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GIFTS
The Best Gifts and Stocking Stuffers for Women
The Best Gifts and Stocking Stuffers for Women It is always so much fun to share great ideas to gift to the women in your life! These are organized by price point to help you stay on budget this season! So many awesome stocking stuffers for women ideas too! Grab...
The Best Gifts for Missionaries
The Best Gifts for Missionaries I had so many requests for the best gifts for missionaries! You all came through with so many excellent options I can't wait to share these with you. If I missed anything, let me know in the comments! A cute reminder from a missionary...
The All Time Best Screen Free Gifts for Boys!
The All-Time Best Screen Free Gifts for Boys It was high time I put all our tried and true and very best screen-free gifts for boys all in one place! These are items we have loved and used for years and years, or new items we have discovered and can't wait to tell you...
The Best Gifts for Men
It's that time of year again when you confirm that the hardest people to buy for are men! Hopefully this list gives you some great ideas to celebrate the awesome guys in your life! I am sharing some of our favorites by price point and only giving you ideas for things...
Gifts for Women
100 Best Gifts for Women It's the best to celebrate the incredible women in your life around Mother's Day. I wanted to share some tried and true gifts for women at all price points so you can let all those ladies know how grateful you are for them. First I want to...
Family Games We Love!
Family Games We Love I love games. Mike thinks they are okay, and my kids range from thinking they are mediocre to amazing. But, it is so much more fun to play family games than watch movies, so I have had to be very particular about the games we play. One thing I...
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Books
Civil Political Discourse Starts in the Home
Our nation has a problem with the way we speak to one another. Fire and hatred are spewed at every opportunity and the art of listening has been completely forsaken. While it’s easy to blame those in power, I believe the solution hits closer to home. An old maxim...
Piano Books My Boys Have Loved
When my boys were young I had dreams of having 4 pianists, taking turns bringing beautiful music into our home. The reality, since neither my husband or I play the piano and I am not all that awesome at consistent practice and we have lots of other interests, hasn't...
If Your Child Liked this Book…Read That!
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...
teens
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: 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...
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Don’t Leave Just One Person Out
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Don’t Leave Just One Person Out You can’t always invite everyone to everything, but there is almost always room for one more. If you have a group of 10 friends, having 5 over is fine, but never invite 9 and leave out one person....
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
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...
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Use Restaurant Manners
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Use Restaurant Manners These simple tips for eating out will help your teen be confident and comfortable at any restaurant. You don’t want your kid to be the only person at a table who needs to ask their mom how they like their steak....
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Treat Your Friends’ Younger Siblings with Kindness
Treat Your Friends' Siblings with Kindness: Why This Manner Matters To treat friends siblings with kindness — to notice the younger kid at your friend's house and choose decency over dismissal — is one of those teen manners that rarely gets explicit attention and yet...
practical tips
How I Use Chatbooks to Record our Real History
It's good to celebrate the little wins right? Well, I am all caught up on our family photo books...honestly, kind of a big win! I am not the most organized, and I'm not a big systems person, but I do cherish photos and memories, so I knew I needed to figure out...
How to Use External Tech Controls to Keep Screen Time in Check
After my post about summer time with teens and screens, so many of you had questions about how I use external controls to manage screen time in our home, so I wanted to give you the answers and information you were looking for! First of all, I think it is important to...
US Students Need a Cell Phone Detox
This article was originally published in The Washington Post Image via The Washington Post French students are about to get a much-needed detox from their cellphones now that the government has banned them during school for kids 15 and under. When will...
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
It’s Time to Stop Just Being Friendly and Start Being a Friend
Today, I lost a friend. She was a widowed mother of two, working full time to provide a life for her son and daughter. She was kind and energetic. She was happy and involved. We chatted as we picked up our boys from each other’s houses and exchanged greetings...
Dear Husband: Here is Why I Can’t Quit Social Media
(originally published on Deseret News) I know you don't get it. Social media is not your thing. You have a group of 15 guys who mean something to you. You text them a couple times a year, get together every now and then, check out their family on a Christmas card and...
10 Ways to Show Gratitude for a Working Spouse
When I chose to be a stay-at-home mom 12 years ago, the hours were long, the kids were needy, my duties were mind-numbing and the compensation was paltry. Because of this, I needed and expected to be praised for everything I did. My husband obliged often, knowing I...
printables
A New Testament Advent Calendar with Questions for Pondering and Discussion
Bringing Christ into Christmas gets increasingly more difficult each year. As our schedules fill up with choir concerts, parties and other worthwhile festivities, our best intentions often get relegated to afterthoughts. I wanted to create an opportunity for my...
A Birthday Questionnaire
One of the birthday traditions I have kept up and absolutely adore is asking my boys about all their favorite things on their birthday through a little quiz....same questions year after year. It is so much fun to look back on their answers and see how things have...
Printables for Welcoming New Neighbors!
Tomorrow at 1pm, I will be on Studio 5 talking about my post, 21 Great Ways to Welcome New Neighbors! They wanted a few props for the segment, but I am completely craft challenged, so my kind and talented neighbor, Natalie Chamberlain of MickeyMae Creations, whipped...
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
Pomegranate, Parmesan, and Pecan Salad
Pomegranate, Parmesan, and Pecan Salad I LOVE a festive holiday salad! This pomegranate, parmesan, and pecan salad knocked everyone's socks off and was super simple. Who doesn't love pomegranates and a sweet and tangy homemade balsamic? The best! Give it a try for...
Sibling Dollar Store Gift Exchange
Sibling Dollar Store Gift Exchange My kids love to give each other presents, and they always have. I love watching the excitement on their faces as they pick out the gifts that are "just right" for their brothers. At Christmas time it is important to me that they get...
White Chocolate Ghost Suckers: An Easy Halloween Tradition
White Chocolate Ghost Suckers: An Easy Halloween Tradition As a kid and teen, my family did not over-do traditions. We had a few that we really liked, like these white chocolate ghost suckers, but overall we kept traditions fun and simple so we all looked forward to...
lifestyle
Why I Still Read Books and 3 that Have Changed My Life this Year
Our culture probably reads more than it ever has, constantly consuming information, memes, articles, and captions at a dizzying speed. But, for me, there is still nothing like a book. I love getting wrapped up in a story that quite literally changes my life....
The App That Simplified My Life: Square Cash
A few months ago, a friend was paying me for a deposit on a condo. I usually wait for the check to arrive via mail, but he messaged me, "If I can send you money through Square Cash then I could more easily send now." He sent me a link to read up on it, but I was still...
My Must Have Summer Sandal
I like shoes, but I am not crazy about buying them for the simple reason that I end up wearing my favorite ones over and over again without touching the others. I have learned to only buy what I really love, and I REALLY love these. My sister-in-law was wearing them...
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.