnership at Drugfree.org will help you work...
by Shadra Bruce | Making a Difference
MomsGetReal is proud to announce their affiliation with The Partnership at Drugfree.org, the only national health nonprofit that seeks to work as parents’ partner in helping them prevent, intervene and find treatment for substance abuse in their teens. They do this do...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
There are just some days that bedtime is my favorite time of day. As humans, we are all entitled to have good days and bad days but what does a family do when we all have the same bad day? The most useful piece of advice I can offer is to keep a sense of humor!...
by Shadra Bruce | Teens and Tweens
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 was a good year for our parents. Comparing notes as we often do when it comes to our kids’ behavior, Tiana and...
by Shadra Bruce | Crafts with Kids, Making Memories
From MomsGetReal Contributor Wanda Morrissey The gingerbread house was far from perfect. The walls were slanted. The chimney wouldn’t stay on. The candy Santa Claus kept falling over and the icing was uneven; thin in some spots and thick and globby in others. No,...
by Lisa Van De Graaff | Recipe Corner
To continue our week of special holiday treats, here’s a delicious one from Lisa Van De Graaff: My mother creates the most amazing Christmas Eve spread of goodies. We have platter after platter of pretty little finger foods, decadent cheeses, and family...
by Shadra Bruce | Recipe Corner
All this week, we’ll be sharing our favorite recipes with our readers for the holidays. Please feel free to share yours as well! One of the holiday favorites in our home is Buckeye Balls. We make them every Christmas. These are easy to make and even younger...
by Shadra Bruce | Recipe Corner
For the next few days, our MomsGetReal™ team will be sharing some of their favorite holiday recipes with our readers. We hope you’ll enjoy these as much as we do… From Jenn Poole: Soda Cracker Candy Preheat oven to 350 degreesLine a cookie sheet with foil,...
by Shadra Bruce | Stress Management
Let’s Get Real with Wanda Morrissey Technically, winter doesn’t start for another week but I’m already sick of it. I think we were spoiled last year. In Ontario we had one of the mildest, driest winters on record. Mother Nature is definitely making up for that...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Special Needs
MomsGetReal.com is proud to introduce you to our most recent MomsGetReal contributor, Amalia Starr. Amalia is here to help us all understand a little more about autism and being the mom of a child with autism, and we are grateful to her for lending her expertise to...
