by Shadra Bruce | Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Like adults, children need less judgment and more understanding. They need less control and more choices. They need encouragement to be their own unique individual selves and unconditional love. They need less “no” and more,...
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, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Though many of us look back on our childhood and long for a simpler time, we all too easily forget that being a kid can be tough. Not only are kids confronted daily with new experiences, but they are also struggling to identify who they...
by Shadra Bruce | Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Growing up, I never had a lot of confidence. In fact, during middle school and high school, I was pretty much a social failure. It came down to a lack of self esteem and self confidence. It made it difficult for me to be comfortable in...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Veronica Ibarra It started in kindergarten. My daughter began growing out faster than she was growing up, and I began feeling like a bad mom because I couldn’t figure out what to do. Sodas were already a banned substance in our house except for...