by Brooke Romney | May 22, 2023 | Modern Manners, Parenting, Practical Tips, Teens
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Make and Manage Your Own Appointments Scheduling your own appointments and owning them is a crucial step in taking charge of your life. In this post I’ll teach you how to make a doctor’s appointment, how to make a hair...
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...
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 1, 2023 | Books, Teens, Uncategorized
April Favorite Books We are a reading family and we love to share our favorites with you! Each month I try to recommend one book for elementary school readers, one book for junior high or high school readers, and two books that I have loved. I do my best to...
by Brooke Romney | May 1, 2023 | Modern Manners, Parenting, Teens
Modern Manners for Today’s Teens: Use Restaurant Manners These simple tips for eating out will help your teen be confident and comfortable at any restaurant. You don’t want your kid to be the only person at a table who needs to ask their mom how they like their steak....
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...
