Apr 21, 2022 | By Location, By Stage, Camps, Education, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Recreation, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Mike Smith Guilford Technical Community College, long known as one of the best and most affordable educational options in the Triad, offers up summer fun. From June 13-17, your teen can take part in Titan Tech summer sessions. This is a weeklong...
Apr 19, 2022 | Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Anonymous For twelve years, I was the only parent in the home. I was married, and another adult lived there. But I was still the only parent. If a child puked, it was me who held that child and cleaned up the mess. It was also me who woke up with a child in the...
Apr 8, 2022 | Camps, Friday Finds, Local Resources, Photography, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger Several opportunities you don’t want to miss in today’s Friday Finds… Leah Hazelwood Goes Red for Women’s Health Opportunities at Merriwood Christian Camp Imprints Cares 2022 Summer Camps Join Emily...
Mar 31, 2022 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, From the Heart, Health, High Point, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Christina Holder I am a tattooed mother with the sides of my hair shaved (or dyed) and painted black nails. I’ll pause for the criticisms and head shakes. In case you’re wondering, I am college educated. I do not use drugs or drink. And...
Mar 28, 2022 | Family Time, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd With springtime weather and the possibility of spring beach trips on the horizon, I was reminded of a beach trip my family took several years ago and an important lesson I learned while there. One afternoon while relaxing by the...
Mar 16, 2022 | Adult Education, Adults, By Location, By Stage, Education, Greensboro, High Point, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders March is a difficult but motivating month for me. That seems contradictory, right? Let me explain. My daughter has severe food allergies to all nuts and BOTH her anaphylactic reactions happened in March (2011 & 2018). So, needless...
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 18, 2022 | By Location, Education, Friday Finds, Greensboro, Local Resources, Private Schools, Sunday Spotlights, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing Discover special events and resources in today’s Friday Finds blog: Davis & Goldberg Free Evaluations New Garden Friends School Admissions Events Partners in Hope Event Callie Fleece Voice Studio Davis & Goldberg...
Feb 17, 2022 | Adult Education, Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd Take a step back in time and lose yourself in a fabulous work of historical fiction. For many, historical fiction is a literary indulgence that allows readers to leave woes behind and delve into a world that looks nothing like...
Feb 13, 2022 | Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Thea DeLoreto How many bathrooms do you have? We have one family bathroom. Uno. A single tinkletorium. We live in a cute little bungalow that was built in the twenties and apparently flappers and dandies and mobsters were not well versed in the art of...
Feb 1, 2022 | Burlington, By Location, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Sarah Marchwiany This art and enrichment program directory is sponsored by Calvary Day School. Calvary Day School has a passion and a commitment to provide an encouraging, safe, and engaging school community. Students, from preschool through high...
Feb 1, 2022 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, By Location, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Recreation, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Sarah Marchwiany The Winston-Salem Suzuki School is one of the most highly respected Suzuki schools in the United States. Directed by William Kossler, a graduate of the Japanese Suzuki Academy and personal student of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, the...
Jan 24, 2022 | By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Greensboro, Health
By Guest Blogger Karen L. Smith, PT, MS- Owner of Peace Physical Therapy LLC “He’s 5 and not pooping in the toilet? You haven’t tried hard enough.”- Your mother-in-law “Sorry she missed out on the spend the night party, the girls had a blast!” – The mother of your...
Jan 19, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd We have all had moments when someone says something that “sticks” with us and makes a long-term impact. One such moment happened to me when my daughter was two months old. I was hosting a committee meeting for an organization I had...
Jan 10, 2022 | By Location, By Stage, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Shannon Kincaid, Lower School Counselor at Greensboro Day School Welcome to the New Year! In a time of making resolutions, consider making a resolution to reframe when you’re feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, or burnt out on your parenting journey. The...
Jan 8, 2022 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Amy Beveridge If you have a high school student, it’s often tough to know how much to get involved in their education. It’s also tough to know what advice to give … or not give. But, it’s a new year – 2022. It’s...
Jan 6, 2022 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Captain Joel Barba, U.S. Army Soldiers are just people; same as you. We laugh and cry. We watch sports and play video games. Soldiers raise families and love our children. We shared dreams and aspirations when we were school-age children, and...
Jan 3, 2022 | By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Elementary Age, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member, Ashley Quinn Kibby When I was in grade school in the 1990s, nothing mattered more than academic performance. I had to get A’s because I needed them to prove my intellect, make my parents proud, and get into college. In college, I had to make...
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...
Dec 10, 2021 | By Stage, Gift Ideas & Gift Shoppes, Parenting & Family, Shopping, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Kelly Gunzenhauser (Some) Teens are HARD to buy for. When TMOM asked me to write this blog about gift ideas for teens, I texted my 14-year-old and asked him what he thought: “Biggest suggestion: don’t write a blog about teens.” My other teen said,...
Nov 27, 2021 | From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Religion
By Guest Blogger Buffie Longmire Avital This year Hanukkah will begin on the evening of November 28th and for the next eight days Jewish families like mine will light candles each night, starting with one and progressing to eight stunning lights on the final night....
Oct 23, 2021 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Genevieve Condon Some of us wait eagerly for those two pink lines, the flashing word “Pregnant” to come across the little stick. I remember finding out that I was pregnant with my son. I looked at my 13-year-old, and while my husband and I so badly...
Oct 18, 2021 | Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Tara Pitts As the end of the weekend starts to roll around, many people experience something called the Sunday Scaries. It’s the ultimate realization that the relaxation and break of the weekend is coming to an end and all of the pressures and worries...
Oct 16, 2021 | Family Time, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Religion
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing Are you looking for a church to call “home?” We asked our readers to share their favorite place of worship with us and have compiled them below. We hope this will help those of you who may be new to the area as well as...
Oct 7, 2021 | Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson This is what I hear at the crack of dawn this morning: MOMMY, WHEN IS MY DATE WITH ZACK?! Tomorrow, dude, it’s tomorrow. In the meantime, please go back to sleep. But he’s too excited for that. Because tomorrow, he’ll get...
Sep 28, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Brittany J. Todd, NCC, LCMHC, NCIP, CLC September is National Suicide Awareness Prevention Month, therefore this post is dedicated to increasing knowledge with the hope of initiating a deeper conversation about mental health and how our children are...
Aug 17, 2021 | Education, High School & Beyond, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Julie Giljames, 9th grade teacher My ninth grade team, comprised of five seasoned educators with a collective 75+ years of teaching experience, takes pride in the ninth grade curriculum we have created for our students. Through that lens, we have ten...
Aug 3, 2021 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, Exercise, Health, High Point, Recreation, Sports, Art & Enrichment
By Guest Blogger Lori Fields, owner and director of On Stage School of Dance Dance – a universal language, brings joy, smiles, and entertainment: Whether it’s a Rockette performance, a tribal festival, or dancing in the kitchen. It gives a true feeling of...
Jun 20, 2021 | Birthday Parties, By Location, Family Time, Greensboro, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger Happy Father’s Day! Today we have a few exciting announcements to share…. ~ Plan a Family Trip with The Magic for Less Travel ~ Rockin’ Jump Private Parties: Ever Imagine What It’s Like to Enjoy a...
Jun 5, 2021 | By Stage, Elementary Age, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Carol Anne Sowell In my CBBM (Career Before Becoming Mom), I planned all types of events, from small intimate gatherings to college football game fan festivals – and various-sized events in between. So, when I decided to hold my first garage sale...
