May 17, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Safety
By TMoM Team Member Kodia Byers May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and with warmer weather here and summer just around the corner, there’s no better time to think about how you will protect yourself and your family’s skin. Did you know that more people are diagnosed...
May 14, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, Greensboro, Health
— Win 3 Months of Membership FREE at any YMCA of Greensboro Branch! To enter this contest, click the survey link at the bottom of this page. Featuring a community of people who care, free and unlimited exercise classes, swimming, basketball courts, wellness...
May 11, 2021 | Babies, By Location, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Greensboro, Health, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Shelli Scott We all love giving our children playtime, as it’s a chance for them to relax and have fun. It also acts as the perfect chance for enrichment and learning, especially in the youngest children! Science has found that 80% of brain growth...
May 9, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Camps, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Local Events, Local Resources, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger Happy Mother’s Day! Here is what we are featuring in today’s Sunday Spotlight: ~ Find Your Fit with Twenty200 Eyewear ~ Register for Summer Camp with Imprints Cares ~ Use Your Creativity to Craft a Sew Happy Life! ~ Have...
May 4, 2021 | By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, Health, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Michelle Barson May is “Better Speech and Hearing Month,” and as the mother of a son with severe speech delays, this month is extremely important to me. Why? Because it’s thanks to the talented, educated and enthusiastic speech pathologists of...
May 3, 2021 | By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson I remember the day distinctly. I was 12. It was Thanksgiving. My cousin was in town. I told no one. Fast forward 3 months later when it happened to my cousin. She got a dozen roses and dinner out on the town and a shopping spree. Everyone...
Apr 26, 2021 | By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, From the Heart, Health, High School & Beyond, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recreation, Sports, Teens & Tweens
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing I’ve always been a mother with the mindset of “once you commit to something, you commit.” I am all about sticking things out, honoring your word, and being a team player. But last year, as my daughter started high school, I was placed...
Apr 16, 2021 | Children's Health & Wellness, Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Health, Moms & Dads, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt In January of this year, I published a blog titled My Personal Experience with Intermittent Fasting, in which I detailed my journey with the health and weight loss benefits I experienced with the timed-meal eating plan. It has been...
Apr 2, 2021 | By Location, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Safety, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Kristen A. Zeller, MD, Pediatric Surgery Brenner Children’s, Wake Forest Baptist Health As a parent, sometimes the most important thing you can do for your child is be their advocate. If your child needs surgery, use your voice to speak up and ask...
Apr 1, 2021 | By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Sarah MacReynolds, LCSW When speaking to parents, I hear the many complaints around cell phone usage and bedtime. One of the big questions that arises is, “should kids be allowed to use their phones in bed?” These issues exist in families with kids of...
Mar 5, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, Greensboro, Health, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Mary Ducksworth, AmeriCorps VISTA – ISD Network Specialist – United Way Greater Greensboro “You don’t miss the water, until the well runs dry.” A phrase many, if not all, Americans can relate to right now. Searching for solid ground in hard...
Mar 3, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Tabia McKinize I distinctly remember lying in the hospital bed asking out loud, “Why me?” My life has never been ordinary, so I laugh at my thoughts that my daughter’s birth would be… In my last semester as a senior at UNC Greensboro, I was 8 months...
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...
Feb 17, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Anna Keller It’s so interesting to take note of how easy it is for me to talk about my eating disorder now, because for years – more than a decade – I lived in fear of anyone finding out about it. I would barely let myself really think about it, much...
Feb 1, 2021 | Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing Picky Eaters. If you don’t have one, you should feel lucky. Before having kids I always smirked when I heard parents say things like, “Oh I wish I could serve casseroles for dinner, but my kids just won’t eat...
Jan 12, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, From the Doctor, Health, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Jessie Tucker Mitchell, MA, LCMHCA, NCC Sixteen-year-old Anna* struggled with an eating disorder (ED) all through eighth and ninth grades. She woke at 5 am to run 90 minutes every morning, restricted her food intake to 600 calories a day, and made...
Jan 11, 2021 | By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. Sleep routines. I have always hated sleep routines because they seemed so complicated. Read any parenting book and you’ll quickly feel as though you need a specialized degree to put a child to sleep. Even more, how do...
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 5, 2020 | Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Annette George “I can’t change who I am, but I can change the world as I am.” ~ John Paul George For our family, twenty six years ago, there wasn’t supposed to be hope. My son, John Paul, was born in Winston-Salem with a rare condition called...
Nov 11, 2020 | Adoption & Foster Parenting, Adult Health & Wellness, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Gina McCarn I became a mother again when we welcomed two more children into our family through foster care. You can read about our journey here. We welcomed Antony home only a few days after he had been discharged from the hospital. Uninhibited, we...
Nov 5, 2020 | By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Safety, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey Appropriate touch and sexual abuse are not easy conversations to have with our children. However, it gets even more difficult each year you avoid having them. As a mom, educator and former victim of child abuse, I know it is...
Nov 1, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Health, Info about Our Website, Local Resources, Private Schools, Sunday Spotlights
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing In today’s Sunday Spotlight: Noble Academy’s Community Tutoring Services Advertising with Triad Moms on Main Counselors for Your Family Noble Academy Tutoring Services Open To The Community While the staff at Noble...
Oct 24, 2020 | Burlington, By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, Greensboro, Health, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Kernersville, Local Resources, Winston-Salem
Updated by Katie Moosbrugger This directory is sponsored by Lewisville Family Counseling. Their caring counselors each have different specialties, so you are likely to find a good fit for counseling for you or your loved one. Their passion is partnering with...
Oct 19, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
By Guest Bloggers Ritu Hagan, Founder, and Marissa Joyce, Marketing Coordinator Flash back to March of this year… the day the world stopped. Do you remember how confused, overwhelmed, and paralyzed we all felt? There was so much conflicting information, so many...
Oct 12, 2020 | By Location, By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, Exercise, Health, Kernersville, Recreation, Sports, Winston-Salem
YMCA Winter Basketball December 7 – February 27 Registration Open NOW ymcanwnc.org/programs/youth-sports/basketball Clemmons – Kernersville – Winston – Mocksville – King The Y is committed to keeping kids safe and active! YMCA Youth Sports programs promote...
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 30, 2020 | By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Health, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray* During pre-COVID times, screen time was scarce in my family. We watched TV a couple times a week for a family movie night or for time to relax on a rare night when we didn’t have an extracurricular activity or other outing scheduled....
Sep 17, 2020 | By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Health, Moms & Dads, Preschool, Toddlers & Preschool, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Julie Fritz Can we be honest for a minute? E-learning is hard. It’s hard for parents, it’s hard for teachers, hard for counselors, and hard for students. Nothing about our children being in a virtual classroom for the first nine weeks of school is...
Sep 6, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, By Location, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Greensboro, Health, Local Resources, Sunday Spotlights, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing In this week’s Sunday Spotlight we focus on local resources to help you and your loved ones during what may be a very stressful time in our lives. BestHealth Podcast Lewisville Family Counseling Journey to Brave Annual Event...
Sep 4, 2020 | By Location, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Recreation, Safety, Sports, Teens & Tweens, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Eric Whittington “Growing up we heard about athletes getting injured, and when it happened to us, it was heartbreaking.” — Christina Chavez, 17-years old Brother and sister Gonzalo and Christina Chavez share more than a family connection....
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