May 21, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Family Time, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Today, I want to share with you a few family activities that you can implement with your family. They help to foster deep emotional connection. I think parents share the goal of wanting healthy, happy, and generally...
May 19, 2022 | By Location, Camps, Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Restaurants, Winston-Salem
By TMoM team member Katie Moosbrugger Picture this.. You’re lounging by a beautiful Olympic-size pool. Your kids are off enjoying the excitement of a waterslide, the adventure of a lazy river, and a splash-filled children’s pool of their own. Behind you is a...
May 18, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Sandy Harper Do you and your children like feeding farm animals, learning how food grows, riding in a tractor drawn wagon and playing at unique playgrounds? Then Patterson Farm Market and Tours is your next destination! Patterson Farm is less than an...
May 16, 2022 | By Stage, Elementary Age, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson These days, I’m all too excited to offload some easy chores to my children. Because someday (fingers crossed!) they will have their own bachelor pads, and I need them to learn the joy of a clean house that’s free of leftover pizza boxes...
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...
May 11, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Laura Dydek City Lake Park is a fun Day Trip destination nestled right in our very own High Point! This park has so much to offer and will keep your kids entertained all morning. I have been to this park several times before this visit, but never...
May 10, 2022 | Education, Elementary, Family Time, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt Our nine-year-old son has developed a strong interest in American History over the last several years. Therefore, we decided to tour Gettysburg, PA and Colonial Williamsburg, VA over our Spring Break this year. Experiencing American...
May 9, 2022 | Burlington, By Location, By Stage, Elementary Age, Family Time, Featured Directories, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Kernersville, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing This directory is sponsored by Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™ Campground Resort in Asheboro, NC. This family-focused campground is packed full of activities and camping fun-ness for your family to enjoy and create lasting memories....
May 7, 2022 | Children's Museums & Playhouses, Day Trips, Family Time, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Raising Children, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. Free and low cost options come in handy when the kids are home in the summer! My children are definitely counting down the days and planning for all of their summer excursions. While children are often excited for...
May 4, 2022 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Geriatric pregnancy, advanced maternal age, higher risk… if you have a pregnancy over 35 then these are terms you will hear, potentially a lot. I’m pregnant with my second daughter at the age of 38 and it’s come up a time or two. When...
May 1, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Featured Directories, Helpful Lists & Directories, Hot Topics, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger We’ve checked, and we’ve confirmed that many Triad area splash pads and water slides are opening for the 2022 season! Most begin the season on Memorial Day weekend, so be sure to confirm before you go! Plus, you never...
May 1, 2022 | Babies, By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Megan LeFaivre Every parent wants to give their child the best start in life to prepare them for a future of happiness and success. However, many parents believe their child’s education begins on the first day of kindergarten. That is not true!...
Apr 28, 2022 | By Location, By Stage, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Greensboro, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Private Schools, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Bridget Gwinnet, Upper School Counselor at Greensboro Day School As the school counselor, I am often called in when teachers are concerned about students who appear to be alone, unengaged, and/or depressed. Parents reach out for help for their anxious...
Apr 27, 2022 | Burlington, By Location, Family Time, Greensboro, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Leslie Isakoff Teaching a child to have a giving heart is a lesson many parents feel is important. But finding truly meaningful volunteer activities that get the whole family involved can be a challenge. A Simple Gesture is a food-collection agency...
Apr 26, 2022 | By Location, Children's Museums & Playhouses, Day Trips, Family Time, High Point, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Lauren Warren All-A-Flutter Farm is a wonderful place to visit with family members of all ages. When we visited this working farm during a family day, my daughter was one and my father was seventy-three. They both had a great time! The butterfly farm...
Apr 25, 2022 | By Location, Family Time, High Point, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
Enter for your chance to win a $150 gift card valid towards any of the Kersey Valley Attractions. TMoM will announce one lucky winner on Friday, May 20. Click the link at the bottom of this post to enter this giveaway. About Kersey Valley Attractions include...
Apr 24, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Family Time, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey In this fourth series of the positive impactful year, we are taking the opportunity to address our extended family members. Our ability to interact with extended family members can range from people we really have a good...
Apr 23, 2022 | By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller My newly 5-year-old daughter, Maggie, has been navigating some big feelings recently. I’ve noticed that she tends to easily swing from one extreme to the other: One minute it’s “the best day ever,” and the next “I don’t like today much...
Apr 20, 2022 | Family Time, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Julie Wagoner Now that spring break is behind us, it’s time to think about summer plans! Our idea for a trip to Little Gasparilla Island actually occurred during a spring break trip a few years back to New York City. While the city was...
Apr 19, 2022 | Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Anonymous For twelve years, I was the only parent in the home. I was married, and another adult lived there. But I was still the only parent. If a child puked, it was me who held that child and cleaned up the mess. It was also me who woke up with a child in the...
Apr 18, 2022 | Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Featured Directories, Local Resources, Parenting & Family
By TMoM team member Suzy Fielders This directory is sponsored by The Centers for Exceptional Children. Gain confidence in parenting through their Stepping Stones Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) curriculum. Single-session seminars and multi-session institutes...
Apr 17, 2022 | Family Time, Holidays, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger Happy Easter! If you are looking for unique ideas to celebrate Easter, we’ve gathered a great list of suggestions below. For many of us Easter symbolizes a new start, life, gathering and abundance. Beyond the significant...
Apr 16, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Lauren Warren My kids were recently off school for a teacher workday, so we decided to fill that time with a trip to Tiger World in Rockwell, NC. We had never been to Tiger World before, but my kids, always up for an adventure, were thrilled they...
Apr 14, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Location, By Stage, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Winston-Salem
By Guest Bloggers Dr. Jessica and Dr. Tiffany with Twin City Health All moms are rockstars, and we’re thrilled to offer holistic prenatal care at Twin City Health. Caring for moms, dads and their children is one of our absolute favorite things! Watching our team carry...
Apr 13, 2022 | Entertaining, Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Holidays, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Corie Hampton After a very long, cold, snowy winter, it’s time for my favorite season of the year: spring. But with spring comes the holiday I have the biggest love/hate relationship with: Passover. Passover is the Jewish holiday where we remember and...
Apr 11, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By TMoM Team Member Laura Dydek Dan Nicholas Park is so much more than just a park! This is absolutely worth the day trip and something everyone in your family will enjoy. I even skipped my son’s (very necessary) nap for the day trip, and I don’t regret it one bit. We...
Apr 6, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Our Favorite Finds, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Shopping
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Finding a day trip that is somewhere a teenager wants to go isn’t always easy! Our family found that Concord was a good choice as there was something for everyone. There are two major stops in Concord: Great Wolf Lodge and Concord...
Apr 5, 2022 | Crafts & Hobbies, Family Time, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. April showers bring May flowers, but April also brings Easter! Easter will arrive in just a few weeks, yet hayrides and Easter egg hunts are already being planned. Easter basket items are in stores now. That means that...
Apr 4, 2022 | By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Anger is okay to experience. As a mental health counselor who works with kids, I I let them know that this emotion is natural and completely normal to feel. There is a pretty well-known movie, it’s called Inside...
Apr 2, 2022 | By Stage, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By TMoM Team Member, Ashley Quinn Kibby If I had to identify my biggest parenting fail over my three-year tenure, it would have to be potty training. It was an insidious failure, sneaking up on us over days that became weeks that became months. In the beginning, I...
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