by Brooke Romney | Aug 6, 2021 | Education, Letters, Parenting, Teens
Parenting a New Middle Schooler: What Nobody Tells You Before It Starts Parenting a new middle schooler hits differently than most parents expect. Nothing quite prepares you for watching your child walk into that building and not being able to follow them in. After...
by Brooke Romney | Sep 29, 2020 | Education
Distance learning has been a bit of a struggle for us, especially for my 3rd grader who is SO social and loves learning IN school. He was finishing his work so quickly, I knew we would need to supplement a bit to make sure he was getting what he needed! I have...
by Brooke Romney | Aug 23, 2020 | Education, Letters, Parenting
A Note to My Kids Before the School Year This note to my kids before the school year was written in 2020, before a year unlike any other. Most of what it says has turned out to be true every year — the lessons that seem most urgent in an unusual school...
by Brooke Romney | Apr 15, 2020 | Education, Parenting
How to Celebrate and Honor the Senior Class When Plans Change When the expected celebrations cannot happen — when graduations are modified, proms are cancelled, senior nights are virtual, and the entire end-of-year ritual is off — the question becomes: how...
by Brooke Romney | Apr 13, 2020 | Education, Holidays, Parenting, Practical Tips, Printable, Teens
75 Would You Rather Questions for Teens: Funny, Deep and Impossible Would You Rather questions for teens are one of the fastest ways to get teenagers actually talking — to each other, to their families, and to people they have just met. The right Would You...
by Brooke Romney | Oct 2, 2019 | Education, Teens
College Essay Assistance: Help Your Teen Tell Their Story College essay assistance that actually helps is hard to find. There is a version of help that writes the essay for the student — which is both academically dishonest and counterproductive, because the essay...
