by Brooke Romney | Nov 20, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
This week’s #teentalktuesday is a tough one. Over the weekend, the the migrant caravan reached the Tiajuana border. When members of the caravan rushed the fencing, the border authority fired tear gas to keep people from trying to cross the border into the US. Image...
by Brooke Romney | Nov 13, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
Teen Talk Tuesday: Meeting Our Daily Needs This Teen Talk Tuesday is a great way to check in on all of my children to make sure they are meeting our daily needs. You can have this conversation in a group or one on one, but I love it as a group — it is less...
by Brooke Romney | Nov 6, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
Teen Talk Tuesday: Voting and Elections One of my goals with Teen Talk Tuesday is to raise a generation that feels comfortable talking about real issues, that isn’t afraid to hear what the other side has to say, and is willing to speak their mind in a respectful...
by Brooke Romney | Oct 30, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
Teen Talk Tuesday: Sketchy Images There is nothing more important in our relationships with our teenagers than open communication — and the Teen Talk Tuesday sketchy images conversation is one of the most important ones to have before your teen stumbles into it...
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...
