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 | May 20, 2018 | Books
As a reader, I took for granted that my kids would also be readers, and I was confident in my ability to make them love to read. Then, I had four active boys who preferred balls over books, and I felt a bit lost. When it was library time they chose books I had never...
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 | Dec 18, 2017 | Gift Ideas, Holidays, Practical Tips
Every now and then I run across a product and immediately think, “Why didn’t I think of that!?” (sqeezable baby food, anyone?) Well, this happened again when I discovered The Tough Tie. As a mom of four boys, I don’t do fragile or careful any...
