by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Our biggest fear at having a ten-year age difference between our first set of kids (the ones Dave started making without me) and our second set of kids was that we didn’t want the younger ones to catch the disease of teen cynicism too...
by Shadra Bruce | Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Winter is coming. Are you ready to argue with your fashion-focused daughters about wearing clothes that won’t lead to hypothermia? I’ve been facing this annual struggle since our youngest daughter, Anika, could pick her own...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Can you imagine the frustration of having so much to say and no way to express your needs? Infants are no different from adults in that respect; they are capable of clearly communicating their needs and wants, but the only form of...
by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce My son, Parker, is 12 years old. He just finished 7th grade, having started kindergarten a year early. Academically, he’s continued to remain ahead of the majority of his peers. He received high 90s on all of his finals without even...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Parenting
1. Tell your kids you love them every day. 2. Keep your kids ready for school by encouraging them to read regularly during the summer. 3. If they’re old enough to ask, they’re old enough to know. 4. When it comes to the tough stuff, inform your kids before...
