by Shadra Bruce | Education, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce When our son was six, he was labeled gifted. He had tested in the 99th percentile on some exam and had an IQ of 126, so the school said he was gifted. We started suspecting he was a fast learner—most IQ tests not only measure...
by Shadra Bruce | Adult Children, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce During our oldest son’s junior year in high school, he decided to look into military service as an option after graduation. Reports of young men and women dying in service were on the news regularly. However, we had always tried to teach...
by Kira Hazledine | On Motherhood, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine “I’m so fat!” This is what I said as I stared in the mirror, frowning at my pregnancy bloat. Honestly, I don’t think I’m fat at all. I’m very happy with my postpartum self, and confident in the body that successfully birthed a whole...
by Shadra Bruce | On Motherhood, Raising Healthy Kids, Toddlers
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Almost from the time your child is born, you’re aware of the ticking clock counting down to the toddler years – particularly that second birthday. You’re prepared for it. You’re ready to embrace your toddler’s new-found...
by Shadra Bruce | Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Like adults, children need less judgment and more understanding. They need less control and more choices. They need encouragement to be their own unique individual selves and unconditional love. They need less “no” and more,...
by Kira Hazledine | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine It all seems so innocent, doesn’t it? The little kids in preschool, holding hands and insisting that someone is their “boyfriend” or “girlfriend.” I’ll admit it, as someone who has worked in a lot of different preschools, I used to...
