Apr 10, 2018 | Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, From the Doctor, Health, Safety
By Michele Daniels, MSN, RN, Nurse Manager, Pediatric Emergency Department, and Tammy Rush, MSN, EMT, Pediatric Trauma Registrar, Department of Pediatric Trauma, Brenner Children’s Hospital If only one child is abused, that is one child too many. But we are...
Feb 7, 2018 | Bereavement, From the Heart, Health, Hot Topics, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Safety, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Claudia Marini My Worst Days Ever December 29, 2016 will forever be the first worst day of my life. It is the day that every parent fears. Two phone calls happened that night. The first call saying that my daughter was found unconscious from an...
Oct 9, 2017 | Elementary Age, Health, Safety
By Guest Blogger Kelly Graves, Ph.D., HSP-P, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Kellin Foundation Allow my child to stay home alone? Are they ready? Many parents grapple with this question as they navigate the growing waters of independence as their children...
Oct 5, 2017 | From the Doctor, Health, Safety
By Guest Blogger Josh Roland, Critical Care Paramedic, Wake Forest Baptist Health Not everyone can imagine a job like mine. For that matter, there was a time when I couldn’t have imagined it either. I was always the quiet, soft-spoken one, who was more prone to...
Oct 4, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Safety
By Guest Blogger Angela Hackett Jenkins Life can be really hard and we all need to hear that we are not alone in the messy chapters of life. I’m a woman, wife, daughter, sister, mother, and friend to many. I have overcome so much because of other brave women in my...
Sep 5, 2017 | From the Doctor, Health, Safety
By Christopher Ina, MA, LAT, ATC, Athletic Training Coordinator for Wake Forest Baptist Health Participating in sports is a great way for your child to have fun and build valuable life skills, like teamwork and discipline. Sports can also benefit your child...
May 5, 2017 | Health, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas, Thought Leader on Social Media, Technology and Parenting Teens I’m not sure exactly when porn first became a thing in the world, but I do remember the first time that I came across it. It was one summer while I was visiting a family...
Apr 25, 2017 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Health, High School & Beyond, Hot Topics, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon If you have a teen – or even a preteen – you’ve likely heard of a new Netflix series called 13 Reasons Why. The series, like the book by Jay Asher on which it’s based, follows the suicide of a teenage girl named Hannah. Before her death,...
Feb 22, 2017 | Health, Local Resources, Non Profits, Safety
By Rachel Hoeing and guest blogger Krystin My friend Krystin is a board member of Lily Pad Haven, which is a nonprofit organization that provides housing for survivors of human trafficking. She has shared bits and pieces about the organization with me, but I wanted...
Oct 12, 2016 | Health, Recreation, Safety, Sports
By Katie Moosbrugger (with contributions from guest blogger Moose Lester) While most families are currently knee deep in fall sports, we are wrapping up a second season of tackle football for my nine-year-old son. Yes, we are those parents. It’s been nearly three...
Jul 22, 2016 | Health, Recreation, Safety, Sports
By Guest Blogger Kevin Bottomley Summer is only halfway over, and yet, already this summer there have been several drowning accidents affecting children in our community. According to the Center for Disease Control approximately 10 people die from unintentional...
Jul 16, 2016 | From the Doctor, Health, Safety
By Rachel Hoeing and Tracy Beatty, Emergency Medicine RN Summer is in full swing! As we enjoy the outdoors, the sun, the beach, and the pool, we also tend to get a little lazier at this halfway point. This tends to be the time of year that unfortunately many families...
Jun 13, 2016 | Health, Recreation, Safety, Sports
By Rachel Hoeing Summer is here and no doubt many of you will be spending long days at the pool. If you have never been a lifeguard, you may be surprised to find out that there is much more to the job than just getting a tan. I asked local lifeguards the most...
Nov 30, 2015 | Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety
By Marci Peace, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America – Volunteer Be SMART Leader When the conversation turns to guns, tensions can flare. But we know that gun owners and non-gun owners alike can agree on one thing – we all love our children want to...
Oct 17, 2015 | Health, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Safety
By Guest Blogger Bob Gfeller, Executive Director of the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma In November 2014, the Broughton family was visiting downtown Winston-Salem to host a conference at the convention center. They were joined by their then 10-year-old...
