by Brooke Romney | Jun 5, 2023 | Lifestyle, Parenting, Practical Tips, summer ideas large family, summer with teens and littles, Teens
Summer with Teens and Littles: How to Make It Work for Everyone Summer with teens and littles is one of the most genuinely difficult parenting juggling acts — and one of the most common. Everyone’s needs are different, valid, and competing. The teenager wants...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 5, 2023 | Parenting, Teens, Uncategorized
The Best Summer Jobs for Teens and Other Ways to Earn Money Summer is such a great time to teach teens about work, and adding a summer job to a teen’s schedule is one of the best ways to keep them engaged in life and progressing. It cuts out the hours they might...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 5, 2023 | Parenting, summer phone rules teens, Teens
How to Reduce Screen Time for Teens (Without the Daily Battle) Knowing how to reduce screen time for teens is one of the most asked parenting questions right now — and the families who actually solve it aren’t the ones who fight about it every day. They’re...
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 | Jun 5, 2023 | Modern Manners, Parenting, Practical Tips, Teens
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Keep Your Phone Silent We can’t talk manners for teens without talking about cell phone etiquette! Whether we need our phone to connect with a friend, use maps, play music, catch a game, or watch a show, cell phones seem to go...
by Brooke Romney | May 15, 2023 | Modern Manners, Parenting, Practical Tips, Teens
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Decline Kindly Saying “no” to an invitation is often uncomfortable, even for adults, but being upfront and honest is so much kinder than just ignoring or avoiding someone. This can be such a hard thing for all of us but learning how...
