Erin Stidham, Author at North State Parent magazine

A MAGAZINE SERVING FAMILIES IN BUTTE, GLENN, SHASTA, SISKIYOU & TEHAMA COUNTIES SINCE 1993

Erin Stidham

Erin Stidham is a local mother of a teenager and two young adults and is a therapist at Creekside Counseling Center in Redding. She feels that serving her community and helping people as they heal is an honor and a privilege.

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Digital Dangers Parents Should Watch Out For in the New School Year

By Erin Stidham | September 20, 2026

Once upon a time, a public service announcement aired on the television, “It’s 10pm. Do you know where your children are?” as a reminder about public curfews for adolescents. More […]

Make Friends Like Your Life Depends On It

By Erin Stidham | September 30, 2025

What if life depended on our relationships? Close positive relationships improve the quality of our lives, our physical and emotional health. These relationships promote healing and allow us to thrive. […]

“MOM! I Don’t Want to Set Goals!” Talking to Your Teen About Goals

By Erin Stidham | December 30, 2024

As we leave 2024 behind us and look forward with hope to a bright new year, we begin to set new year’s resolutions, or as they are called the rest […]

Not Your Mama’s Etiquette Class: Teaching Teens in the Digital Age

By Erin Stidham | March 12, 2024

Etiquette, throughout the ages, has been a general set of social norms and expectations or a code of conduct on which a group agrees. These codes typically haven’t been global […]

Tips for Communicating with your Teen

By Erin Stidham | September 13, 2023

Any parent of a teen can tell you that communication is tricky. Any teen can tell you communication with their parent(s) is difficult because there is a fear of getting […]