by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Parenting
by Shadra Bruce In case you haven’t noticed, this country is in a lot of debt. As a country and as individuals, we’ve all gotten used to the idea of living on credit. While for most of us, getting a loan is the only way we could ever afford to buy a house, too many...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
by Shadra Bruce When you’re riding in the car, have you ever had the seat belt tighten against you? What’s the first thing you do when you feel it tighten but there’s no actual danger around? You try to loosen it up, right? I know for myself, the minute that seat belt...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
by Shadra Bruce In this day and age, we all have the “good touch/bad touch” talk with our kids when they are young. And, most of us grit our teeth and make it through the uncomfortable but necessary sex talk with our adolescents. I worry, though, that many parents...
by Shadra Bruce | Teens and Tweens
by Shadra Bruce Tween attitude is frustrating to say the least. It’s the mouthy responses that get to me the most. When I’m feeling sane and calm, I can see that my kids are simply trying to be clever, exert their personalities, and express their opinions. When I’m...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Kid Safety
Getting Real With Amy Kelly was gracious enough to share her two-part series on Internet Predators with us. Read part one here. Thank you, Ken Shallcross, for helping get the word out to make kids safer online. Guest Post by Ken Shallcross from PC Pandora. Ken...
by Shadra Bruce | Kid Safety, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Amy Kelly was kind enough to share this two-part series on Internet Predators with us from Ken Shallcross of PC Pandora. This is part one in a two part series, provided courtesy of Ken Shallcross from PC Pandora. Ken Shallcross is the director of...