Apr 21, 2024
Support group for Home Schoolers on how to make homeschooling fun and effective for both parents and the kids. Also come and learn about the “New Learning Secret” ; it is guaranteed to make any kid a genius. Refreshments will be served. This is the first...
Apr 13, 2024
Informal meetings for parents and kids interested in homeschooling or who are currently homeschooling to provide support, the latest in educational innovations, and to create sense of community. Enjoy bagels and coffee. This is our first meeting at the Greensboro...
Feb 18, 2024 | Education, Helpful Lists & Directories, Homeschooling, Local Resources
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper This directory is sponsored by River Run International Film Festival. RiverRun International Film Festival is a non-profit cultural organization whose mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the many people, cultures, and...
Sep 17, 2023 | Education, Elementary Age, Homeschooling, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper Homeschooling is as easy and as hard as you make it. However, when you start adding kids to your homeschool, it is tough to avoid some hard. Typically, everyone is at a different learning, interest and focus level! That said, it is...
May 22, 2023 | Education, Homeschooling, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Single Parenting, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon I’m a solo parent. I work full-time. I also homeschool my kids. Like many aspects of my life these days, it isn’t what I would have chosen. But it’s possible, and you’d be surprised how many people do it. If you’re considering this for...
Jan 9, 2023 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Homeschooling, Teens & Tweens, Teens & Tweens Directories, Tweens & Teens
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Homeschooling high school isn’t always for the faint of heart. It requires a bit more planning and research than the elementary or even middle school. My daughter is over halfway through her sophomore year, and it’s been an...
Jan 26, 2022 | By Stage, Health, Parenting & Family, Safety, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Like almost anything involving the DMV, getting a driving permit is a somewhat confusing and complex process that involves a lot of steps. Add in a pandemic and being a homeschooled teen on top of that, and it’s leaving a lot of us...
Jan 23, 2021 | Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Elementary Age, Homeschooling
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders We began my daughter’s homeschool adventure when she entered sixth grade. You can read a little more about why we choose this journey here. At the time, I was a single mom and working full-time, so being organized was not just a...
Sep 25, 2020 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Homeschooling, Just for Dads, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC As a parent, watching my kids grow and learn during COVID, I can tell you that I am amazed and proud to see how they are navigating such difficult waters. Parenting and homeschooling a child with ADHD is a ball game of its...
Aug 10, 2020 | Education, Homeschooling
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon I just want to start with this: I see you. Maybe you’ve always wanted to homeschool. Maybe this is your worst nightmare. Maybe you’re a SAHM mom and you’re throwing everything you have into making sure your kids keep learning. Maybe...
Mar 23, 2020 | Education, Homeschooling
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon I’m sorry you had to meet it this way. And right up front, I want to let you know that this isn’t how normal homeschooling looks. For kids whose “socialization” is questioned by every well-meaning elderly woman in the grocery...
Aug 30, 2019 | Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Homeschooling, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Christina Holder It’s that time of the year again, back to school. We made it through the anxiety-inducing trip to Walmart for school supplies, the dreaded over-crowded open house night, and the two weeks before school started where we “practiced”...
Apr 25, 2019 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Homeschooling, Middle School
By Laura Simon Like many parents and teachers, one of my biggest frustrations with the educational system is the testing. I’ve always felt it consumed too much learning time, I knew the results could be wildly skewed, and I hated how it drove every aspect of what...
Feb 26, 2019 | Education, Homeschooling
By Laura Simon February. It’s the month that made me question all my life choices when I was teaching other people’s children, and it’s no different now that I’m homeschooling my own kids. It’s the month where the newness of the school year is long worn off, the...
Jun 9, 2017 | Education, Homeschooling
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon “But what will you do when they want to go to college? I hear this all the time when strangers – and sometimes, friends – find out I am homeschooling my kids. It’s the second thing they ask – right after the inevitable question about...
Aug 17, 2016 | Education, Homeschooling
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon I’m no stranger to this back-to-school thing. Just last year, I was preparing for my fourteenth year as a classroom teacher while frantically racing through Target with my kindergarten son’s insanely detailed supply list. Is there really...
