Feb 18, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Heather Adams Children flourish in a world that feels safe and predictable. And we know that the world has been less than predictable in the past year. Believe it or not, even the youngest children are deeply affected by the emotions of people around...
Jan 14, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, By Stage, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Sara “RaRa” Gibson with PostPartum By RaRa Everyone will tell you that pregnancy is over once you finally meet your new little one, but is that really the case? The idea of the “4th trimester” and thinking of it as a part of pregnancy is a...
Jan 6, 2021 | Babies, By Stage, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing and Guest Blogger Megan Berlinger Having your first child changes your entire world. You can’t even remember what it was like when there were was not a baby in the house. Then child number two comes along and your world gets...
Jan 4, 2021 | Babies, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Dental, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Suzanne Santomieri We were twenty minutes into our 19 week ultrasound and something felt wrong. The technician continued to switch back and forth to different views and was talking a lot. I kept thinking how many more details she was giving us than I...
Dec 8, 2020 | Babies, By Stage, Gift Ideas & Gift Shoppes, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Shopping, Shopping for Kids & Babies, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller ‘Tis the season to be shopping for our littles! It’s a fun time of year, full of magic and anticipation, but it’s also easy for things to get out of hand from a gift-giving standpoint. If your kiddo is anything like mine, they already...
Nov 28, 2020 | Babies, Baby Directories, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
Updated by TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing This directory is sponsored by High Point Pediatric Dentistry. They are currently accepting new patients! The first visit is recommended at age one. Dentistry can be fun – come see why High Point Pediatric Dentistry is a...
Nov 2, 2020 | Babies, By Location, By Stage, Greensboro, Shopping, Shopping for Kids & Babies, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Margaret White of Polliwogs Children’s Boutique I am thrilled to announce that we have recently purchased Posh Pickle Clothing Company! Posh Pickle began 10 years ago when Greensboro resident, Holly McMasters, was looking for cute clothes for her...
Oct 23, 2020 | Babies, By Stage, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Catherine Cottingham Being a brand-new mom, I didn’t anticipate the want, or the need, to find ways to play with my newborn baby. As a result, I spent hours sorting through Pinterest, and Google to find new ways to engage my son and help him start to...
Oct 13, 2020 | Babies, By Stage, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Taylor Hansen Road trip. Road trip with an infant and toddler. Road trip with an infant and toddler during a global pandemic … Yes, we did that. When the first shutdown due to COVID hit our country in March, I was five months pregnant. No big...
Oct 2, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Kodia Byers Isolated. Alone. Overwhelmed. Emotional. In love. Helpless. Hopeful. Changed. All of these words describe postpartum, but being postpartum during a global pandemic? That takes these feelings to an entirely different level. Our second...
Oct 1, 2020 | Babies, By Stage, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Kodia Byers When I was pregnant with my first child, I had heard time and time again from close friends and family members that Pampers are the best diaper out there for newborns and I needed to stock up. I found out the hard way…they were...
Sep 1, 2020 | Babies, By Location, By Stage, Gift Ideas & Gift Shoppes, High Point, Local Sales & Shopping Events, Shopping, Shopping for Kids & Babies
Wynnie’s Boutique 1210 N. Main Street High Point, NC wynniesboutique.com Wynnie’s, a shop for every season of childhood, will open on Friday, September 18 at 1210 N. Main Street in High Point. (Located in the same building as The Grassy Knoll and 83...
Aug 7, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Babies, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Phillips Heine, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Executive Director of Women’s Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health Dr. Phillips Heine provided an overview of pregnancy and COVID-19 last April. As we continue to learn more about the...
Jul 25, 2020 | Babies, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Kris Smooke Wouldn’t it be great if you had a window into your baby’s thoughts and growing personality? Actually, you do! Babies can communicate using simple signs and gestures before they are able to talk. My first son was fascinated by visual...
Jul 18, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, By Stage, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller Of course, the best way to give our body the key nutrients it needs is through our diet, but vitamins and supplements can play a helpful role in filling in the gaps when our diet doesn’t quite cut it. This can be especially important...
