by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce When Parker was in first grade in Reno, he had the most extraordinary teacher. She was caring, compassionate, and intuitive about her students. She immediately recognized that Parker could benefit from spending part of the day in a...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Q: I have five kids and I never seem to be able to keep up with the laundry. Do you have any ideas? A: Have your husband do the laundry! Just kidding! While I am quite lucky that my husband does, indeed, do all the laundry, we do...
by Shadra Bruce | Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Winter is coming. Are you ready to argue with your fashion-focused daughters about wearing clothes that won’t lead to hypothermia? I’ve been facing this annual struggle since our youngest daughter, Anika, could pick her own...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Special Needs
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra I spent ten years working with troubled teens. I worked with them on the counseling side of things and on the education side of things. I spent countless hours talking to parents about their child’s behavior and mood. Some...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Anika’s birthday is just around the corner. She has always been fairly reasonable in her requests, but kids in the United States tend to be fairly spoiled, as far as the world’s standards go. Elizabeth Kolbert recently wrote...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Back to School
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra Well, it has been a while since I’ve found any time to think let alone write. I spent the summer having fun with the kids, and for some reason (probably their ages) I found that it took up almost all my time. That’s not a...
