Feb 20, 2023 | Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Homeschooling, Humor, Moms & Dads, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon Science fair. If you were one of the lucky ones who completed one of these projects as a kid, I’m willing to bet your body just gave an involuntary shudder. I was one of the lucky ones in eighth, ninth, AND tenth grade (thanks, private...
Feb 19, 2023 | Babies, Baby Directories, Featured Directories, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
This directory is sponsored by The Basics Guilford. The Basics are five science-based parenting and caregiving practices that can be used in everyday life to benefit young children in Guilford County. 80% of the brain develops by the time a child is 3 years old. The...
Feb 18, 2023 | Adults, Babies, Day Trips, Elementary Age, Family Time, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey The anticipation of uninhibited travel options has journeying to some of our favorite vacation and day trips more likely. With a couple of years with so many travel restrictions, our travel preparedness is rusty. If we travel with...
Feb 17, 2023 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Burlington, Camps, Crafts & Hobbies, Elementary, Elementary Age, Greensboro, High Point, High School & Beyond, Homeschooling, Kernersville, Middle School, Teens & Tweens
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper In today’s Friday Finds: Summer Camps at Reconsidered Goods Updated Preschool Directory The TMoM Private/Independent Schools Directory is Updated! Vote for Your Favorite TMoM Choice Awards Finalists!...
Feb 16, 2023 | Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Guest Blogger Sarah Hester, MS, RD “Didn’t I just feed you?!” is the question that comes to my mind often as a mom of a busy toddler. Providing three healthy meals and one to two snacks a day can easily make my whole day feel like it revolves around what food my...
Feb 16, 2023 | Adults, Arts & Enrichment Activities, Entertaining, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Recreation, Teens & Tweens
Roe. A Play By: Lisa Loomer March 24 – 25 at 7:30 p.m., March 26 & April 2 at 2:00 p.m., March 30 – April 1 at 7:30 p.m. UNCGTheatre.com Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion, is still fiercely debated over forty years later. In this incisive...
Feb 16, 2023 | Camps, Elementary Age, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Teens & Tweens, Winston-Salem
Summer Camps 2023 YMCA of Northwest North Carolina Day Camps Camp Hanes The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina’s summer camps provide students in Kindergarten-8th grade with a fun and enriching learning environment, filled with healthy activities and positive role...
Feb 15, 2023 | Adults, Burlington, By Location, Greensboro, High Point, Kernersville, Moms & Dads, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper The nominations from round one of the 2023 Choice awards contest have been tallied, and finalists are listed below! The three entries with the most nominations in each city and for each category emerged as the finalists. If there is a...
Feb 14, 2023 | From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By TMoM Team Member Britney Dent Have your children reached that age where they aren’t really “kids” but they aren’t yet adults? If so, you might be facing very different issues than you were when they were little. As a parent, you can help...
Feb 10, 2023 | Adults, Arts & Enrichment Activities, Elementary Age, Entertaining, Family Time, Friday Finds, Greensboro, Local Events, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Teens & Tweens
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders In today’s Friday Finds: North Carolina Theatre for Young People Brings Winnie The Pooh to the Stage Blake Shelton Concert at Greensboro Coliseum on Feb. 23! Win a Free Evaluation Visit at Triad Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Congrats...
Feb 9, 2023 | Camps, Elementary, Elementary Age, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Recreation, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Andrew R Hano My summers spent as part of the senior leadership team at a sleep-away camp have made me witness to many confidence building moments in the lives of campers. A camper who spent not days, or weeks, but two and a half full summers learning...
Feb 7, 2023 | Adults, Burlington, From the Doctor, Greensboro, High Point, Kernersville, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Dr. Juan Santos, CRC, LCMHC Connection isn’t optional in intimate relationships. It’s a required pillar that allows the relationship to stand with firmness and longevity. Lacking a connection with your partner can leave you feeling lost, insecure, and...
Feb 4, 2023 | Elementary Age, Family Time, From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt This Valentine’s Day, our children will celebrate the holiday with a plethora of chocolates and sweets. Plus, tear-apart cards for school friends, and maybe even small gifts, toys, or stuffed animals. This year, I am committed to...
Feb 1, 2023 | Elementary, Elementary Age, Homeschooling, Middle School, Private Schools, Sports, Teens & Tweens, Winston-Salem
Winston Salem Lacrosse Registration is Live Spring Season starts March 4th winstonsalemlacrosse.com The Winston Salem Lacrosse registration is live and the Spring season starts on March 4th! Winston Salem Lacrosse is the best youth lacrosse program in the Triad that...