Jun 25, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, By Stage, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Laura Dydek As a first-time mom, I prepared endlessly during my pregnancy. I read all the books, ate the “right” foods, did all the exercises. While I prepared myself for every last detail leading up to the birth, I forgot to prepare for the result...
Jun 11, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, From the Doctor, Health, Safety, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Kacy A. Ramirez MD, Pediatric Infectious Disease Expert at Brenner Children’s For more information on COVID-19, please visit wakehealth.edu/Coronavirus or listen to the latest COVID-19 podcasts. Questions from parents submitted to Triad Moms on...
May 1, 2020 | Babies, By Location, By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, From the Doctor, Health, Toddlers & Preschool, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Alison Gardner, MD, MS, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Brenner Children’s, Wake Forest Baptist Health If your child is in need of immediate care that is not life threatening, our pediatric emergency medicine specialists are available to have a video...
Apr 27, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Babies, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Kodia Byers It was a warm, peaceful morning in late August 2019 — you know those mornings when the season is slowly changing from summer time heat 24/7 to balmy early autumn mornings paired with excruciatingly hot NC Piedmont afternoons, when...
Apr 4, 2020 | Babies, By Location, By Stage, Education, Greensboro, Local Resources, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Preschool, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Susan Shore Schwartz For parents, life has changed dramatically in the last few weeks. Many are now home all day, trying to find the right balance between educating and entertaining their children while sheltering in place. While older children may...
Mar 10, 2020 | Babies, Greensboro, Shopping, Shopping for Kids & Babies
By Guest Blogger Margaret White, owner of Polliwogs Children’s Boutique Polliwogs will celebrate 15 years this April! Fun fact: we are actually 33-years-old! There’s an amazing history behind this local children’s boutique including 3 owners (Melessa Martin,...
Feb 20, 2020 | Babies, By Stage, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member, Anna Keller Baby-led weaning is a term thrown around often, and I think most of us parents have a general sense of the concept, but it’s also something that can seem daunting or even, to some, dangerous. After all, babies have just had breastmilk...
Jan 21, 2020 | Babies, Elementary Age, Greensboro, Our Favorite Finds, Shopping, Shopping for Kids & Babies, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Julie Tillman, personal shopper for Polliwogs Just the other day as I was driving my kids home from school, my son asked his two older sisters, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The conversation wrapped up and shifted to me. “Mom, do you like...
Jan 9, 2020 | Babies, By Stage, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Ryan Holt I have always wanted a large family – when my wife told me we were expecting I was absolutely elated. If you’re like me then you have a “plan” and are extremely organized. Everything has a purpose and place. Therefore, having a child doesn’t...
Dec 11, 2019 | Babies, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, Health
By Guest Blogger Brandi Blaylock Every smile has a story. Stories of happiness, joy, peace, and understanding. This story is no exception. While lying on the examination table with the chilly and sticky conducting jelly on my belly at my 20 week ultrasound, I had one...
Nov 29, 2019 | Babies, By Location, By Stage, Greensboro, Local Resources, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Jessie Ballard Parenting multiples is different, there’s no doubt about it. Parents of multiples can’t always take well meaning advice from singleton parents, and multiples can be overwhelming for even the most seasoned parent....
Nov 27, 2019 | Babies, By Stage, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Rachel Hoeing My children are currently 14 and 16. It’s been a long, long time since we had babies in our home. But my sister has a one-year-old and an almost three-year-old. (It makes me tired just telling you that.) Being the dutiful older sister, I have watched...
Nov 2, 2019 | Babies, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Olivia Shaw It started during pregnancy. Well-meaning people (usually strangers) asked the typical questions: Do you know the gender? When are you due? Were you trying to get pregnant? (I can’t believe anyone feels comfortable asking that one!)...
Sep 27, 2019 | Babies, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Lisa Peaty, LCSW Can you recall how many times that you asked yourself these questions, while your crying infant was wailing in the background? Sleep deprived, perhaps with spit up on your shirt, and matted hair from the last 15 minute “rest” on the...
Sep 24, 2019 | Babies, Child Care Facilities & Programs, Education, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Katura Jackson, executive director Winston Salem is fortunate to a number of resources to support children and families. Child Care Resource Center is one of these resources. Created in 1991 as a collaborative effort between the Junior League of...