by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce The teenage years are wrought with challenges that parents have to come to terms with, but one of the biggest is teen driving. There is something terrifying, in my mind, about placing a teenager (we’re talking about someone whose...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce It seems like it’s harder to be a kid these days than it used to be. There have always been pressures growing up, but with social media and the internet, there are new avenues of potential stress to consider. Where cyber-bullying didn’t...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Every parent struggles with the proper methods of disciplining their teenager. We’re on our fourth trip through the teenage years, and it seems much more challenging now than it was before every kid wanted a cell phone and had...
by Shadra Bruce | Teens and Tweens
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce If you’re the mom of a new driver, it’s important to know your state’s rules for teen drivers. While most states make some sort of special provision for teen drivers, not all states hold the same provisions. Some states...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce At one point in your child’s life you were the source of all knowledge, and you could not possibly be wrong. Now your child is a teenager and you could not possibly be right. How are you supposed to raise a mature teen when they are...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Sexually transmitted diseases are nothing to joke about. You need to make sure you understand the risks of STDs so that you can intelligently talk to your teen about them. The more matter-of-fact you can be about the reality of the...