Aug 27, 2015 | Education, Homeschooling
By Guest Blogger Ellen Dockham When people find out I homeschool my two kids, ages 9 and 12, I get a variety of reactions, many of which can be summed up in the comment, “I could NEVER do that.” Occasionally, though, someone will say they admire homeschooling and...
Apr 8, 2013 | -, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Homeschooling, Middle School, Preschool
By Katherine Graham I have a fabulous kid that is miserable in his current educational setting. He attends an excellent school with great teachers. He has all that a public education can offer and I don’t think it is what works for him. The pickle about it all...
Apr 15, 2024 | Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM team member Dani Luft Recently on Facebook, a few of my friends posted this article on Detachment parenting and it got me thinking about attachment vs. detachment parenting: Which method do I most associate myself with doing and has that way been successful...
Mar 30, 2024 | Adults, From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Rhea Williamsom How to find balance is such a common question among moms. This is such a common question because many moms can feel like they are losing their minds trying to balance their schedules. Not only are we our child’s chef, doctor,...
Feb 23, 2024 | Adults, Burlington, By Location, Consignment Sales, Education, Friday Finds, Greensboro, High Point, Homeschooling, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Local Sales & Shopping Events, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Shopping, Shopping for Kids & Babies, Winston-Salem, Women's Fashion
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders In today’s Friday Finds: Win a Sugar Mamas Movement Ultimate Shopping Experience! Spring Consignment Sales Season is Almost Here! TMoM’s Recently Updated Homeschool Directory Plan Your Weekend Fun with TMoM’s Events...
Feb 19, 2024 | From the Heart, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson I’m more of a #PinterestFail kind of mom and proud of it. How about you? Are you super crafty and the best chef ever, with an always-spotless house? If that’s working for ya, go forth and prosper. For the rest of us, here’s a...
Nov 8, 2023 | Adults, Burlington, By Location, By Stage, Family Time, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Holidays, Kernersville, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Tweens & Teens, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Although some organizations may have changed their volunteer opportunities since the pandemic, there are still plenty of ways to get involved in the community and give your time and support to those who need it. Over the past couple...
Nov 7, 2023 | Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Private Schools, Raising Children, Religion, Teens & Tweens, Winston-Salem
By Kim Watkins, Marketing and Communications Coordinator at Redeemer School Choosing an educational path can be a challenge for parents in the Triad, where there are many schools to consider, not to mention a vibrant homeschool community. I’ve passed my share of...
Oct 28, 2023 | Education, Education for Special Needs, From the Heart, Homeschooling, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Single Parenting, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Whitney Preslar Prior to the monumental earthquake that shook our lives almost 4 years ago, if you’d asked me whether I would consider Homeschooling my son, my answer would be similar to 95% of you. Heck to the NO! I loved the moment I lovingly walked...
Sep 20, 2023 | Adults, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Single Parenting, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon Like many single moms, I never intended to become one. However, sheer will and prayer cannot govern another human being’s choices, so at the age of 42, I found myself the solo parent of three kids. Also, I’m a homeschooling mom...
Sep 4, 2023 | Family Time, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders When discussing this upcoming Labor Day weekend, my 16-year-old daughter said, ‘didn’t we already celebrate that?’. To which I responded that no that was Memorial Day weekend. She then said they don’t seem that different because,...
Aug 20, 2023 | Burlington, Elementary, Elementary Age, Greensboro, High Point, Homeschooling, Kernersville, Local Resources, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Preschool, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper Some of my fondest childhood memories are the trips to the library with my mom. She was an avid reader and shared that love of books with my sister and me. So when I started having children, I was thrilled to share that same memory...
Aug 15, 2023 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, High School & Beyond, Homeschooling, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Private Schools, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. It is back to school time and many households are in prep mode as children get ready to end summer and enter the classroom. While it is common to see families shopping for school supplies, taking first day of school...
Jun 13, 2023 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Elementary Age, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recreation, Teens & Tweens, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon I basically drive a taxi. I mean, its silver, not yellow. But on any given day, I’m pretty sure I traverse the whole Triad. Why? My kids are in extracurricular activities. Swimming, soccer, music, theater – you name it, they’ve...
