by Brooke Romney | May 29, 2014 | Parenting
Recently I was chatting with a friend about her son’s experience in 6th grade. Her comment to me was, “Well, it has been a year of life lessons.” I wanted to know more. To summarize, her son was with a teacher he didn’t get along with, he ended...
by Brooke Romney | May 27, 2014 | Parenting
I Left My Phone at Home — The Results Were Priceless I left my phone at home on a Sunday evening, and the results were priceless — in the most literal sense. Somewhere along the way, a phone that started as just a phone had morphed into a best friend and...
by Brooke Romney | May 14, 2014 | Parenting
13 Ways to Help Kids Adjust After a Move Moving can be tough on adults — but the need to help kids adjust after a move is something different. From the time Brooke’s kids were in school, every moving worry centered on how they would adjust to a new...
by Brooke Romney | May 13, 2014 | Parenting, Relationships
15 Tips for Making Friends After a Move Making friends after a move is a topic Brooke knows well — she and her husband have moved nine times in fourteen years. Some moves took them across the country; others took them to the city next door. Surprisingly, every...
by Brooke Romney | May 8, 2014 | Parenting
Last week, a friend and I were in charge of the “snack” for Teacher Appreciation week. We wanted to do something that was healthy, filling, and yummy, so we decided on a Dipping Party. It tasted great and there was something for every craving and diet...
by Brooke Romney | May 1, 2014 | Parenting
I like clothes. I like fashion. I have 4 boys. One of these things is not like the other. When my kids were little they let me dress them in anything and everything: funky layers, loud prints, seersucker shorts and long socks…it was all fair game. As they got...
