by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce After being a parent for 20+ years, I can tell you that it’s OK to get tired. Motherhood is a full-time job, and when you’re balancing the needs of multiple people for that many years, you can get a little burnt out. They say the...
by Shadra Bruce | Adult Children, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Do you have all the answers? If you don’t, why should your kids? The career I chose at 18 is not anything close to the career and business I have built today. But I grew up with a dad who got a job when he was 18 and stayed in the...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce There seems to be no end to mom-shaming, but really, you should get over yourself. You’re not a better mom than me anymore than I’m a better mom than you. We’ve all had our share of parenting fails. Like the time I was...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Toddlers
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce I was never the mom who said no screen time. Are you kidding? How do you ever get anything done if you can’t sit your kid in front of the TV for 30 minutes and start laundry or dinner? Sure, too much screen time is considered a...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Childhood is such a precious time. Concerns are easily abated with hugs and kisses, and discovery is unending. It’s an unpleasant reality that our kids grow too quickly, but does the excitement that existed in childhood ever have to end?...
by Shadra Bruce | Kid Safety, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Here in New York, we seemed to go from snow on the ground to 80 degree days overnight. It’s hot. And I don’t like being hot. But I do like being safe. These summer safety tips can help you keep your family (and your pets)...
