by Brooke Romney | Apr 23, 2014 | Parenting
Kids were never really my thing. I didn’t play with dolls or babysit and my worst grade was in Home Ec. When I met my mother-in-law for the first time, I confidently told her that I was planning on law school, loved books and dancing, hated cooking and cleaning,...
by Brooke Romney | Apr 22, 2014 | Parenting
I cannot believe we are nearing the end of the year! If your school is on a similar calendar, we are in the midst of teacher appreciation week, which is one of the best school weeks of the year. I love that it gives my kids (and me!) a chance to reflect on the work...
by Brooke Romney | Apr 17, 2014 | Parenting
Having 4 boys and going anywhere is tough. Being appropriate when we get there is even tougher. We try to spend most of our time in places that are made for boys…parks, bounce houses, swimming pools, gymnasiums, trampoline arenas, beaches, mountains…you...
by Brooke Romney | Apr 9, 2014 | Parenting
In our home we talk about kindness A LOT. We try to model it in our interactions with people. We try to catch our boys when they are being mean and make them take notice, apologize and change. We try to catch them when they are being kind and notice and compliment....
by Brooke Romney | Apr 2, 2014 | Parenting
If I had to list the 5 most important things I want my children to learn from me, hard work is in there…unfortunately, it is also incredibly difficult to teach. A few years ago, I found myself mostly working alone so I didn’t have to listen to the whining,...
by Brooke Romney | Mar 27, 2014 | Parenting
A few months ago I blogged about one of our favorite Science Fair projects, How Much Sugar is in What you are Drinking. It was such an engaging experiment for my boys and me and a big hit at the Science Fair. In that post I suggested that you could do the same...
