by Brooke Romney | Mar 13, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
Adobe Image via Deseret News 10 Things to Do Before Getting Your Child a Smartphone Getting your child a smartphone was the beginning of a journey the Romneys have spent years figuring out. They started, made mistakes, changed rules midway, and eventually...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 20, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
Technology rarely blows me away. In fact, oftentimes it seems to make life more complicated than it was before; However, the relatively new app, Our Pact, has made managing screen time, smart phones, and everything in between so incredibly simple and has given...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 14, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
The Ugliest Moment in Youth Sports I love youth sports. I have four boys and they play them all the time. For the most part, win or lose, sports are something we enjoy and grow from. However, every once in a while, things get ugly — and what I...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 11, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
The other day, my seventh-grade son showed me a text from a girl who is a friend. It said, “On a scale of 1-10, how cute am I?” Luckily, my relationship with my oldest is pretty tight, and he often shares the little and big things going on in his life. He...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 1, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
What Every Parent Needs to Know Before Your Child Signs Up for Instagram Before your child signs up for Instagram, there are things you need to understand that aren’t obvious from the outside. Instagram is booming, simple to use, and full of pictures — at...
by Brooke Romney | Aug 14, 2017 | Parenting, Relationships, Teens
As I have read about and pondered the events that happened Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, I was struck with the responsibility we have as parents to teach our children to love, to break the cycle of hate that is so prevalent today, and to respect and learn...
