by Brooke Romney | Jan 26, 2020 | Parenting, Teens
With the Teen Challenge I issued last week, quite a few people were wondering if I had any other ideas for more sincere compliments that can be used to help your teen feel loved, even if there is a lot not going right, so I rounded up a few! I hope they help you...
by Brooke Romney | Jan 24, 2020 | Parenting, Teens
Being the parent of a teen isn’t easy, but being a teen isn’t easy either. Between hormones, friends, fighting for independence, romance, self-esteem blows, social media, and academic pressure, there is little wonder that being sullen comes naturally to...
by Brooke Romney | Oct 3, 2019 | Parenting, Teens
It has been awhile since we have had a rough Sunday. Life outside our 4 walls has been tough, but inside feels safe, protected and pretty genuinely happy. It wasn’t always this way, but we’ve worked hard for it, so when Sunday was full of unkind words,...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 13, 2019 | Parenting, Practical Tips, Teens
After my post about summer time with teens and screens, so many of you had questions about how I use external controls to manage screen time in our home, so I wanted to give you the answers and information you were looking for! First of all, I think it is important to...
by Brooke Romney | May 28, 2019 | Parenting, Teens
When the Summer of Renewal account asked me to join them this summer in finding ways for mothers to enjoy an intentional summer with their kids, I knew exactly what I wanted to talk about…tweens and teens. Summer with littles was full of sidewalk chalk and...
by Brooke Romney | Apr 19, 2019 | Holidays, Parenting, Teens
This weekend the almost impossible happened: Tiger Woods won the Masters. This is being touted as one of the greatest sports’ comeback stories of all time and is an incredible allegory for our kids for multiple reasons. Here are the facts: At 21 Tiger was the...
