Feb 7, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, By Location, Education, Education for Special Needs, Greensboro, Health, High School & Beyond, Private Schools, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing In this week’s Sunday Spotlight: Noble Academy Virtual Open House Taylor Physical Therapy and Wellness Personalized Assistance with AMR College Consulting New TMoM Podcast Episode Free Virtual Training for Teachers, Parents and...
Feb 3, 2021 | Burlington, By Location, By Stage, Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary Age, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Katy Biagini with Family Support Network of Central Carolina When you are faced with a child’s disability, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, isolated, and alone. Overwhelmed as you swim through a sea of information pertaining to your child’s diagnosis,...
Jan 26, 2021 | By Location, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Aimee Picon, Director of Educational Outreach “The student fell through the cracks.” “He was moved through the system without ever addressing the problem.” “She is in 8th grade now, but never really learned how to read.” As an educator of students...
Jan 25, 2021 | By Location, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Greensboro
Our Lady of Grace Catholic School 201 South Chapman Street Greensboro, NC 27403 Virtual Open House Tuesday, February 16 Virtual Open House for the following programs: Special Education – 9:00 am Kindergarten – 10:30 am You are invited to a Virtual Open...
Jan 5, 2021 | By Location, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School
— Virtual Community Open House Noble Academy 3310 Horse Pen Creek Rd | Greensboro Thursday, February 11 at 10 am Website: nobleknights.org Noble Academy will hold its annual Community Open House (Virtually) on Thursday, February 11th at 10 am. If you are...
Oct 12, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, Education, Education for Special Needs, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Tracy Beatty I am the mother of a special needs child. My first born child, Evan, has Fragile X Syndrome. Fragile X is the most inherited form of intellectual disability and autism. Fragile X can cause a range of disabilities from mild learning...
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...
Sep 8, 2020 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool
By Guest Bloggers Annie B Trent of Tackle Advocacy, and Kristin Bennett of Illumii The 2020-2021 school year has arrived, and many children are still attending school remotely. Lives have been turned upside down. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended routines and...
Aug 9, 2020 | Burlington, By Location, Dental, Education, Education for Special Needs, From the Doctor, Greensboro, Health, High Point, Kernersville, Private Schools, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing In today’s Sunday Spotlight: Sean Miles Law Tackle Advocacy Davis & Goldberg Orthodontics High Point Friends School MIS-C and COVID-19 in Children Sean Miles Law: Helping You Put Your Family First Sean Miles Law wants...
Jul 15, 2020 | Burlington, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Elementary Age, Greensboro, High Point, High School & Beyond, Homeschooling, Kernersville, Middle School, Teens & Tweens, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Kelly Nichols, a local educator To say the least 2020 has been strange. Headlines have amazed me. Uncertainty has engulfed me. As a long-time educator, I had to reframe everything I had ever done in the name of teaching in March. Yesterday, Governor...
Jun 8, 2020 | By Stage, Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary Age, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Nancy Micca Every parent of a child with special needs will tell you that cultivating opportunities for their child to experience friendship can be one of their greatest challenges. We all want our children to be included, have positive social...
May 3, 2020 | Education, Education for Special Needs, For the Home, Local Resources, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Sunday Spotlights
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing In today’s Sunday Spotlight: TL Cleaning The Centers for Exceptional Children Strawberry Farms Four Things You Need to Know About T.L. Cleaning Co. 1. They are available NOW for routine or deep cleaning of your home or...
Apr 20, 2020 | Education, Education for Special Needs
By Guest Blogger Annie Trent, owner of Tackle Advocacy COVID-19 is dramatically changing every American’s life – including our children’s. As school systems turn to distance learning due to stay at home or shelter in place orders across America, our children...
Apr 10, 2020 | Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Parenting & Family
Updated by Michelle Barson This directory is sponsored by The Centers for Exceptional Children, which provides a critical combination of support services, programs and facilities dedicated to one thing: helping children and their families thrive. When your child has a...
