Feb 23, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” – Albert Einstein I’m at an age where I keep forgetting how old I am. Quick math: I was born in August of 1985 and it’s February of 2023 so…yes, I’m currently 37....
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 1, 2023 | Adults, Babies, Books, Supplies & Gear, Burlington, Consignment Sales, Elementary Age, Greensboro, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Shopping for Kids & Babies, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
Trinity Tots to Teens Consignment Sale Friday, March 10, 2023 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11, 2023 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Trinity Church, 5200 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410 trinitytotstoteens.wordpress.com Trinity Tots to Teens Consignment Sale is a...
Jan 30, 2023 | Adult Children, Adults, From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Kelly Nichols Ideas, methods, technology, the pandemic etc. have changed our classrooms, mostly for the better. But there are some things we must never change, the ability to make a sincere connection with other humans. Education is all about people;...
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 2, 2023 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey In 2022, I purposed to live a life of positive impact and I reviewed with my readers my top 5 suggestions for living our most positive life in various areas such as our careers, family, and community. 2023 is all about thinking big...
Dec 19, 2022 | Elementary Age, From the Heart, Humor, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson, author of the blog MothersRest.com “You failed to tell me how destructive little boys can be. Especially to Christmas ornaments.” That was the message of distress dear Sarah sent me, as she shewed away her male youngins from the holiday...
Dec 8, 2022 | Babies, Elementary Age, Family Time, From the Heart, Holidays, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller A couple of years ago, we started a new family Christmas tradition. We already had quite a few children’s Christmas books, but I wanted a total of 25 books. I researched our options, visited our local used bookstore (shout-out to...
Nov 30, 2022 | Adult Children, Adults, By Stage, Empty Nesters, From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas Raising teenagers can be a challenging experience! However, what if I told you that there is a fantastic payoff at the end that does NOT include grandkids, at least not yet? While I’m still struggling a little bit with being an empty...
Nov 23, 2022 | Adults, From the Heart, Holidays, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Single Parenting, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon Ahhh…November. The month of gratitude. Cue the cute social media posts. That are full of gratitude jars, gratitude trees, and gratitude journals for kids who somehow can’t hold a pencil yet. To be clear, I’m not against any of...
Nov 11, 2022 | Family Time, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Megan Taylor, a writer with Forsyth Family magazine Brazilian writer and singer Paulo Coelho once said: “A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be curious, and to fight tirelessly for something.” As a teacher, I...
Nov 2, 2022 | Adults, Burlington, By Location, By Stage, From the Heart, Greensboro, High Point, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey Fall is the perfect season to contemplate ways we can make a positive impact in our state. It is the time of the year we might consider so many issues such as politics, the health of our families, and even the beauty the season...
Sep 29, 2022 | Family Time, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Travis Finn As a single dad, I’ve enjoyed all aspects of my full schedule. I try to ensure my children get to both schools and extra curricular activities. I am involved in the PTA and other volunteer groups at both schools and church. My kids...
Sep 2, 2022 | Family Time, From the Heart, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Christopher Laney My wife and I have three boys, all with different personalities yet similar in so many ways. When the oldest was eleven or so, I’d often walk into the family room to find him nearly upside down watching television. There were many...
Aug 20, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Alisha Bisbee, MS, CSW, LPC I love positive affirmations, but the ones that say “I’m a great mom” never hit me right. Now, hear me out. Being a parent is super hard. Harder than I ever imagined. I am a good parent, but I’m not always a great parent,...
Aug 8, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC If you’re afraid of rejection, you might feel: As though you need to control everything. You use the control to avoid getting hurt. The control later comes back and makes you feel anxious. The anxiety grows over...
Aug 1, 2022 | Babies, By Location, By Stage, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Local Events, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Winston-Salem
Saturday, September 17, 2022 12 to 4 pm Outdoors at Hanes Mall, Novant Health location FREE ADMISSION For more information, click HERE Pregnant in the Piedmont is a pregnancy, baby, early childhood and parenting expo presented by Piedmont Doulas, a local business that...
Jul 20, 2022 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd In recent years, stories about children who are bullied have increased exponentially. It breaks my heart every time I hear about a child who has been bullied to the point of being harmed by others or harming themselves. I have come...
Jun 19, 2022 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. I remember being six years old wearing a Superwoman outfit that my parents bought me. I ran down the stairs past my laughing mother and into my father’s arms. He hoisted me above his head and “flew” me around the...
May 15, 2022 | Education, Elementary, From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kelly Nichols, former Elementary School teacher It happens without fair warning. Days get longer, weather gets warmer, flowers bloom, and the busyness of spring is here. If March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, then the end of the school...
Nov 9, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Holidays, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC The holidays are right around the corner and to be honest it can be a mixture of emotions. For some, the holidays are a reminder of past challenges, conflict in the family, or sadness connected to missing loved ones. For...
Jun 19, 2021 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Adam Witten I’m a terrible storyteller. That’s a difficult admission for someone that spends a decent amount of his professional life speaking into a microphone. It’s not that I can’t properly convey a sequence of events to someone. It’s just that my...
May 12, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, Education, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Keith Lawley Prom, traditionally a practice of children morphing into adults for one night, where the ladies dress to the nines, and the gentlemen experience getting fitted for a tux for the first time, wondering to themselves “what in the hell have I...
Apr 15, 2021 | Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
— As part of a kickoff to summer break and the return of date nights as Covid restrictions lift, PlatinumSitters is excited to announce a $100 giveaway! PlatinumSitters will choose one lucky mom to receive $100 worth of free babysitting! To register, click the...
Jan 16, 2021 | For the Home, Just for Dads, Local Resources, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Carol Anne Sowell, home decorator and stager The security and predictability a home provides children helps strengthen family relationships. Children of single parents often divide this crucial period of growth between two dwellings – Mom’s house and...
Dec 15, 2020 | Education, High School & Beyond, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Captain Joel Barba, U.S. Army Soldiers are just people; same as you. We laugh and cry. We watch sports and play video games. We raise families and love our children. We shared dreams and aspirations when we were school-age children, and somewhere...
Oct 27, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Dads, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC As a clinician, a basic foundation of my job is to support others in their journey of life. To walk with individuals and at times couples in understanding creative ways to solve problems and build a life that each can...
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 5, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Single Parenting
By Guest Blogger Camila Dos Santos, M.Ed., HRI Program Coordinator The Healthy Relationships Initiative promotes happy, healthy, and safe relationships of all kinds and provides resources for marriages in distress. But when divorce is the healthiest way forward, how...
Aug 14, 2020 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads
By Anonymous Parenting is hard. Whether you are doing it alone or with a partner, it is hard work. I have been doing the single-parent thing for a while now but I was lucky enough to have someone reenter my life that in all honesty, I have always loved. He and I...
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