by Brooke Romney | Oct 13, 2018 | Education, Parenting, Teens
Image via The Washington Post US Students Need a Cell Phone Detox This essay was originally published in The Washington Post. A cell phone detox for students is not a radical idea — it is an overdue one. French students are about to get a much-needed detox from...
by Brooke Romney | Oct 9, 2018 | Education, Parenting, Teens
How to Change the Cell Phone Policy at School Changing the cell phone policy at school is something parents can absolutely help make happen — and it is easier than most people think. I recently received a screenshot from a principal’s bulletin at...
by Brooke Romney | Aug 29, 2018 | Education, Parenting, Teens
When Kids Didn’t Have a Great First Day of School When kids didn’t have a great first day of school — when they were new, had a rough teacher, got in trouble, were put in the lowest reading group, couldn’t remember a math fact, sat alone at...
by Brooke Romney | May 20, 2018 | Books
As a reader, I took for granted that my kids would also be readers, and I was confident in my ability to make them love to read. Then, I had four active boys who preferred balls over books, and I felt a bit lost. When it was library time they chose books I had never...
by Brooke Romney | May 8, 2018 | Parenting
My Child Is Not Perfect and Neither Is Yours My child is not perfect — and saying it plainly is a relief. Brooke’s plan was to have perfect children. Unrealistic, yes, but that never stopped her from reaching for the ideal. She was certain that if she...
