Teaching Our Kids to be Stone Catchers

by Brooke Romney | Aug 14, 2017 | Parenting, Relationships, Teens

Teaching Kids to Be Stone Catchers As I read about and pondered the events that happened in Charlottesville, Virginia, I was struck with the responsibility we have as parents for teaching kids to be stone catchers rather than stone throwers — to love, to break...

I Can Be a Parent AND a Friend

by Brooke Romney | Aug 30, 2016 | Parenting, Teens

I Can Be a Parent and a Friend The criticism is familiar: “You know what’s wrong with parents these days? They choose to be friends and refuse to be parents.” I heard it the other day and had to disagree. The choice between being a parent and a...

Every Parent Needs to Talk About Integrity

by Brooke Romney | Aug 22, 2016 | Parenting, Teens

Every Parent Needs to Talk About Integrity With Their Kids Every parent needs to talk about integrity with their kids — and the best moments to do it are not lectures at the kitchen table, but real conversations triggered by real events. When the Ryan Lochte...

To My Boys Before the First Day of School

by Brooke Romney | Aug 17, 2016 | Education, Parenting

Last year’s first day of school. Can’t believe it is already here again! First Day of School Letter to My Boys: 14 Things I Want You to Know A first day of school letter is something a child can hold onto, re-read, and carry differently than a conversation...

For Father’s Day, Let Him Be His Own Kind of Dad

by Brooke Romney | Jun 12, 2014 | Parenting, Relationships

For Father’s Day, Let Him Be His Own Kind of Dad Let him be his own kind of dad. Not your kind. Not the kind described in the parenting book you just finished. Not the ideal you have been building in your mind since before you had children. His kind. This is one...