by Shadra Bruce | Divorce, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Tammy Bartholomew It’s amazing how one conversation over instant messaging makes you realize how much you could help someone else by sharing. As the dust started to settle since my divorce in 2009, and yes it does take years to settle, it’s amazing...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Let's Talk, Special Needs
Getting Real With Tonia Caselman, PhD, LCSW Research tells us that children who have good social skills (i.e. are able to make and keep friends) do better in life. They are more successful professionally; they have more satisfying marriages; they have fewer mental...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Parenting, Teens and Tweens
by Shadra Bruce When I got my license, I was 15 years old. I was a straight A student. I was trustworthy and well behaved. But… the temptation to go places I shouldn’t be, or do things I shouldn’t do was more than I was able to bear at times, especially with peer...
by Shadra Bruce | Divorce, Let's Talk
We are privileged to have in our midst a contributor who is willing to share the deepest moments of her painful experience of lost love, divorce, and reclaiming her life. Thank you, Tammy, for sharing with us!! MomsGetReal is happy to share your creative efforts with...
by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
By Shadra Bruce When your child’s grades suddenly swing from passing to “How did this happen?!” there may be cause for concern. However, jumping to the conclusion that he or she was goofing around instead of paying attention or not putting in enough...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Love
Every relationship, if it lasts long enough, has to survive periods of intense stress. While there are certain life events that cause a great deal of stress, like changing jobs or schools, getting married or divorced, having a child or having a child go away to school...
