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
Raising healthy teens requires patience, consistence, and a willingness to make mistakes. Teens are trying to stretch their wings but still need someone there to catch them if they fall. Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Parent–teen relationships can be difficult, and...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
by Shadra Bruce When your kids are young, the worst thing you have to worry about on Halloween is the cavities they might incur from the copious amounts of candy they consume after trick-or-treating. Now that your teen is too old to dress up, you have a whole lot more...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I have bad news for you, parents. One of these days, you’re going to wake up and be living with a stranger. This stranger will have replaced a sweet, lovable, often toothless child who admired you completely. Now, that little angel has...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
by Shadra Bruce I think all parents must go through a Rodney Dangerfield phase. Coincidentally, this phase starts about the time your kids become teens. At some point, your kids mutate from adoring little angels to some kind of alien species. And the problem is, you...