Nov 16, 2019 | By Stage, Food & Nutrition, Groceries & Couponing, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool
By Janet Howard, M.S.W., Program Director, Bringing Out the Best Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to relationship or family questions submitted...
Nov 9, 2019 | By Stage, Elementary Age, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Elisa D. Wallace with Forsyth Family magazine While not many enjoy doing household chores, these tasks are vital for a home to run smoothly and efficiently. Although for the most part, the adults of the house take on the larger responsibilities, there...
Nov 8, 2019 | Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Elizabeth Miller, Executive Director at The Parenting PATH Raising children can be very tough! All moms know this. And it can be especially tough when parents face additional challenges with employment, housing, transportation, healthcare or...
Nov 3, 2019 | Children's Museums & Playhouses, Education, Food & Nutrition, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Private Schools, Raising Children, Restaurants, Sunday Spotlights
By Rachel Hoeing In today’s Sunday Spotlight: Open House at Greensboro Day School Level Up Obstacle Fitness Love Languages of Children & Teens Triad Child & Family Counseling SWIPEBY: Making Life Easier for Busy Moms Come Out and See What...
Oct 29, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, Legal & Financial, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Tracy Clark, Head of Marketing at Parsec Financial My daughter recently turned four and my parents gave her a purse with four dollars in it. Two, they told her, were to buy anything she wanted. Another dollar was to save in her piggy bank and the last...
Oct 25, 2019 | 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...
Oct 23, 2019 | Holidays, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon Halloween is not the reason I expected to have a crisis of motherhood, but here I am. First, my oldest, who has typically been very compliant about wearing whatever costume was easily accessible in the aisle at Target, declared that he...
Oct 19, 2019 | By Stage, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson, author of MothersRest.com This is a typical conversation in my house. Like every day. Smaller child, watching me hand older child a second piece of toast: “More toast please!” Me: “After you finish your eggs.” Him,...
Oct 8, 2019 | Local Events, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
Parenting 101: The Love Languages of Children & Teens Calvary Baptist Church 134 S. Peace Haven Rd Winston-Salem, NC 27104 FREE Event page here. Are you loving your child the way they need to be loved to mold them into a thriving happy adult? Does your...
Oct 7, 2019 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kelly Nichols I was born, raised, and remain in a public school system. I began as early as possible (at that time there was no public kindergarten), progressed through our local school system, attended the first public university in our nation, and...
Sep 27, 2019 | Babies, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Lisa Peaty, LCSW Can you recall how many times that you asked yourself these questions, while your crying infant was wailing in the background? Sleep deprived, perhaps with spit up on your shirt, and matted hair from the last 15 minute “rest” on the...
Sep 23, 2019 | Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon The first house where I lived with my babies didn’t have locks on most of the doors. I replaced the door hardware shortly after we moved in – and after my friend had a truly harrowing experience involving a toddler, and locked door,...
Sep 17, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to...
Sep 15, 2019 | Birthday Parties, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Diane Olsen The French phrase “respondez, s’il vous plait” means, quite simply, “respond, please” (or as the French say, “respond if you will”). Believe it or not I learned this at the tender age of 6. My mother was a stickler for etiquette and I was...
Sep 10, 2019 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Rachel Haggerty, author of the blog Redemption Red: The Haggerty Life Growing up the oldest of six children, there wasn’t any room for selfishness or entitlement. Any trace of that, junk was nipped in the bud pretty quickly in those close...
Sep 9, 2019 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Amy E. Hughes As parents we want our kids to be the best versions of themselves. We push them to succeed in school, sports, the arts, or whatever their interest may be. Sometimes in the daily rush of life, we forget, it’s also our job to help them to...
Sep 8, 2019 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Julie Fritz I don’t like change. I like things the way they are. I like feeling comfortable and knowing what to expect. The funny thing about that is that things are always changing. Especially since I became a parent. In fact, the only consistent...
Sep 2, 2019 | Education, Elementary, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Dennette Bailey Have you heard about the story in the news this past April concerning a young boy in Michigan who had charges filed against him because he hit a classmate with a ball during a game of dodgeball? This young boy was charged with...
Aug 27, 2019 | Education, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kelly Hines Four days before my oldest child went to college, I bought 14 boxes of tampons and then sat and cried in the grocery store parking lot. Did I cry because I’d just spent a small fortune on feminine hygiene products? Did I cry because I was...
Aug 24, 2019 | Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Rachel Hoeing Picky Eaters. If you don’t have one, you should feel lucky. Before having kids I always smirked when I heard parents say things like, “Oh I wish I could serve casseroles for dinner, but my kids just won’t eat that.” My thought:...
Aug 17, 2019 | Babies, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children
By The Early Check Team What’s Early Check? Early Check is a research study that offers health tests for all babies born in North Carolina. The testing is free, no travel is required, and nothing is needed from your baby. All that moms need to do is visit...
Jul 26, 2019 | Adoption & Foster Parenting, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Katy Tolliver, MSW, LCSW, Post Placement Coordinator at Family Services, Inc. Family Services, Inc. has been working with adoptive and foster families for 75 years! Over the years, we have supported many families on their journey to become parents...
Jul 20, 2019 | Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Katie Moosbrugger We had a sad day in our house recently. My soon-to-be tween asked if she could now call me “Mom” instead of “Mommy.” I knew this day would eventually come, but I was shocked at how it hit me. Even though – every once in a while – she shows...
Jul 18, 2019 | Crafts & Hobbies, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Guest Blogger Katie Kaley, author of the blog Words from a Mama With summer already well underway, you may have already exhausted your list of things to do with your toddler to keep them entertained during the summer. Yes, you have beach trips and full day outings...
Jul 17, 2019 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas of kristendaukas.com Raise your hand if you’re currently in the throes of getting your college-bound freshman ready for the big move. It doesn’t matter if they’re going to college right in your hometown, home state, or...
Jul 13, 2019 | Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Lisa Witherspoon A couple years ago, my husband and I took our three daughters to an event on a local college campus. While there, we walked through one of the older buildings and passed by a bank of payphones. “What are those?” the girls asked. I...
Jul 12, 2019 | By Stage, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to relationship or family...
Jul 5, 2019 | Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Andrea Randolph Legs must be shaved, unibrow separated, hair flat-ironed, and tight jeans squeezed into—and I am screaming inside my head, “Not all at once, slow down!” My daughter, she is only eleven years old–this kind, responsible, smart,...
Jul 2, 2019 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Jennifer Turner Long days at the pool, chasing after the ice cream truck, staying up late catching lighting bugs and sleeping in. That’s what summer break is all about, right? That’s how I remember my perfectly imperfect childhood. But, for my kids,...
Jun 30, 2019 | Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children
By Rachel Hoeing and Megan Berlinger Having your first child changes your entire world. You can’t even remember what it was like when there were was not a baby in the house. Then child number two comes along and your world gets rocked again! Not to mention,...
