by Brooke Romney | Oct 13, 2018 | Education, Parenting, Practical Tips, Teens
This article was originally published in The Washington Post Image via The Washington Post French students are about to get a much-needed detox from their cellphones now that the government has banned them during school for kids 15 and under. When will...
by Brooke Romney | Oct 9, 2018 | Education, Parenting, Teens
As research continues to roll in, it is becoming more and more obvious that cell phones and other personal electronic devices are stealing learning and social and emotional well being from our children during the hours that are supposed to be filled with education. It...
by Brooke Romney | Aug 29, 2018 | Education, Parenting, Teens
Maybe they were new, had a rough teacher, got in trouble, were put in the lowest reading group. Maybe they couldn’t remember a math fact, sat alone at lunch or got picked last at recess. Maybe they are weird or slow or shy or awkward. Maybe they wore the wrong...
by Brooke Romney | Mar 13, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
Adobe Image via Deseret News We started this “kid with a cellphone” journey a few years ago, and I have since found myself pining for pioneer times when families read books by candlelight and bonded over farm chores. Alas, it is 2018, and technology isn’t going...
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
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 it has never been uglier than one winter night on the...
