Apr 30, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Sarah Brennan I am a full-time single mom with a full-time job at a large online sports betting company. My business is 24/7 and high profile. My responsibilities at work are massive and during this uncertain time, my department is responsible for...
Mar 30, 2020 | By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Education for Special Needs, Greensboro, Health, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray, PhD, LCMHC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative in the UNCG Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships Last month, I got to go somewhere that I never even could have dreamed would be possible when I was a...
Feb 23, 2020 | High Point, Local Resources, Sunday Spotlights, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member, Rachel Hoeing In today’s Sunday Spotlight: Westchester Country Day School is now enrolling Annual Partners in Hope Event Spring Consignment Sales Local Support Groups Summer Camp Directory Spring Sports for Kids Now Enrolling Pre-K...
Feb 10, 2020 | Bereavement, From the Heart, Health, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Rob Ainbinder When my wife passed away on August 22, 2019, from Glioblastoma multiforme (a fancy name for brain cancer), my life and my daughter’s were changed forever. We were no longer an intact, two-parent family with one child. I was, with some...
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 6, 2019 | Local Resources, Sunday Spotlights
By Rachel Hoeing In today’s Sunday Spotlight: Upcoming Events at Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Park Family Friendly Dining at Midtown Cafe Therapy, Counseling, and Evaluations from Wynns Family Psychology October Kids Morning Out Free Trial of Expectful App ...
Jul 9, 2019 | Adult Education, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Location, Education, Kernersville, Local Resources, Non Profits, Tutoring, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Jenny Boneno, Reynolda Manor Branch Supervisor When many of us think of the public library, we think of book checkout and maybe a story time. But, there is so much more to Forsyth County Public Library than just that! Read below to find out about so...
Dec 31, 2018 | Info about Our Website, Local Resources
By Katie Moosbrugger Whew – it’s been another fantastic year for Triad Moms on Main! As you know, we showcase many different topics and writers on our site day after day. What you might not know, however, is that it often takes a lot of time, effort, and...
Apr 2, 2018 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Rachel Hoeing “I wish I had the time.” This is one of the phrases I loathe most in all of the English language. It usually comes into a conversation like this: Friend #1: “Last night while I was watching TV, I noticed …” Friend #2:...
Dec 20, 2017 | Family Time, From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Rachel Hoeing No matter what you may be celebrating this holiday season, my biggest wish for you is that you will celebrate family. There is nothing more important. I have always known the importance of family because my parents modeled that for me growing up. A...
Oct 10, 2017 | Local Resources, Photography
By TMoM team member Suzy Fielders Being a mom is hard work. We are pretty much ‘on call’ 24/7. We are tired, run down and always put ourselves last. For just a few hours put yourself first! I’m not talking about just a spa day either, do something that will make you...
Oct 4, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Safety
By Guest Blogger Angela Hackett Jenkins Life can be really hard and we all need to hear that we are not alone in the messy chapters of life. I’m a woman, wife, daughter, sister, mother, and friend to many. I have overcome so much because of other brave women in my...
May 18, 2017 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Hannah Cox, LPCA at Triad Child & Family Counseling Your child has it so good, right? No responsibilities, no boss to answer to, no bills to pay… So, how could your child possibly be having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad, week, month,...
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...
Jun 9, 2016 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Lauren Doyle Strauss, DO, board-certified headache specialist, assistant professor, Pediatric Neurology, Wake Forest Baptist Health Brenner Children’s Hospital Headaches are incredibly common. In fact, #migraine was the No. 1 trending disease on...
Apr 29, 2016 | Moms & Dads, Moms on the Move
By Rachel Hoeing Welcome to another edition of Main Street Moms on the Move. This is a monthly blog we compile by featuring moms in our community who are making a difference in their own lives or the lives of others. To see all previous Moms on the Move features,...
Mar 23, 2016 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Anonymous I finally did it. I admitted to people, not all people, but some, that my marriage is failing. “We are going to separate for a while” may have been the toughest words to ever come out of my mouth. For the most part, those who I have told have...
Oct 1, 2015 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Kathryn Sneed, author of Singing Through the Rain blog I recently polled some of my friends on Facebook and asked, “When you hear the words ‘marriage counseling’ what comes to mind?” Some had negative thoughts about it,...
Aug 25, 2015 | Bereavement, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Rachel Hoeing Last week I read yet another blog about “What Not to Say to Someone Who Has Lost a Loved One.” I have come across numerous blogs like this that give advice on what not to say to an orphan, a widow, a mom who lost a child, etc. All are...
Aug 5, 2015 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits
By Kelly Hines A minister stood before a group of parishioners recently and asked how many of them had been divorced. About half of the group raised their hands. He then asked how many had experienced a life altering illness, like cancer. A quarter of them raised...
Jun 17, 2015 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing When I was younger, I thought a mid-life crisis was when a 40-year-old man bought a red sports car because he didn’t want to get old and had to prove he was still young and hip. Now that I am closer to mid-life, I know better. A...
Dec 13, 2014 | Bereavement, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Rebecca Nagaishi It feels like tragic events are jumping off the pages of our newspapers these past few weeks. Headlines of young drivers and passengers killed in fatal car accidents, the shocking shooting death of a promising young soccer player, the Ebola crisis...
Nov 3, 2014 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Carolyn Flaherty, author of Wicked Sexy Smart The best insight I have been given about marriage came from my mother. She told me, “There are times you will love your husband more than anyone else in the entire world and there are times you’ll hate him...
Jun 19, 2014 | Legal & Financial, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Joseph Lambert As a parent of 18 month-old George, I think a lot about his well-being.Although I don’t like to consider the possibility that I might not be able to raise my son, I have to prepare for the worst for his sake. As an attorney practicing...
May 8, 2014 | -, Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Ashley Stabolitis “Ovarian Cancer”…I hate those two words. I first heard them when my mom was diagnosed on Labor Day weekend of August of 2008. Stage 4 the doctor told us. What?!? How does cancer progress to Stage 4 without her knowing? Well this is...
Apr 11, 2014 | -, Moms & Dads, Moms on the Move
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing I think I say this every month when it comes time to run our “Moms on the Move” feature, but I am honestly amazed at the women in our community who are constantly giving and doing for others. These women have hearts of...
Nov 23, 2013 | -, Moms & Dads, Moms on the Move
When you look at the circle of moms within your children’s school, your church, or neighborhood, you know they are all remarkable. But sometimes you don’t realize just how amazing they truly are. Today we feature three women who have so much more going on...
Nov 12, 2013 | -, Holidays, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family
By Cheri Timmons, Director of Support Services at Heartstrings Well, according to Target, Pottery Barn and Starbucks, we have rolled right into the holiday season again. While out completing daily to-do lists this time of year, it is customary to be surrounded by...
Oct 5, 2013 | -, For the Home, Local Resources
By Allison Tobey I think we can all safely say we have experienced at least 5 of the top 10 most stressful life events that I recently found listed in a few articles. In no particular order, they are1) losing a job, 2) wedding planning (ridiculous, but true), 3)...
Dec 28, 2012 | -, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Kristen Daukas, author of the blog Four Hens and a Rooster I was at my desk the other day, listening to my 80′s playlist on iTunes and grinding through my to-do list. Suddenly, the song Endless Love came on and I was whisked away to my teen days. Remembering how...