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The Best Gifts
Make shopping a breeze with these gift lists for men, women, teens, and children!
Must-Read Books
The best books for all ages, including captivating audiobooks and podcasts.
Top Movies for Families
Over 100 movies that will bring everyone together for movie night.
GIFTS
The Best Outdoor Games and Toys for Families
The Best Outdoor Games and Toys for Families Outdoor games are the best for active families and they make awesome "family gifts!" Sharing our favorite outdoor games for families and a few other ways we enjoy the outdoors around here! With the weather warming up,...
The Best Gifts for Graduates
The Best Gifts for Graduates It's graduation time! Such a great time of year to celebrate over a decade of education and commitment with the best gifts for graduates. I know many students are all about money and gift cards, which is totally understandable, but...
Family Games Teens Love
Family Games Teens Love: The Crowd-Sourced Guide Finding family games teens love — games they will actually choose to play rather than tolerating under protest — is one of the harder challenges of family game night once kids hit middle school. This list exists because...
The Best Easter Basket Ideas for Teen Boys
The Best Easter Basket Ideas For Teen Boys I go back and forth on Easter baskets. Sometimes we do something fun in there, and other times it is mostly just candy! If I do purchase anything, I like it to be useful, and it is kind of fun to surprise them with a few...
The Best Easter Basket Ideas for Teen Girls
The Best Easter Basket Ideas for Teen Girls I rarely do girl's lists over here, but so many have been asking for unique Easter basket ideas for teen girls that I thought I would give it a try. So, we are testing the water with a few fun ideas! Now, I never go all out...
The Best LDS Missionary Packing List
The Best LDS Missionary Packing List For Elders Oh Boy! Getting kids ready for an LDS mission is a BIG DEAL and expensive. I had no idea everything they would need! I'm glad we already had some things from the LDS missionary packing list on hand but we still had to...
movies
The Best Family Sports Movies
With 4 boys, most of our favorite family movies revolve around sports. We love them all...the tear jerkers, the intense competition, the underdog triumphs, the social justice messages, the cheesy kid winners, the teamwork hype. We'll take them all. Here our favorites...
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Books
The Best Podcasts for Teens
Best Podcasts for Teens: The Organized Guide to What's Actually Worth Listening To The best podcasts for teens are out there — genuinely good ones that teach, entertain, challenge, and occasionally blow a teenager's mind about how interesting the world is — but...
The Best, Most Addictive Books for Teens
Best Books for Teens: The Most Addictive Reads on the List The best books for teens are the ones that produce the specific parental experience of having to tell a teenager to put down a book and go to sleep. That is the bar. Not books that are educational, not books...
The Best Books for Everyone in Your Home
The Best Books for Everyone in Your Home I love finishing up our Christmas gifts with a great book, so I thought I would make it easy for you to do the same. With so many incredible books out there it was definitely a challenge, but I narrowed it down to our favorites...
teens
Teen Feeding Cheat Sheet
Teen Feeding Tips: What to Feed Teenagers Without Breaking the Bank The best teen feeding tips are not about gourmet cooking, charcuterie boards, or anything that requires significant effort. They are about understanding the actual goal: keep your kids' friends in...
High School Graduate Letter
High School Graduate Letter: The Words That Say Everything A high school graduate letter captures something that the graduation ceremony itself rarely can: the full weight of what a parent is feeling at this moment, put into words that a new adult can hold onto. High...
The Best Podcasts for Teens
Best Podcasts for Teens: The Organized Guide to What's Actually Worth Listening To The best podcasts for teens are out there — genuinely good ones that teach, entertain, challenge, and occasionally blow a teenager's mind about how interesting the world is — but...
Get Your Freebie
75 WOULD YOU RATHER QUESTIONS
Looking for an easy way to connect with your teen? These “Would You Rather” questions will help you break the ice quickly and get you laughing and chatting in no time!
parenting
100+ Ways to Fight I’m Bored this Summer
Ways to Fight I'm Bored This Summer: 150+ Ideas That Work The best ways to fight im bored — the classic summer complaint — are specific, visible, and accessible before the boredom hits rather than after. This is the list I used for years when my kids were younger. I...
The Best Gifts for Graduates
The Best Gifts for Graduates It's graduation time! Such a great time of year to celebrate over a decade of education and commitment with the best gifts for graduates. I know many students are all about money and gift cards, which is totally understandable, but...
Teen Tip: Take Responsibility for Your Actions
Teen Tip: Take Responsibility for Your Actions In a situation that hasn’t gone well, take responsibility for your actions. Don’t give excuses. Don’t blame the referee or the coach. Don’t place the burden on a friend. Don’t decide it was the teacher’s fault....
practical tips
Teen Feeding Cheat Sheet
Teen Feeding Tips: What to Feed Teenagers Without Breaking the Bank The best teen feeding tips are not about gourmet cooking, charcuterie boards, or anything that requires significant effort. They are about understanding the actual goal: keep your kids' friends in...
