by Brooke Romney | Sep 29, 2016 | Books, Parenting
I love to read. I always have. When I had kids, I couldn’t wait to snuggle up for hours and share my favorite stories with them. But I was worried. I’d often heard, “Boys just don’t like reading.” I had seen the evidence of that over and...
by Brooke Romney | Aug 30, 2016 | Parenting, Teens
I Can Be a Parent and a Friend The criticism is familiar: “You know what’s wrong with parents these days? They choose to be friends and refuse to be parents.” I heard it the other day and had to disagree. The choice between being a parent and a...
by Brooke Romney | Aug 22, 2016 | Parenting, Teens
Every Parent Needs to Talk About Integrity With Their Kids Every parent needs to talk about integrity with their kids — and the best moments to do it are not lectures at the kitchen table, but real conversations triggered by real events. When the Ryan Lochte...
by Brooke Romney | Aug 17, 2016 | Education, Parenting
Last year’s first day of school. Can’t believe it is already here again! First Day of School Letter to My Boys: 14 Things I Want You to Know A first day of school letter is something a child can hold onto, re-read, and carry differently than a conversation...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 2, 2016 | Parenting
Summer is finally here and with that comes the refrain of, “There is nothing to do!” So we created our own “I”m bored list” that the boys can reference any time they are looking for something to do. It’s full of fun things that they...
by Brooke Romney | May 16, 2016 | Parenting, Uncategorized
Dear President Obama, Your new requirements for gender neutral bathrooms are anything but progressive. They are taking women back 80 years to a time when it was more important for girls to be kind than to be safe; when men were always given the benefit of the doubt...
