by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Toddlers
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Everybody sing along: “I got the blues/ the toilet training blues/ my little guy/ just won’t go potty.” That’s been my mantra for the past few weeks. I’m trying to toilet train my 3 year old with absolutely no success. This...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real With Amy Kelly, Founder and CEO of Parent eSource Remember the good old days before your kids became tweens and teens and actually used to talk to you about their lives without an interrogation? They’re constantly texting, tweeting on Twitter, making new...
by Shadra Bruce | Stepparenting
Probably one of the more notable challenges of raising kids is adjusting to the various lifestyles and attitudes each member of the parenting team (a married couple, a divorced couple, stepparents) bring to the table. My stepkids were old enough, when their biological...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
When you marry into a family and inherit teenage stepchildren, you will encounter a different set of challenges than if you marry into a family with younger children. Older children, particularly tweens and teens, are already struggling to establish an identity of...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Let's Talk, Special Needs
The relationships moms have with their children is complex and rewarding. Having a child is always a profound experience, but for Amalia Starr, the journey has been especially life-changing. We’re so grateful to Amalia for sharing her story with us here. It is...