Many parents and families want to live a cleaner, chemical-free life. However, making sweeping changes to incorporate healthier products in your family’s life can seem daunting. But making incremental changes […]
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Grandparents & Relative Caregivers Support Group
If you are struggling to care for a child who has experienced trauma, you are not alone. Raising relative children who have experienced trauma is hard. It helps to talk […]
Budget-Friendly Grocery Tips
With the cost of food rising, watching the family food budget and stopping those budget-busting money leaks, while providing nutritious meals your family will enjoy has become essential for many […]
How Doulas Can Help Moms and Families During and After Childbirth
According to the nonprofit doula organization, DONA International (DONA.org), “From the beginning of time, people have been cared for and nurtured during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Family, friends and neighbors […]
La Leche League USA: Helping Parents Learn About Successful Breastfeeding
La Leche League USA (lllusa.org) is an important part of the international La Leche League, which helps mothers all over the world as they navigate the journey of successful breastfeeding […]
‘The Opt-Out Family’: How One Family Chose Being Present Over Tech
For many parents, tackling tech is an overwhelming issue and the stakes have only gotten higher since the U.S. surgeon general released his report on the devastating effects of social media on […]
How Playing With LEGO Enhances Learning
Your children probably have LEGO bricks and building components or a similar building toy system. And you may have stepped on stray plastic components and wondered if it was really […]
Alternative Learners Reach New Horizons with Mastery Transcript Consortium
As many parents have begun to realize, the traditional ways in which children have been taught allowed many kids to fall through the cracks. Some students conform well to the […]
Three Schools, Three Curricula, One Goal: Empowering Children Through Language Immersion and Enrichment
Research supports learning a second language very early in childhood for long term proficiency. Strong social connections, greater cultural awareness and better overall academic performance, especially in reading, are commonly […]
Seed Paper: A Fun, Creative Papermaking Project the Whole Family Can Enjoy
Making homemade, hand decorated paper is super fun. But beyond a fun family adventure, the process of artistic creation helps children develop large and small motor skills as they manipulate […]
North State Youth Orchestras Provide Extraordinary Musical Experiences
Young musicians have two valuable ensemble opportunities for the development of musicianship skills in Butte and Shasta counties. The Shasta College Concert Orchestra and the Butte MTAC Youth Orchestra provide […]
A Friend for Life – Is a Dog right for your Family?
Wrigley is a Goldendoodle who was born in a puppy mill and sent to a pet store. A family came into the store just before the holidays to ooh and […]
From One Dad to Another: The Power of Showing Up
A few weeks after my son was born in December 2021, I sat in the darkness, gently rocking him to sleep. His tiny fingers wrapped around mine and I felt the […]
