by Brooke Romney | Jul 8, 2026 | Parenting, Relationships, Teens
Dating Red Flags for Teens: Is Your Relationship Healthy? Dating red flags for teens are some of the most important things a parent can help a teenager learn to recognize — because teenagers are rarely taught what a healthy relationship actually looks like...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 5, 2023 | Parenting, Relationships, Teens
Summer with Teens Setting Expectations: How to Do It Right Summer with teens setting expectations before the season starts is the single most impactful thing a parent can do for a genuinely good summer. The families who have the best summers with teenagers are not the...
by Brooke Romney | May 8, 2023 | Modern Manners, Parenting, Relationships, Teens
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Don’t Share Hurtful Things You may think you are being the “good guy” by letting someone know they are being talked about, but when you share hurtful things you are usually just causing more unnecessary drama. Everyone is human....
by Brooke Romney | May 4, 2023 | Holidays, Parenting, Relationships
Dear Mothers of Today, Let us start by saying we are in awe of you. Being a mother now seems so much more difficult than it was when we were mothers. We didn’t have the technology to monitor or social media to worry about, neighborhoods and parks were safe places to...
by Brooke Romney | Apr 24, 2023 | Modern Manners, Parenting, Relationships, Teens
Treat Your Friends’ Siblings with Kindness: Why This Manner Matters To treat friends siblings with kindness — to notice the younger kid at your friend’s house and choose decency over dismissal — is one of those teen manners that rarely gets explicit...
by Brooke Romney | Apr 17, 2023 | Modern Manners, Parenting, Relationships, Teens, Travel
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Be a Good Passenger Being a teenager means you are going to need lots of rides. Be a good passenger! Make sure to show gratitude to those who are willing to go out of their way to get you where you need to be. By doing this,...
