by Brooke Romney | Aug 23, 2026 | Education, Letters, Parenting, Teens
Advice for New College Students: The Letter and the Truth Nobody Tells You Advice for new college students almost always focuses on what to pack and where to register — and almost never on what actually matters in those first weeks and months. This is the advice for...
by Brooke Romney | May 26, 2026 | Parenting
Ways to Fight I’m Bored This Summer: 150+ Ideas That Work The best ways to fight im bored — the classic summer complaint — are specific, visible, and accessible before the boredom hits rather than after. This is the list I used for years when my kids were...
by Brooke Romney | May 17, 2026 | Education, Gift Ideas, Parenting
The Best Gifts for Graduates It’s graduation time! Such a great time of year to celebrate over a decade of education and commitment with the best gifts for graduates. I know many students are all about money and gift cards, which is totally understandable, but...
by Brooke Romney | May 4, 2026 | Books, Teens
Best Books for Teens: The Most Addictive Reads on the List The best books for teens are the ones that produce the specific parental experience of having to tell a teenager to put down a book and go to sleep. That is the bar. Not books that are educational, not books...
by Brooke Romney | Mar 3, 2026 | Gift Ideas, Holidays
The Best Easter Basket Ideas For Teen Boys I go back and forth on Easter baskets. Sometimes we do something fun in there, and other times it is mostly just candy! If I do purchase anything, I like it to be useful, and it is kind of fun to surprise them with a few...
