Aug 28, 2023 | Adults, Consignment Sales, Crafts & Hobbies, Day Trips, Just for Moms, Restaurants, Shopping, Vacations & Weekend Trips, Women's Fashion
By TMoM Team Member Britney Dent The 5 biggest cities in North Carolina are Winston-Salem, Durham, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Charlotte is #1. There is a lot to do in each of these amazing cities as a family but also as a mom who wants to have a quick getaway without...
Aug 1, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, From the Doctor, Health, Just for Moms, Pregnancy & Babies, Winston-Salem
By Dr. Jesse Rapp, PT, DPT, COMT, OCS – Taylor Physical Therapy & Wellness “Do your kegels!” We hear this common phrase any time there is a pelvic health related issue. This question comes in pregnancy, postpartum and throughout the age range. We are told...
Jul 30, 2023 | Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Rachel Haggerty with The Witty Uterus It’s officially Summer in our house. No more school, no more wake up calls. Somehow I have found I need an extra cup of coffee, added to the 7 that I drink in the mornings. Although there isn’t really a big...
Jul 24, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Food & Nutrition, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Melanie Vaughn It’s been a few years since I feared seeing the numbers on a scale. Furthermore, it’s been a few years since I feared counting calories. As a pre-teen, I became anorexic. The thoughts and words of others greatly affected me...
Jul 23, 2023 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Rachel Haggerty, author of the blog Redemption Red: The Haggerty Life As our daughters have gotten older, I’ve found myself in more conversations about jealousy than I can even count. Being only two years apart, they share a lot of friends. Often...
Jul 22, 2023 | Family Time, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller I shared recently on Instagram about a “unicorn morning” that happened at our house. I dubbed it a unicorn morning because it felt magical, rare, and special. It was a morning where everything went smoothly, and everyone was happy and...
Jul 16, 2023 | Babies, Just for Moms, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders I’m far from a first-time mom as I have a 16-year-old daughter; however, as you can see it had been some time since I had a baby in the hospital. That changed in June of 2022 when I had another daughter. As it had been so long it was...
Jul 5, 2023 | Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Stephanie Mannuci-Polnak When I’m in the shower I have things to do like pull copious amounts of post-partum shed from the drain, and read and reread all of my one trillion shampoo bottles, so it comes with little surprise that shaving my legs...
Jun 20, 2023 | Adults, Babies, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Brooke Coley I have dreamed of motherhood ever since I was a little girl. I rocked my baby dolls and pushed my little brother in his stroller. I became a teacher, married my college sweetheart, and couldn’t wait to start our family. I never knew...
Jun 13, 2023 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Elementary Age, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recreation, Teens & Tweens, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon I basically drive a taxi. I mean, its silver, not yellow. But on any given day, I’m pretty sure I traverse the whole Triad. Why? My kids are in extracurricular activities. Swimming, soccer, music, theater – you name it, they’ve...
Jun 10, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Spas & Salons
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt Since turning 40 over three years ago, I began a personal health and wellness journey. My initial goal was to learn how to finally lose weight and keep it off for good. Yet, as I began to research and learn more about comprehensive...
Jun 9, 2023 | By Stage, Family Time, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger, Christine Murray, Ph.D., LCMHC, LMFT As a mom to one pre-teen and one teenager, I often find myself thinking that I’ve only got a certain number of summers left with my boys before they head off to college. Although this thought can make me sad, it...
Jun 5, 2023 | Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, Entertaining, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies
By TMoM Team Member Ellen Bryant Lloyd I hope you have a very large pool bag! Large enough to hold towels, sunscreen, snacks AND a few of these recently released great summer reads highlighted below! Whether you delve into fun stories while dipping your toes in a...
May 28, 2023 | Adults, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Shawntelle Minear, Her Meetups, Organizer Have you ever noticed the term “Supermom” gets thrown around like confetti? Yet if you ask a lot of moms, they will tell you they feel anything but super. Have you ever stopped to think about what people think...
