Episode 157: Brooke Romney – Encouragement for Parents Heading into the Teen Years

Brooke Romney is the mom of four boys and the author of a few books. Her most recent book is 52 Modern Manners for Kids and she also has one for teens. This book helps you give your kids practical ideas for how to live in this world, connect with adults, connect with peers, and more! Growing up can feel awkward and hard when it comes to manners and her book simplifies things like that!

Brooke has created a really beautiful space talking all about parenting teenagers.

In this episode, we talk about teenage friendship, helping our kids navigate drama, walking through tough moments of parenting, and more!

What we talked about:

3:25- Introduction to Brooke, her work, and her parenting

5:30- Parenting teenagers

10:55- Brooke’s book “I Like Me Anyways”

11:45- 52 Modern Manners for Kids

20:35- Getting compliments about your kids

22:00- Teen drama

28:10- Walking through tough parenting moments with teenagers

40:20- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise

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