Oct 16, 2015 | Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Safety, Travel & Auto Tips
By Guest Blogger Sandy Harper Technology has drastically helped female drivers in moments of vehicle needs. Usually a husband, dad, friend or a mechanic is only a cell phone call away. That being said, there are still those handful of moments when we (ladies) are...
Jul 7, 2015 | From the Doctor, Health, Safety
By Guest Blogger Milan D. Nadkarni, MD, Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health Brenner Children’s Hospital Summer is an ideal time for kids to play and have fun. However, the more active children are, the more at risk they are for...
Jun 13, 2015 | Health, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Raising Children, Recreation, Safety
By Guest Blogger Kaitlin Gardner, author of the blog An Apple Per Day I freely admit I have always loved being around the water. Spending time at the pool with my friends was one of my favorite summer activities growing up. I want my own children to have that same...
Jun 2, 2015 | From the Doctor, Health, Safety
By Guest Blogger John Frino, MD, associate professor of pediatric orthopaedic surgery, Brenner Children’s Hospital The carefree, playful days of summer give kids plenty of opportunities to be active and adventurous. As a result, the risk of accidents also increases....
Feb 16, 2015 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Safety
By Anonymous I can honestly say I have a happy and relatively successful life at this point in my life, so most people that know me would likely never guess or even fathom that I have what most would call a ‘dark’ and ‘tragic’ past. I was a victim of child abuse at a...
Oct 29, 2014 | Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety, Travel & Auto Tips, Tweens & Teens
By Katie Moosbrugger We reached a much-anticipated milestone at my daughter’s 10-year well-check. The doctor announced she weighs exactly 80 pounds. You’re probably thinking, “Yea, so?” Well, if you have a child in elementary school, 80 is the magic...
Sep 23, 2014 | From the Doctor, Health, Safety
By Neil Sparks, DO, sports medicine specialist and family physician at Wake Forest Baptist Health Family Medicine-Reynolda With fall athletics starting up, many parents worry about protecting their children from sports-related concussions. Parents of football players...
Sep 17, 2014 | Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety
By Rachel Hoeing We all know texting while driving is dangerous. We’ve all read the stories of the last extremely unimportant text that someone felt the need to send, seconds before they were killed in a crash. We’ve seen the families of the innocent...
Jun 18, 2014 | Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety
By Rachel Hoeing There has been a lot of controversy and hype lately over family car decals. Why? Some people think they are obnoxious or annoying. Others love them. Others think they are a danger to families. This article summarizes why some members of law...
Apr 22, 2014 | -, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Safety
By Paul F. Meyer, MD, primary care physician at Wake Forest Baptist Health Family -Medicine Lewisville With mild weather and beautiful scenery, spring is one of the loveliest times of the year. Yet for people who suffer from allergies, it can also be one of the most...
Mar 1, 2014 | -, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Safety
For the majority of us, we don’t think much about food allergies until it comes time to take snacks into school, have a new friend of your child’s spend the night, or plan a birthday party. But for the Fielders family, food allergies are something that are...
Dec 5, 2013 | -, Health, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Safety
By Eric S. Hicks, Master Police Officer As we enter the holiday season, the majority of us are singing along with holiday music, spending time with family, and shopping. We aren’t focusing on our personal safety, and the safety of our home. As a Law Enforcement...
May 21, 2013 | -, From the Doctor, Health, Recreation, Safety, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Dr. Aimee Lischke of Total Family Care of Winston-Salem Summertime is often considered a time for slowing down. School’s out, there are fewer extracurricular activities and generally the pace is relaxed. However, it is also a time for travel, whether to the beach,...
Apr 9, 2013 | -, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety
What would you do if a known sex offender moved into your neighborhood? That happened recently to someone I know here in the Triad. She and her family moved across town a few years ago into a neighborhood they’ve always aspired to be a part of – one filled with lots...
Mar 24, 2013 | -, Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety
By Tracy Roche, Prevention Consultant, Alcohol & Drug Services, High Point Pledge to invest in the future of our youth and community. We are strong but we can’t afford to sit back and let others take the initiative. Medicines are helpful and safe when used the...