May 15, 2023 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Ellen Bryant Lloyd “OOOOOHHHHHHHH, Daddy, LOOOOOK! I found the SUNSHINE SPRINKLES!! Just LOOK! Aren’t these Sunshine Sprinkles beautiful? I LOVE them! YAY for SUNSHINE SPRINKLES!” I was grocery shopping when I heard these words enthusiastically...
May 14, 2023 | Adults, Babies, By Stage, Elementary Age, From the Heart, Holidays, Just for Moms, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By the TMoM Team Members As a site built and ran by mothers, it only seems logical to ask the TMoM team about their motherhood thoughts. Each member answered two questions that highlighted their motherhood experience. It is the hope of the whole team that you enjoy,...
May 12, 2023 | Babies, Camps, Elementary Age, Friday Finds, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children, Sports, Sports, Art & Enrichment, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper In today’s Friday Finds: You’re Invited to the Dash’s Princess Tea Party Check Out the Recently Updated Mom Groups Directory Are You Pregnant or Have a Newborn? Have You Signed Up for Summer Camp Yet? Happy Mother’s...
May 10, 2023 | Helpful Lists & Directories, Hot Topics, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Mom & Dads Directories, Moms & Dads, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups
By TMoM team member Sandy Harper If you’re expecting a baby or are a parent looking for things to do with your baby or young toddler, Mom League is your go-to. The Newborn Series is an 8-week series for moms and babies 0-3 months postpartum and each week features...
May 8, 2023 | Adults, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to learn what one needs, and doesn’t, for an overnight or a few day stay at the hospital as a visitor. Based on my personal trial and error over multiple hospital stays, I’ve created a list, by...
May 4, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, From the Doctor, Health, Just for Moms, Pregnancy & Babies, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Did you know Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has a one-of-a-kind midwifery program in the Triad? It provides a holistic approach to women’s care, with certified nurse midwives available from the first prenatal appointment to...
Apr 30, 2023 | Adults, Arts & Enrichment Activities, Burlington, By Location, Crafts & Hobbies, Family Time, Gift Ideas & Gift Shoppes, Greensboro, High Point, Holidays, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Local Events, Local Sales & Shopping Events, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Spas & Salons, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper Mom’s are amazing people. For most of their mom life they are continuously giving. Giving birth, giving nourishment, giving love, giving support, giving hugs and kisses, giving bandaids, giving and giving. And usually giving with...
Apr 29, 2023 | Family Time, From the Heart, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Thea DeLoreto, author of the blog The Lint Trap I didn’t know it would be this hard. It is just keeping small humans alive. A little food, some milk, water, get them out of the house regularly, and they should be good to go. Right? RIGHT? But it...
Apr 20, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, From the Heart, Hot Topics, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller When I think back on my life before kids, I’m always in awe of how much TIME I had. Time to wash, blow dry, and style my hair DAILY. (WHAT???) Time to make an involved recipe on a Tuesday evening. Time to be with friends, often last...
Apr 17, 2023 | Babies, Bereavement, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Rainbow baby. Do you know this term? If you do, then it has likely directly impacted you and you probably have or are hoping for a rainbow baby yourself. Until October 2021, I had never really put much thought into that term or truly...
Apr 6, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, From the Doctor, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Dr. Juan Santos, CRC, LCMHC, of Santos Counseling According to the National Institute of Health, 1 in 7 women can develop postpartum depression. In that number, two key items to keep in mind are the number of women that do not disclose due to the...
Mar 27, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Greensboro, Just for Moms
By Dr. Cole Kampen, PT, DPT, PHC Your providers at Triad Pelvic Health Physical Therapy have heard (and seen) it all. In fact, helping folks understand more about sensitive topics like childbirth, sex, and leakage is why many of us got into the field. Are you ready to...
Mar 13, 2023 | Adults, Elementary Age, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller Here’s a topic I find myself thinking about often as a parent to young children. How can I best set each of my kids up for success when it comes to having a healthy body image? This feels like a daunting task being, you know, a human in...
Feb 25, 2023 | Burlington, By Location, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Travel & Auto Tips, Winston-Salem, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders When your vehicle breaks down, starts having mechanical issues, or you need an oil change or inspection, choosing the right auto shop – that you trust – often feels like a daunting task. That is why we’ve had several readers and local...
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...
