by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
What does school mean to your children? I have always been very fortunate in the fact that my children have always loved going to school. I have never had to worry about them faking an illness to be able to stay home because they have always really liked going to...
by Jennifer Poole | Kid Safety, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Jennifer Poole My 8 year old daughter and I were in the store last night when an older gentleman passed us. He asked if he could borrow my helper. I asked what he needed. He said, “Oh nothing, I just love little kids. I have 16 grandchildren of my...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
Recent news indicates that a British researcher Andrew Wakefield falsified information contained in his studies to tip the scales toward indicating a strong connection between the MMR vaccination and the onset of autism in children. His research caused a number of...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
5-to-8-year olds are still tied to family and eager to please but they’re also beginning to explore their individuality. In addition, your grade-schooler begins to spend more time at school and with peers and to collect information (including messages about...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Toddlers
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Up until this point I have been very lucky with my son’s sleeping habits. At six months old, Jeffrey (who will be 3 shortly) was only waking once a night. He was sleeping through the night at 12 months. He would wake at 7:00am, which...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
We’ve all been there: the one-size-fits-all item that really doesn’t fit, whether it’s clothing or something else. But what happens when it’s your child’s baby book, and the standard assumptions simply do not apply, because your baby was...
