by Shadra Bruce | Special Needs
Hearing that your child has a serious illness or disease can be difficult to comprehend. Coping with the diagnosis, and the pain and hardship that it can bring may be overwhelming to deal with on your own. However, finding ways to combat the illness can be made easier...
by Shadra Bruce | Special Needs
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Cord blood banking is a painless and safe way of collecting the blood left in a newborn’s umbilical cord and placenta and storing it for potential future medical use. Cord blood contains potentially lifesaving cells called stem...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Let's Talk, Special Needs
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra Every mother knows about the mommy trenches, even if she does not use that term. The mommy trenches are where all the hard work of motherhood takes place. It’s where the dishes and laundry constantly need doing no matter how much...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Let's Talk, Special Needs
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra As I’ve been learning how to address my son’s autism so that he has the opportunity to grow and learn, it has meant putting a little more order into our routines and sticking to structure. This has been beneficial to all of us, but...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Special Needs
It starts simply enough: your child seems to catch on to things quickly. People are often surprised to learn how young they are because of how well they talk, or that they can recite the alphabet at an extraordinarily young age. Over time, these little incidents may...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Special Needs
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra I spent ten years working with troubled teens. I worked with them on the counseling side of things and on the education side of things. I spent countless hours talking to parents about their child’s behavior and mood. Some...
