by Brooke Romney | Apr 15, 2020 | Education, Parenting
How to Celebrate and Honor the Senior Class When Plans Change When the expected celebrations cannot happen — when graduations are modified, proms are cancelled, senior nights are virtual, and the entire end-of-year ritual is off — the question becomes: how...
by Brooke Romney | Apr 13, 2020 | Education, Holidays, Parenting, Practical Tips, Printable, Teens
75 Would You Rather Questions for Teens: Funny, Deep and Impossible Would You Rather questions for teens are one of the fastest ways to get teenagers actually talking — to each other, to their families, and to people they have just met. The right Would You...
by Brooke Romney | Mar 24, 2020 | Holidays, Parenting, Printable
After publishing my Christmas advent calendar last year, so many of you asked for something similar for Easter, wanting a way to bring your family together over Christ once again. If I created one, I knew it needed to be meaningful yet simple; quick yet important;...
by Brooke Romney | Mar 23, 2020 | Parenting
Motherhood Is Not a Competition Motherhood is not a competition — but in the blink of an eye, during COVID, we all suddenly became homeschooling moms and the comparison pressure reached levels most had never experienced. Moms who were five days into an...
by Brooke Romney | Mar 15, 2020 | Parenting, Teens
Ideas for Teens at Home: What Actually Works The best ideas for teens at home are the ones that require them to actually engage with something real — something physical, creative, or genuinely challenging — rather than passively consuming. Whether it is a...
by Brooke Romney | Jan 26, 2020 | Parenting, Teens, what to say resistant teenager
Sincere Compliments for Teens That Work (Even When Things Are Hard) Sincere compliments for teens that actually land are not the generic kind. “You’re so smart” or “I’m so proud of you” does not work when the relationship is...
