by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Doing it Alone, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Sara Haley You hear it a lot, and you think it on a daily basis: There are never enough hours in a day. As much as everyone believes this, the same is true especially for us single moms. And what happens to us over time as we try and balance work,...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Breastfeeding, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra I am nearing the end of the weaning process with my son who is now 2 and ¾ years old. I breastfed his older sister till she was about the same age, give or take a month. It is a bittersweet time for me as I think about the bonding...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Parenting
Easter is just around the corner, and in our household, the Easter Egg hunt has always been a big deal. We have traditionally had a large group of kids in a wide range of ages participating in the hunt. If there are a lot of children in your family, you know that even...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Toddlers
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Everybody sing along: “I got the blues/ the toilet training blues/ my little guy/ just won’t go potty.” That’s been my mantra for the past few weeks. I’m trying to toilet train my 3 year old with absolutely no success. This...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real With Amy Kelly, Founder and CEO of Parent eSource Remember the good old days before your kids became tweens and teens and actually used to talk to you about their lives without an interrogation? They’re constantly texting, tweeting on Twitter, making new...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
When you marry into a family and inherit teenage stepchildren, you will encounter a different set of challenges than if you marry into a family with younger children. Older children, particularly tweens and teens, are already struggling to establish an identity of...