Jul 3, 2020 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Takashi Hirata, M.D. When someone says “body image,” most of us probably think of a teenage girl looking in the mirror and not liking what she sees. The word “anorexia” may then come to mind. But body image doesn’t have...
Jun 19, 2020 | From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Gray Moulton, LMFT, PLLC Last night I found myself responding to a friend’s post about how sad and disheartening Facebook and the media have become over the past weeks. In my response I realized just how much my views have shifted and how I really...
Jun 12, 2020 | Adult Education, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kelly Sipe, a local Kindergarten Teacher, and Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Coordinator Our current state of affairs seems heightened to some, and yet, the same as it has always been to others – depending on your life experiences and...
Jun 7, 2020 | Camps, Education, From the Doctor, Health, Info about Our Website, Local Resources, Private Schools, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger In today’s Sunday Spotlight… ~ Piedmont Area Catholic Schools is Now Enrolling ~ Day Camps at Greensboro Ice House ~ Helping Children Manage Stress and Anxiety During COVID-19 ~ Summer Golf Camps from the Triad’s...
May 18, 2020 | By Stage, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Guest Blogger Rachel Haggerty with The Witty Uterus Momma with anxiety and a wild toddler, I understand. I understand what it’s like when you have go somewhere with your toddler. You break out into a sweat and immediately start to panic. I wonder what this...
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...
Apr 29, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Safety
By Guest Blogger Lalani Reaves “What made you stay?” This seems to be the most asked question of survivors of abusive relationships. I have even asked myself this question, “Why did I stay?” I am a survivor of a very abusive relationship. This was my introduction to...
Apr 21, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, High Point
By Guest Blogger Tiffany Allen, FNP-C, WHNP-BC, with Triad Lifestyle Medicine As a Nurse Practitioner, I am often asked, “What is your specialty?” When I reply, “Lifestyle Medicine,” I usually get an inquisitive look. Yes, this is a newer approach to medicine; but...
Apr 17, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing I wrote the following blog almost 8 years ago, but thought it would be an appropriate time to update it and run it again. Many people are struggling with finding happiness right now. Some of my ideas below are things that will have to...
Apr 15, 2020 | Adult Education, Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Health
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd “Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” I love this quote by the renowned Fred Rogers (aka Mr. Rogers), especially in today’s climate. It gives me...
Apr 8, 2020 | Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Michelle Griffith My 5.5 year old boy was recently diagnosed with ADHD and ODD. I think by now, most people are familiar with ADHD. ODD or Oppositional Defiant Disorder might be a term you’re not so familiar with. A quick Google search defines ODD...
Apr 7, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Suzanne C. Danhauer, PhD* We are in a time of unprecedented volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. How can we maintain our emotional well-being as we cope with the rapidly changing landscape of COVID-19? In our current context, here are a...
Mar 26, 2020 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Kelly Heritage, Noble Academy College Testing Coordinator Standardized Testing – Two words that hold a lot of weight for high school students. Especially when they are utilized as part of the criteria for undergraduate admissions. For decades,...
Mar 7, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Hot Topics, Safety
By Guest Bloggers Angela Smith and Meredith Shaw, School Psychologists with WSFCS It seems like everywhere we go people are talking about COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Working in the schools, we not only hear teachers, parents, and guardians talking about the virus, we also...
Feb 28, 2020 | Education, Elementary, Elementary Age
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey We are deep into the 3rd quarter of school now. This means that, at about this time, some parents are discovering that kindergarten is not going as well as they thought it was. It is unfortunate, but it is during this time of the...
Feb 13, 2020 | By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Anonymous I think we’ll all agree that, if your phone rings or buzzes after a certain hour, it’s 99% a guarantee that it’s not going to be a pleasant conversation – especially if you have kids who drive. If you’re lucky, it will be their number coming across...
Feb 7, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Domestic violence. Child abuse. Natural disasters. As we’ve become more aware of the impacts of these and other traumatic experiences on people throughout their lives,...
Feb 3, 2020 | By Stage, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Camila Dos Santos, M. Ed., Program Coordinator of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Anyone who has raised children knows that parenting is one of the hardest jobs in the world, and it seems to be getting more and more difficult for parents in a...
Jan 2, 2020 | From the Heart, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Laura Simon I’m not a fan of New Year’s Eve. I can’t remember the last time I stayed up until midnight, unless you count being woken at 12:01 by someone’s enthusiastic fireworks display and mentally chiding them for their disregard of the human need for sleep...
Dec 31, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Jennifer Hurst, Certified Health and Wellness Coach Are you frustrated from feeling tired all the time, drained of energy, suffering from achy joints, mood swings, virtually no libido, irregular periods, and weight that just doesn’t seem to budge,...
Dec 27, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health
By Guest Blogger Kristen Bagwell The vast majority of women who have breast augmentation surgery have positive, healthy results. However, there’s a growing population of women experiencing adverse effects, including a rare type of cancer – that seem to be...
Dec 11, 2019 | Babies, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, Health
By Guest Blogger Brandi Blaylock Every smile has a story. Stories of happiness, joy, peace, and understanding. This story is no exception. While lying on the examination table with the chilly and sticky conducting jelly on my belly at my 20 week ultrasound, I had one...
Dec 7, 2019 | By Stage, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger By Marci Kawar Does your teenager need a job, but isn’t sure where to start? Does even the thought of looking for a job feel overwhelming and intimidating to them? Yes, it’s tough these days. With so many academic and social pressures, the idea of...
Dec 6, 2019 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Shannon Overby As a teacher of high school students, I see students who are constantly stressed about being admitted to college. High school now a days can be extremely difficult. Student stress appears mostly junior and senior year of high school,...
Nov 23, 2019 | Bereavement, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool
By Felicity Lewis There will inevitably come a time when you, as an adult need to attend a funeral. As hard as funerals can be for us as adults, we are occasionally faced with a difficult decision—do I bring my child to the funeral of a deceased loved one. There’s...
Nov 5, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Wendy Bartlett I have done it. I have lost weight and kept it off for 8 months. How? I used the app called Noom. You may have seen it on Facebook or heard about it on NPR. I saw it on Facebook, and on December 31, 2018, I was on my way home from...
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 15, 2019 | By Location, By Stage, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Elementary Age, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Teens & Tweens, Tutoring, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Kristin Redington Bennett, PhD, NCED, Illumii Founder If you’re a parent or guardian, chances are you’ve discovered that navigating the educational system – and childhood in general – has changed a lot since you were a kid yourself. The great thing...
Sep 6, 2019 | Family Time, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Alyssa Tabacca, author of Driving the Big Van As a college football coach’s wife, I think it necessary to categorize my year into seasons. A lot of how we live our day-to-day life changes based on the season we are in…and it just so happens that...
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...