Feb 1, 2023 | Elementary, Elementary Age, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool, Private Schools, Raising Children, Religion, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Tweens & Teens, Winston-Salem
Calvary Day School Campus Tours 2023 calvaryday.school At Calvary Day School, their passion and commitment are to provide an encouraging, safe, and engaging school community. Students are challenged to fulfill their God-given potential, develop strong character, and...
Jan 31, 2023 | Burlington, From the Heart, Greensboro, High Point, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Non Profits, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Leslie Isakoff With the school year in full force, finding time to squeeze in required service hours can be tough. Soccer practice, trumpet lessons, Scout meetings, youth group—how can your family possibly fit in one more thing? Breathe easy and check...
Jan 29, 2023 | Adults, Food & Nutrition, Groceries & Couponing, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing When considering my days as a future mom, I never considered the fact that meal planning could sometimes be more difficult than actually raising children. But alas, it has been a thorn in my side for many many years. Dinnertime occurs...
Jan 27, 2023 | -, Helpful Lists & Directories, High School & Beyond, Teens & Tweens, Teens & Tweens Directories, Tweens & Teens
By TMoM Team Member Sarah Marchwiany This driving resources directory is sponsored by Calvary Day School. Calvary Day School has a passion and a commitment to provide an encouraging, safe, and engaging school community. Students, from preschool through high school,...
Jan 26, 2023 | Babies, Child Care Facilities & Programs, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Elementary Age, Toddlers & Preschool, Winston-Salem
By Lauren Hayworth, COO, A Child’s World Learning Centers Parents and educators alike can have the privilege of seeing joy on a child’s face as he or she happily completes a puzzle. For infants, a shape sorter is a classic early learning tool that introduces them to...
Jan 25, 2023 | Babies, Burlington, Elementary Age, Greensboro, High Point, Humor, Kernersville, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool, Winston-Salem, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon Feel free to debate me, but I’d argue that “While you were in a meeting…” is the most terrifying sentence opener known to mom. Whatever part two of that sentence is, it is never good. I started working from home and homeschooling...
Jan 24, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Burlington, By Location, Greensboro, Health, High Point, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Moms & Dads, Winston-Salem
By Sarah Fedele, American Heart Association Maybe it’s those hot red heels, your red winter gloves, those favorite red workout pants, that spicy little RED dress or your favorite red suit – either way, it’s time to dust them off for National Wear Red Day! Show Your...
Jan 23, 2023 | Adult Children, Adult Education, Adults, Empty Nesters, High School & Beyond, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas When my daughter was a sophomore at college, she sheepishly FaceTimed me one day, in a near panic, because she felt she needed to take a break the following semester. She thought I would put up a fight, but it was the exact opposite....
Jan 22, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parks & Outdoor Activities
By Guest Blogger Courtney Fleet When one season ends and another begins, it can be hard to find your footing. Maybe you had big goals for last year that you didn’t quite meet. Maybe this year’s resolutions already feel heavy. I find that the best way to combat these...
Jan 20, 2023 | Adults, Birthday Parties, Burlington, Entertaining, Friday Finds, Greensboro, High Point, Kernersville, Moms & Dads, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper In today’s Friday Finds: Join the TMoM Facebook Party! Win a $100 Gift Card to Polliwogs! Planning a Birthday Party in the Triad? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Join...
Jan 18, 2023 | Adults, By Stage, Crafts & Hobbies, Elementary Age, Family Time, For the Home, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By TMoM Team Member Ellen Bryant Lloyd New Year’s resolutions have never worked for me. I gave up the practice of making them years ago after letting my resolve go just a few weeks, or even days, into the new year. Maybe it was that my list was too long or too...
Jan 17, 2023 | Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, High School & Beyond, Kernersville, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Private Schools, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Katelyn Williams, Middle School Counselor, Greensboro Day School Technology—we can’t live with it, and we certainly can’t live without it. Yet, what do we do about children and tweens living with it? I have never been a person who stands in favor of banning all...
Jan 16, 2023 | Adults, Elementary Age, Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph.D. Ahh Winter. A time to hibernate, reflect on the past holiday season, and snuggle with a good book or movie under some warm blankets, preferably by a fire. Yeah right! If children surround you, hibernation will not...
Jan 15, 2023 | Babies, By Stage, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Catherine Cottingham When I was a brand-new mom a couple years ago, 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...
Jan 14, 2023 | Babies, By Stage, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Blogger Britney Dent They say every child is different; that uniqueness starts in the womb! Every pregnancy is different too It was 2008 and I was on a road trip with my husband’s family to see his younger brother graduate from military training. The trip...
Jan 12, 2023 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Dr. Juan Santos, CRC, LCMHC Have you noticed any behavioral or mood changes in your teen during the winter months? Maybe they are in bed longer than usual or not going out as much with friends. Season Affective Disorder is a seasonal depression that...
