by Brooke Romney | Jun 4, 2013 | Parenting
image via HERE While growing up, there were a few places you could always find me: the trampoline, where I was free and strong; the living room heating vent, where I was warm and safe and my very favorite place, the car, where I felt my parent’s love. In the...
by Brooke Romney | May 28, 2013 | Parenting, Uncategorized
If you are looking to keep your elementary school kids’ math facts sharp all summer long, the best website, hands-down is www.xtramath.org, and it’s totally FREE. Here is why I am such a fan: Easy sign up. It is really easy to sign all your kids up...
by Brooke Romney | May 22, 2013 | Books, Parenting
I love books that force me to re-think the way I do things with my children and make me want to up my game. NurtureShock was just that. It turns many of our much beloved ways of parenting upside down and allows the reader explore new ways of thinking. The book is full...
by Brooke Romney | May 7, 2013 | Parenting
When I put something in my home, I like it to be meaningful, lovely or useful. About two years ago, I felt a real need for our family to have a family motto; a phrase, sentence or word that would help direct my boys each day and guide our lives as adults as well....
by Brooke Romney | Apr 24, 2013 | Books, Parenting
Sometimes learning to read is almost easier than keeping kids reading. Through much trial and error these are some strategies that work to keep my boys hooked on books. Start a story and stop. When you are first getting into chapter books and want your child to try...
