Jun 13, 2022 | Gift Ideas & Gift Shoppes, Our Favorite Finds, Shopping, Women's Fashion
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Summertime is here! Between the outdoor adventures and beach trips, you will likely need some comfortable and breathable footwear. Tired of getting blisters from ill-fitting and uncomfortable sandals or flip flops? Tidewater Sandals...
Jun 3, 2022 | Entertaining, Friday Finds, Local Events, Local Resources, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Lauren Warren In today’s Friday Finds, explore plenty of kid-friendly activities… Family Fun Day at Körner’s Folly Forsyth Family Magazine’s Kid’s Morning Out Book Your Vacation with Rachel Hoeing & The Magic for Less...
May 30, 2022 | From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Yvette Boland The 2021 high school freshmen are making their way home from their first year in college. My son, TJ, who is also a 2021 high school grad, is still waiting to hear if he will have a summer break. TJ just completed his plebe year (first...
May 26, 2022 | By Stage, Children's Museums & Playhouses, Day Trips, Education, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing Triad moms, we’ve got amazing ideas in store for you and your toddler or preschooler to enjoy the best summer yet! Use our list to visit a venue in your own city, or venture to other parts of the Triad for a day trip! In...
May 23, 2022 | By Stage, Day Trips, Elementary Age, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Lauren Warren My husband asked me what I would like to do for Mother’s Day. I popped up and immediately said, “Tweetsie Railroad!” My husband gave me the side-eye I have become accustomed to when he questions my sanity. “Seriously,” I said, “we have...
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 5, 2022 | Camps, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Recreation, Safety
By Guest Blogger Heidi Zvolensky, MD, pediatrician at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s Clemmons Pediatrics New friends, new experiences, and new places! Let’s help ensure summer camp success for our kids. For parents and children, summer camp can be exciting, but...
May 3, 2022 | Babies, By Location, By Stage, Child Care Facilities & Programs, Education, Greensboro, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Lisa Mathis SUMMER! For some parents, this word invokes thoughts of tranquil beaches and alarm clock-free days. For others, it triggers the dreaded thought, “How will I keep my kids busy all summer?” Lucky for you, we’ve got some great summer fun...
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...
Mar 24, 2022 | By Location, Camps, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recreation, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Hannah Baucom, Office Manager at Merriwood Christian Camp in Clemmons Preparing for summer camp should not be taken lightly. Whether summer camp is a long-time tradition for your family, or if this is your first time embarking on this experience, the...
Mar 15, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Location, By Stage, From the Heart, Greensboro, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Aine Concepcion, American Heart Association “I go red for my family, the health of my employees and myself,” shared Leah Hazelwood. Leah is vice president of Go-Forth Pest Control and chair of the Guilford Go Red for Women campaign. “In a matter of...
Mar 13, 2022 | Camps, Elementary Age, Recreation, Teens & Tweens
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger Whether you’re a seasoned pro at picking camps – or you’re new to the scene – the process of choosing a summer camp never gets any less daunting. Actually, I think it gets more challenging as your child gets older because the...
Mar 10, 2022 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. Daylight Savings Time takes place this coming Sunday, March 13! Whether we are ready for it or not, it’s coming. It can take some time for adults to adjust to the new time change each year and we even feel a bit...
Mar 8, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC It seems that most of us tend to be proactive about our mental health when we have reached a pain point. When our stress is overwhelming or the physical pain unbearable, we tend to shift to the idea that we need a...
Mar 1, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, For the Home, Health, Local Resources
By Guest Blogger Marissa Joyce, Gwyn Services The temperature is creeping higher, the peeper frogs are singing, and after a cold, dark winter, spring is finally around the corner! The return of the light, warmth and flowers is good news for all of us – except...
Feb 26, 2022 | By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, High Point, Recreation, Safety, Sports
By Guest Blogger Aaron Reeves, CEO/Head Coach at High Point Swim Club Over the years of working with children from ages preschool to college, we have found that those who started early and swam at any level through their developmental years had a higher level of...
Feb 21, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Diane Olsen Growing up with a parent with mental illness is just hard. And confusing. And exciting. And exhausting. Growing up with a mother who is bi-polar and narcissistic is difficult. And nerve-wracking. And embarrassing. And soul-crushing. And...
Feb 3, 2022 | Adults, Bereavement, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing It seems that a lot of people are struggling right now. It’s an usual time in our lives, and difficult for many reasons. I wanted to re-share this blog I wrote in August of 2018 in hopes that it brings validation to your...
Jan 30, 2022 | Children with Special Needs, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Leigh Merryday Dear Shopper, Yes, I know. I’m well aware that my child is screaming. Not just a regular scream, but an ear-piercing, sanity-shattering screech. Even if I wasn’t seeing and hearing it, I would know by the expression on your face....
Jan 26, 2022 | By Stage, Health, Parenting & Family, Safety, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Like almost anything involving the DMV, getting a driving permit is a somewhat confusing and complex process that involves a lot of steps. Add in a pandemic and being a homeschooled teen on top of that, and it’s leaving a lot of us...
Jan 21, 2022 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon Every elderly person in the grocery store says some version of “just like that” when they see me with my tribe of tiny children. “Oh, enjoy these years. They go by so fast.” For seven years now, I’ve been rolling my eyes and...
Jan 14, 2022 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Single Parenting
By Guest Blogger Karen Cooper Some brave souls set out with the clear intention of being a single mom, but not many. In my case, I didn’t choose the single mom life…the single mom life chose me! After a 10 year (not-so-happy) marriage, I found myself divorced with...
Jan 12, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Baby it’s cold outside! Do you find yourself feeling internally just a little different during the winter? Maybe it’s the cool crisp air. Or it’s how the sun seems to set just a little bit too early. The change in season...
Dec 16, 2021 | Holidays, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon Earlier today, I emerged from my home office after engaging in a zoom meeting. I exited with the breathless confidence of a woman who has completed her Christmas shopping ten days early. The “big gift” was, in fact, purchased in July. I...
Dec 14, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Clare Jordan Dwelling on diapers and naptimes, new parents tend to spend more time memorizing those precious baby faces than contemplating a future where those tiny kids become friends. Friends with each other, and friends with us. Though us parents...
Nov 28, 2021 | By Location, Greensboro, High Point, Holidays, Local Events, Local Resources, Local Sales & Shopping Events, Parenting & Family, Shopping, Sunday Spotlights, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing In today’s Spotlight: – One-stop-shopping at Swoozie’s – Kaleideum’s Winter Wonderland Weekend – Chameleon Kids Consignment – Santa at Adaumont Farm One-stop-shopping at Swoozies Are you ready...
Nov 18, 2021 | By Location, Gift Ideas & Gift Shoppes, Greensboro, Holidays, Local Events, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Shopping
By TMoM Team Member Kelly Hines Every year, my bougie brother and his wife send our family a glorious gift basket. One year, it was my much-coveted Harry & David pears. Another year, it was a box of meat. Yet another year, it was more trail mix than one family...
Oct 20, 2021 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Legal & Financial, Local Resources, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Anonymous I was working my way through a yoga workout after a week of intense weight-lifting and soreness. I’m never flexible, and on that Sunday morning, I was struggling with severe pain in my back. I also had to go to the bathroom, but there were only ten...
Oct 15, 2021 | By Location, High Point, Local Resources
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Oct 14, 2021 | Crafts & Hobbies, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller October is a happy month at our house, because we’re BIG Halloween fans! I’m always so excited when it’s time to start baking ghost cupcakes, decorating our front door with big, spooky, spiders, and – of course – coming up with the...