by Brooke Romney | Jan 13, 2015 | Parenting, Teens
I Love You Too Much to Get You a Phone When my 4th grader told me we were the only parents who didn’t let their kids have their own phones, iTouches, or tablets, my answer was constant: “I love you too much to give you one.” I am not opposed to...
by Brooke Romney | May 27, 2014 | Parenting
I Left My Phone at Home — The Results Were Priceless I left my phone at home on a Sunday evening, and the results were priceless — in the most literal sense. Somewhere along the way, a phone that started as just a phone had morphed into a best friend and...
by Brooke Romney | Apr 9, 2014 | Parenting
In our home we talk about kindness A LOT. We try to model it in our interactions with people. We try to catch our boys when they are being mean and make them take notice, apologize and change. We try to catch them when they are being kind and notice and compliment....
by Brooke Romney | Dec 12, 2013 | Parenting
An Incredibly Easy Internet Safety Cheat Sheet A free, user-friendly online safety setup — that was the discovery of Brooke’s entire holiday season one year. This post exists because not everyone is tech savvy, and most parents want to protect their...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 4, 2013 | Parenting
image via HERE While growing up, there were a few places you could always find me: the trampoline, where I was free and strong; the living room heating vent, where I was warm and safe and my very favorite place, the car, where I felt my parent’s love. In the...
