#231 Modern Manners for Today's Teens

Would you like your teens to have better manners and show respect to you, your home, and others? My guest today literally wrote the book. Brooke Romney is a writer, speaker and leader of an online community who helps moms of teens and tweens create meaningful, healthy and enjoyable relationships with their children through practical application, education and community. Her goal is for every family to feel confident and connected. The mother of four boys ages tween to adult, Brooke knows parenting perfection isn’t real and takes an honest and hopeful approach with her audience. Her best-selling book 52 Modern Manners for Today’s Teens (Volumes 1 & 2) provides weekly tips to help parents and teens navigate the complexities of today’s world. The follow-up, 52 Modern Manners for Kids, will feature tips for kids and tweens aged four to 12 and is set to release this August. Brooke's work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scary Mommy and Forbes. Brooke and her family live in Utah. Here are some examples of her modern manners for teens Be inclusive You attract what you put out into the world Say thank you Be reliable Reply Work with integrity Look up smile and say hello Don’t be annoying In this episode she shares her secrets to getting teens to actually listen (and not blow you off) and follow through with these manners. Follow Brooke on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brookeromneywrites/ and https://brookeromney.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices