Feb 21, 2018 | From the Heart, Hot Topics, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Dan Barrett Being adopted has always been my normal. My parents blessed me with a wonderful life, built me into the man/father I am, and adopted a younger brother, Billy, who has been the best a guy could ask for. My parents had always supported any...
Feb 14, 2018 | Helpful Lists & Directories, Hot Topics, Local Resources
By the TMoM team Let the voting begin! The nominations from round one of the 2018 Choice awards contest have been tallied, and the competition was tight this year! The nominees with the most votes in each Triad area are listed below along with a link to their website....
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...
Jan 31, 2018 | Helpful Lists & Directories, Hot Topics, Info about Our Website, Local Resources
By Rachel Hoeing Our 8th Annual TMoM Choice Awards contest kicks off TODAY! This contest celebrates all things parent-related in the Triad. We ask our readers to nominate the best of the best in categories in everything ranging from restaurants to summer camps. The...
Jan 22, 2018 | Helpful Lists & Directories, Hot Topics, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Rachel Hoeing If you are traveling to Walt Disney World with your family, I’ve got 20 tips to share with you today! My sister, daughter, and I took a magical vacation to Disney at the beginning of December. I have always loved Disney World, but something...
Dec 31, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Hot Topics, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger A. Keith Tilley When it comes to the calendar, January is to us what spring is to nature. It’s a time to start something new; a time to re-invent ourselves; a time to set new goals, make new plans, and generally do things that will improve our...
Dec 27, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Health, Hot Topics, Nutrition, Recreation
By Cathy Gold, owner of FaBuLife and Gold Standard Fitness We were wrong! I am a nurse practitioner, nutrition coach, and personal trainer. When I say “we,” I mean all of us – exercise professionals, medical professionals, and nutrition experts. A lot of the advice...
Nov 8, 2017 | From the Heart, Hot Topics, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Angel Putnam You might remember from last September our Mom on the Move feature of Angel Putnam. Her short profile alluded to a tough upbringing and a childhood spent in foster care. I was intrigued by the little bit she shared and asked if she would...
Oct 30, 2017 | Babies, Bereavement, From the Heart, Health, Hot Topics, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Elizabeth Severson Mom, Mummy, Mae, Madre; a title that is proudly used by many, longed by many, and sadly, unrealized by many. On November 16th of 2016 I gazed at a pregnancy test that confirmed I would soon take on the new title of “mommy.” I had...
Oct 20, 2017 | Hot Topics, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Erin Althaus These days it’s hard to turn on the television. It can be scary to turn on the news or look at your Facebook feed. And it’s not exciting to listen to the radio. Hurting of one kind or another is all around us. Here a man shoots and kills...
Aug 9, 2017 | Hot Topics, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Angie Carson My title may seem mean-spirited but I promise you that it’s not. I am writing this post to help you! Yes, you – mom who complains that no one ever invites her anywhere. You – mom who tears up about not having a group of...
Jun 21, 2017 | Education, Hot Topics, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Anonymous My son just finished 8th grade and will be moving on to high school next year. His middle school years were what most would call predictable. He made lots of friends, played new sports, talked too much in class, enjoyed many Xbox games, participated in...
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,...
Apr 19, 2017 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Hot Topics, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd Win a book of your choice from today’s blog! Details below! I love springtime and the way the world seems to come back to life after the cold, dark days of winter. Trees show off their new growth, flowers awaken with color and birds...
Feb 24, 2017 | Camps, Hot Topics, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Jen de Ridder, Senior Program Director YMCA Camp Hanes I am not sure why when thinking about Summer Camp the word “investing” came to mind. Once it did, I could not shake it and it reflects well what we try to accomplish during a camper’s...
Feb 20, 2017 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Holidays, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd From the story of a brave young slave who escaped to freedom on the Underground Railroad to the inspirational words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr to a talented ballerina’s journey to become the first African-American to become a...
Feb 15, 2017 | Hot Topics, Info about Our Website, Local Resources
By the TMoM team Let the voting begin! The nominations from round one of the 2017 Choice awards contest have been tallied. The nominees with the most votes in each Triad area are listed below along with a link to their website. These finalists include the top three...
Feb 9, 2017 | Children with Special Needs, From the Heart, Hot Topics, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Laxton We found out during my pregnancy that our second child would have Down syndrome, and, as you’d imagine, it was a pretty big shock. Naturally, we heard a lot of information (and opinions) about what would be “wrong” with the baby and...
Feb 8, 2017 | Holidays, Hot Topics, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By: Elizabeth Livingston, author of Couponsavingmom.com With Valentine’s day right around the corner, I know many of you will be trying to come up with some ways to show your partner you care. Valentine’s day can be one of those holidays where costs can add up...
Feb 1, 2017 | Helpful Lists & Directories, Hot Topics, Info about Our Website, Local Resources
By Katie Moosbrugger Our 7th Annual TMoM Choice Awards contest kicks off TODAY! This contest celebrates all things parent-related in the Triad. We ask our readers to nominate the best of the best in categories ranging from the Best Gift Shop to the Best Daycare to the...
Jan 10, 2017 | Hot Topics, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Rachel Hoeing I ran into a friend of mine the other day who recently announced she is pregnant. Knowing I ran a website for moms, she asked me what the “must haves” were for her registry. Two years ago, I compiled this blog on our website with the...
Jan 4, 2017 | From the Heart, Hot Topics, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits
By Kelly Hines I went through a phase recently where I just didn’t watch the news. There was too much fighting, too much sorrow, too many people yelling at each other and solving nothing. It was easier and so much more pleasant to bury my head in the sand and ignore...
Dec 31, 2016 | From the Heart, Hot Topics, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Danya M. Jordan Dear Wife and Mom, As we wind down from holiday festivities, I wanted to take a few moments, from a single woman’s perspective, to encourage you today. It seems our hearts are naturally wired for discontentment. Ye who arises early;...
Dec 13, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Holidays, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA Being around people that you may not see eye to eye with can be difficult. Even more difficult when you are forced to interact with that one person you do not agree with. The holidays are upon us, and I wanted to write a special piece...
Nov 30, 2016 | From the Heart, Hot Topics, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Suzanne Danhauer 2015 was one of the most painful years of my life. I never want to repeat it, and at the same time I am intensely grateful for it. We had been married 13 years. We had two high-demand careers, 4 young boys, packed schedules, and lots...
Nov 2, 2016 | From the Heart, Hot Topics, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Anna Hargett, author of This Perfect Mess Three years ago I was lying in bed at 5:45am staring at the ceiling and wondering how long I could let the baby cry and still be considered a good mother. I already knew what the day held and I didn’t...
Oct 19, 2016 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Hot Topics, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies
By Rachel Hoeing Moms need “friend time.” It is a proven fact! Time with other women makes us better mothers. A few hours with your girlfriends can send you back home rejuvenated and ready to take on any motherly task that comes your way. There are so many...
Oct 8, 2016 | Food & Nutrition, Holidays, Hot Topics, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Amanda Stahl If you ask my kids what their favorite holidays might be, they’ll yell out with excitement … Christmas, Easter and Halloween! Halloween is around the corner, and I remember clearly from last year a quadruple dose of...
Oct 5, 2016 | Hot Topics, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Our Favorite Finds, Shopping, Women's Fashion
By Guest Blogger Ali Kraus-Flowers Fall has officially begun and with every new season I habitually stand in my closet blankly staring and announce “I have nothing to wear.” Most of us don’t have budgets that allow us to buy an entire new wardrobe, and digging around...
