North State Parent magazine

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

North State Parent magazine

A free monthly publication

Sandi Schwartz

Sandi Schwartz

Sandi Schwartz is a multi-award-winning environmental author and freelance journalist with 20+ years of experience effectively and creatively communicating to various audiences in the areas of sustainability, green living, home and garden, nature, and wellness. She is the author of Finding Ecohappiness: Fun Nature Activities to Help Your Kids Feel Happier and Calmer, about connecting with nature to feel happier and calmer, and realizing how important nature is to our well-being so we do what we can to protect it. Her book has won, among others, Gold awards from Forward Reviews, Independent Book Publishers Association Ben Franklin Award Program, Nautilus Book Award and the Nonfiction Authors Association, and is available in bookstores everywhere.

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Nurturing Gratitude In Your Home

By Sandi Schwartz | October 28, 2020

Take a gratitude break to calm everyone down and gain a new, more uplifting perspective. Get a Happiness Boost Gratitude is one of the most important ways to get a […]

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Children’s Emotions – Why Our Children Need to Feel Sadness to Experience Joy

By Sandi Schwartz | May 30, 2020

I can clearly remember listening to Melissa Manchester’s song “Don’t Cry Out Loud” as a child back in the 1980s. Those lyrics have been etched in my brain all these […]

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Stress Management Toolkit

By Sandi Schwartz | March 27, 2020

How to Make A “Five Senses” Stress-Busting Toolkit for Your Kids We are all facing uncharted waters with the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Everyone’s anxiety is sky high worrying about everything […]

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Choosing the Best Diapers

By Sandi Schwartz | March 27, 2020

How to Choose the Best Diapers for Your Baby and the Environment With the arrival of a new baby comes many challenging choices—co-sleep or crib, bottle, or breast. Cloth or […]

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How to Enjoy the Benefits of Nature Inside, When You Can’t Get Outside

By Sandi Schwartz | January 28, 2019

Spending time in nature is so beneficial to our health and well-being. It calms us, reducing feelings of stress, anxiety and anger. It has also been shown to improve focus […]

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North State Parent is a monthly digital/print publication that covers parenting issues, family matters on education and health tips, tricks, recipes and more especially aimed at the North State region of California.

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