by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Packing lunches for your children is a great way to take care of them when they’re away from home. They get something familiar to eat – something you know they’ll like so you won’t have to worry about them starving all...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Every single day from kindergarten through sixth grade, Kira wanted a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich for lunch. She loved her PBJ. The PBJ is standard kid fare, but if your children’s lunch boxes are starting to come home from...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Why do we put juice boxes in our kids’ lunches? Those perfectly-shaped containers that fit next to the pbj and don’t spill or leak…how can you resist? It even comes with its own straw! While fruit juice (100%, not the...
by Shadra Bruce | Kid Safety
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Encourage Your Kids to Be Individuals If you want your kids to be able to overcome peer pressure, empower them to be comfortable in their own skin. Kids are better able to resist peer pressure when they feel good about themselves. Be...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce If you are pregnant and not yet preparing your child for school, you may be too late. You may not be able to detect the sarcasm, but the fact is, more and more “experts” and parenting gurus are suggesting that if your fetus...