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 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...
Mar 23, 2020 | Education, Homeschooling
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon I’m sorry you had to meet it this way. And right up front, I want to let you know that this isn’t how normal homeschooling looks. For kids whose “socialization” is questioned by every well-meaning elderly woman in the grocery...
Mar 3, 2020 | By Location, By Stage, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Religion, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Ed Jones Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School is located in Winston-Salem. OLM features small class sizes, excellent academics, individual attention, sports and extracurricular programs for grades Pre-K through 8th Grade. We are a Blue Ribbon School of...
Feb 24, 2020 | From the Heart, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Facebook Mom Group Addict Hey mamas! I’m pregnant, but please don’t tell anyone if I know you in real life! My family, my coworkers, my neighbors, my kids – no one knows. My husband doesn’t even know! So I’m coming to you been there done that mamas to help me...
Feb 11, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Greensboro, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Juanyetta Beasley, DHA, RN-CNML Nursing Director, Neonatal ICU The Cone Health Women’s & Children’s Center at Moses Cone Hospital opens Sunday, Feb. 23, at 5:30 a.m. Hospitals construct new buildings all the time, but Cone Health has very...
Jan 22, 2020 | Food & Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Anna Keller With the days still on the short side and the weather chilly, it can be easy to want to push the easy button every night for dinner and order takeout or heat up a freezer meal or can of soup. While that’s a helpful move from time to time, I know I...
Jan 13, 2020 | By Location, Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Parenting & Family, Private Schools, Winston-Salem
By Karen Pranikoff, Director of Admission and Development, Triad Academy at Summit School Tackling homework at the end of the day often can be a frustrating experience for parents and children. It’s an even harder assignment when your child has dyslexia. When you’re...
Jan 9, 2020 | Babies, By Stage, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Ryan Holt I have always wanted a large family – when my wife told me we were expecting I was absolutely elated. If you’re like me then you have a “plan” and are extremely organized. Everything has a purpose and place. Therefore, having a child doesn’t...
Jan 7, 2020 | By Location, By Stage, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Middle School, Private Schools, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Ed Jones Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School is located in Winston-Salem. OLM features small class sizes, excellent academics, individual attention, sports and extracurricular programs for grades Pre-K through 8th Grade. We are a Blue Ribbon School of...
Nov 19, 2019 | From the Heart, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Laura Simon I bought some lipstick at Target last week. That might not seem like anything special, but I haven’t owned lipstick in at least three years. Maybe longer. The last tube I remember having was one of those free samples you get from Clinique, and I haven’t...
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 24, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Dr. Bill Satterwhite “Is strep throat going around?” “What about mono?” “Are you seeing flu yet?” “ Is there anything else going around that I should be aware of, since I’ve got you on the phone?” These were common early morning questions from parents...
Oct 5, 2019 | Child Care Facilities & Programs, Education, Preschool
By Dennette Bailey As a preschool teacher that operates under the auspices of a Day Care Home, or Family Childcare Home, I am well aware that many people do not understand the differences between the two choices. In an effort to help families understand those...
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 30, 2019 | Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Homeschooling, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Christina Holder It’s that time of the year again, back to school. We made it through the anxiety-inducing trip to Walmart for school supplies, the dreaded over-crowded open house night, and the two weeks before school started where we “practiced”...
Aug 13, 2019 | Day Trips, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger If you’re looking for a quick day trip out of town to try something new and unique, a visit to Downtown Mocksville (just 30 minutes west of Winston-Salem) might be just what your family needs! I stumbled upon this little gem last...
Aug 12, 2019 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Gray Moulton, LMFT, PLLC My clients come to me often sharing that their spouses are driving them insane. It never fails. A couple will come to me and tell me about the things that attracted them to one another and inevitably, one will share stories...
Aug 4, 2019 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Education, Elementary, Local Events, Local Resources, Recreation, Sports
By Katie Moosbrugger In today’s Sunday Spotlight: ~ Join the Greensboro Youth Chorus ~ New at Tanglewood: Softgolf ~ Let LuRoos Take the Hassle out of Car Rider Lines ~ Earthwood Forest School is Here ~ Announcing the Winner of Noble Academy’s Giveaway...
Jul 30, 2019 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Rachel Haggerty, author of the blog Redemption Red: The Haggerty Life Six months into my marriage, at age 19 I found out we were going to have our first child. Living off of close to minimum wage income, and only enough food in our refrigerator to...
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...
Jun 28, 2019 | Adoption & Foster Parenting, Adults, By Stage, Local Resources
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...
Jun 13, 2019 | By Location, By Stage, Day Trips, Greensboro, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Sandy Harper Did you know that cows do not have upper teeth? How about, that the real meaning of heifer is a cow that has never given birth? This is just the start of the interesting information you and kiddos learn when you take a tour at Homeland...
Jun 12, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Elisa D Wallace It is hard enough being a mother—either new or experienced—without the onslaught of the infamous “Mom Shamers.” Yes, “mom-shaming,” (making a mother feel ashamed about a decision she has made in relation to motherhood), is happening to...
Jun 9, 2019 | Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Thea DeLoreto Ah, summer vacation. I see you are back, you Minx. I know you are all popular and everyone loves you. I get it. You are all hot and steamy and fun with your sunshine and your maxi dresses. But like every great super star…you have...
Jun 3, 2019 | Adult Education, Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Just for Moms, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Preschool
By Guest Blogger Ellen Lloyd As Gershwin wrote, “Summertime and the livin’ is easy!” Summer is finally here, signaling time for more relaxed schedules, fun times with family and friends and lots of time to enjoy great summer reads! Whether you enjoy lazy days by the...
Jun 2, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Camps, Health, Recreation
By Rachel Hoeing In this week’s Sunday Spotlight: Summer at Camp Sawtooth Forsyth Family Kids’ Evening Out Summer Offerings at UNCSA Community Music School Feel your best the FASTer Way Spark Imagination this Summer at Camp Sawtooth Camp Sawtooth,...
May 24, 2019 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Winston-Salem
By Nia Williams, RN, BSN, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Nurse, Brenner Children’s Hospital I just completed my first year as a nurse. For the past 12 months, I’ve had the honor of working in the pediatric hematology and oncology department at Brenner...
May 15, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger JamillahNeeairah Nasir When I turned forty, I began to ask older women who were at least moderately pleased with their lives to share any advice they might have about living well beyond mothering, and about their experiences with menopause. Many...
May 12, 2019 | Camps, Dental, Health, Recreation
By Katie Moosbrugger Happy Mother’s Day! We hope you’re enjoying a day full of pampering and relaxation. When you get the chance, be sure to catch up on these announcements…. ~ Make it a Summer to Remember at the YMCA ~ Creating First Impressions at...