How to Make Summer Work with Teens AND Little Kids (Without Losing Your Mind) | Brooke Romney
Summer with Teens and Littles: How to Make It Work for Everyone Summer with teens and littles is one of the most genuinely difficult parenting juggling acts — and one of the most common. Everyone's needs are different, valid, and competing. The teenager wants...
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Keep Your Phone Silent
Modern Manners for Today's Teens: Keep Your Phone Silent We can’t talk manners for teens without talking about cell phone etiquette! Whether we need our phone to connect with a friend, use maps, play music, catch a game, or watch a show, cell phones seem to go...
Hello! I'm Brooke Romney!
I help moms of teens and tweens create meaningful, healthy, and enjoyable relationships with their children through practical application, education, and community. This creates families that feel confident and connected.
relationships
Summer with Teens: Setting Expectations | Brooke Romney
Summer with Teens Setting Expectations: How to Do It Right Summer with teens setting expectations before the season starts is the single most impactful thing a parent can do for a genuinely good summer. The families who have the best summers with teenagers are not the...
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Don’t Share Hurtful Things
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Don’t Share Hurtful Things You may think you are being the “good guy” by letting someone know they are being talked about, but when you share hurtful things you are usually just causing more unnecessary drama. Everyone is human....
A Love Letter from Yesterday’s Moms to the Mothers of Today
Dear Mothers of Today, Let us start by saying we are in awe of you. Being a mother now seems so much more difficult than it was when we were mothers. We didn’t have the technology to monitor or social media to worry about, neighborhoods and parks were safe places to...
printables
Summer Ideas for Teens
Summer Ideas for Teens Summer with teens can be incredibly great and also incredibly hard. As they get older, there isn't as much neighborhood or sibling play and they may not be quite old enough for a job, but 12 hours of Netflix is usually not any parent's ideal...
High School Graduate Letter
High School Graduate Letter: The Words That Say Everything A high school graduate letter captures something that the graduation ceremony itself rarely can: the full weight of what a parent is feeling at this moment, put into words that a new adult can hold onto. High...
Teacher Thank You Note (Fill In the Blank)
Each year, I love to encourage my kids to write something meaningful to their teachers, something that will help them understand the impact they have made after a year of service. The easiest way to do this for my elementary-age kids is to give them prompts and then...
Brooke's Writing
I like me anyway
I Like Me Anyway: Embracing Imperfection, Connection, and Christ is a must read for any woman who has ever felt uncertain of her own worth, path or importance. This engaging, relatable book will fill you with confidence and purpose in your own unique story and give you the motivation and tools to become the woman you were always meant to be.
52 modern manners for teens
I created the book I always wanted for my own teens! They needed something clear, concise and tangible that could teach them how to have more confidence and how to create successful relationships. This book has blessed over 60,000 homes and is a must for every family’s library! Be sure to check out both volume 1 and volume 2.
holidays
Family Games Teens Love
Family Games Teens Love: The Crowd-Sourced Guide Finding family games teens love — games they will actually choose to play rather than tolerating under protest — is one of the harder challenges of family game night once kids hit middle school. This list exists because...
The Best Easter Basket Ideas for Teen Boys
The Best Easter Basket Ideas For Teen Boys I go back and forth on Easter baskets. Sometimes we do something fun in there, and other times it is mostly just candy! If I do purchase anything, I like it to be useful, and it is kind of fun to surprise them with a few...
The Best Easter Basket Ideas for Teen Girls
The Best Easter Basket Ideas for Teen Girls I rarely do girl's lists over here, but so many have been asking for unique Easter basket ideas for teen girls that I thought I would give it a try. So, we are testing the water with a few fun ideas! Now, I never go all out...
lifestyle
How to Make Summer Work with Teens AND Little Kids (Without Losing Your Mind) | Brooke Romney
Summer with Teens and Littles: How to Make It Work for Everyone Summer with teens and littles is one of the most genuinely difficult parenting juggling acts — and one of the most common. Everyone's needs are different, valid, and competing. The teenager wants...
Laundry Hacks: How I Get My Whites to Stay White
I would never claim to be a stellar housekeeper. I do all right, but I find very little joy in cleaning, organizing, or doing laundry. So, when I find a tip that changes the game and makes my life easier I jump on it and share it. How I Get My Whites to Stay White and...
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Pitch In
Modern Manner's for Today's Teens: Pitch In This is important in your own home and in the homes of others. If you are eating with another family, you can ask to help set the table or cut a vegetable. Ask the host how you can pitch in. Always clear your dishes and load...
COACHING & SERVICES
PARENTING COACH
Brooke facillitates change and gets you unstuck by focusing on connection. She teaches you how to have both boundries and relationships with your kids in a really practical and doable way. She believes in grace on all sides and knows that every parent is capable of creating an imperfect relationship they are really proud of.
COLLABORATE WITH BROOKE
Brooke loves to collaborate with individuals and brands she believes will enrich the lives of the people who trust her. She is highly selective when it comes to collaborations, but if values align, she is always open to the possibility of a great partnership.
Parenting tips + connection
Empowering a community of women and teens to have courage, connect often, and celebrate how far they've come.