Mar 30, 2020 | By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Education for Special Needs, Greensboro, Health, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray, PhD, LCMHC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative in the UNCG Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships Last month, I got to go somewhere that I never even could have dreamed would be possible when I was a...
Mar 26, 2020 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Kelly Heritage, Noble Academy College Testing Coordinator Standardized Testing – Two words that hold a lot of weight for high school students. Especially when they are utilized as part of the criteria for undergraduate admissions. For decades,...
Jan 13, 2020 | By Location, Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Parenting & Family, Private Schools, Winston-Salem
By Karen Pranikoff, Director of Admission and Development, Triad Academy at Summit School Tackling homework at the end of the day often can be a frustrating experience for parents and children. It’s an even harder assignment when your child has dyslexia. When you’re...
Nov 7, 2019 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Christy Avent with Noble Academy As the Director of Enrollment Management at Noble Academy for the last seven years, I have encountered many families that inquired about our school because they were literally “at the end of our rope.” When it came to...
Oct 21, 2019 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Emily Ball, First Grade Assistant Teacher at Triad Academy at Summit School Gardening requires a plan. You identify which plants will thrive in the garden that’s available and go to the store to buy those specific plants so you’re assured of success....
Oct 15, 2019 | By Location, By Stage, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Elementary Age, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Teens & Tweens, Tutoring, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Kristin Redington Bennett, PhD, NCED, Illumii Founder If you’re a parent or guardian, chances are you’ve discovered that navigating the educational system – and childhood in general – has changed a lot since you were a kid yourself. The great thing...
Oct 8, 2019 | By Location, By Stage, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Elementary Age, High Point, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Kori Mackall, Director of Communications & Development, The Piedmont School & John Yowell Academy October is finally here and is the official Learning Disabilities Awareness Month! When many think of the phrase “learning disability” they may...
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”...
Aug 26, 2019 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Preschool
By Guest Blogger Neely Turlington If you’re like me, the start of a new school year can bring on a range of emotions. There can be excitement for the possibilities ahead, worry about the challenges and confusion about how to get the year started on the right...
Apr 30, 2019 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, Education, Education for Special Needs, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Laxton If you haven’t already, meet Malcolm. He is 11; finishing up elementary school; loves basketball, baseball and his teen-age sister (much to her long-suffering annoyance); and, as you can tell, has Down syndrome. We found out about the DS...
Apr 6, 2019 | By Location, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Education, Education for Special Needs, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Nicole Ducouer Well, baby number two is on the way! We couldn’t be happier. Our son, Caden, is asking for a ‘brudder’. Daily, he tells me things his brudder will do at every stage of life. “Mom, my brudder will be able to play with trucks, but not...
Mar 21, 2019 | By Location, Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Education, Education for Special Needs, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Laura Laxton As we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on March 21 (get it? 3-21, because people with DS have three copies of the 21st chromosome), I’d like to (re)introduce you to one of Winston-Salem’s most active and vibrant organizations: The Down...
Mar 2, 2019 | Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Aprille Donaldson When I moved to North Carolina from Kentucky nearly six years ago, I knew one person: my mother-in-law. On a visit with my three-year-old to Bolton Park, the closest park to our tiny apartment, I saw a green, circular bumper sticker...
Nov 9, 2018 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, From the Doctor, Health, Middle School, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Jim Anderson, MD, Pediatrician, Wake Forest Health Network – Pediatrics at Premier It’s that time of the school year when progress reports are sent out and parent-teacher conferences occur. For some parents, this can mean an often-worrisome...
Nov 8, 2018 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School
By Jennifer Aceves, Head of High School “I don’t think I can do this.” How many times have you had this thought? As a parent or educator, how many times have you heard your children or students say this? Do you find it hard to change that mindset and develop...
Oct 25, 2018 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Middle School, Private Schools, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Carrie Malloy, Director of Triad Academy at Summit School A child comes home from school each day frustrated that he can’t keep up in the classroom. He’s often not able to participate in class and at home, he bursts into tears during homework time. He...