by Kira Hazledine | Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Raising gender neutral kids is a hot topic right now, and there is still a lot of controversy when it comes to retail. Some parents want to see stores get rid of separate boys’ and girls’ sections altogether, while other parents don’t...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Special Needs, Toddlers
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce My granddaughter Hallie has recently made giant leaps with her communication milestones. She progressed along the continuum of saying mama, dada, and nana; those words were followed fairly closely by the other members of her household...
by Kira Hazledine | On Motherhood, Raising Healthy Kids, Toddlers
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Let me tell you a story about an angry mother and an outdated pediatrician. Last week, Hallie came down with a sudden fever. I saw all the signs early of something that just didn’t look good, so I took her in to the doctor. We will...
by Shadra Bruce | Love, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce The holiday season revolves around kindness to others, and there’s no doubt that gift-giving is a component in that. There is joy in giving to others, as well as receiving, but if we don’t teach children early what the true spirit of the...
by Kira Hazledine | Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Toddlers
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I spend a lot of time asking Hallie to say “sorry.” Hallie is a year and a half, and her current attitude has me worried about the terrible twos already. She apologizes for a lot of different things, like hitting, biting, throwing, and...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids
As we raise our children, we teach them to say please and thank you, to be polite, and to show respect to the adults in their lives. We try to protect them from harm without wrapping them in bubble wrap and waiting until they turn 18 to let them out. There is nothing...
