The blues can take a parent down any time during the darker months of winter. If you are subject to the holiday blahs, a post-holiday crash, or gloomy moods all […]
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Local Art Stores Offer Inspiration, Knowledge and Quality
Visiting an art supply shop can feel a little like being a kid in a candy store for artists and art lovers. With everything from rich pastels, delicate watercolors and […]
Erin Hall: Chico’s Educator of the Year
Erin Hall has been honored with the 2021 Chico Rotary Educator of the Year award. Each year Chico Noon Rotary reaches out to administrators from CSU, Chico Butte College, Fairview […]
How To Enrich Your Child’s Education with The Arts
Arts-motivated kids perform better in school If I have observed one thing after a decade of having a school-age child, it’s that arts-motivated kids perform better in school. Sure, my […]
Gail Heaney – The Queen of Fun And Her Miniature Donkey Entourage
Jack and Gail Heaney of Los Molinos have been raising registered miniature Mediterranean donkeys for 28 years. The donkeys have been Gail’s crowning glory, but she has worn many other […]
Art Therapy – A Healthy, Creative Outlet for Kids with Special Needs
Art has been used for decades as an outlet to provide relief from stress and anxiety for people of all ages and abilities. It has also been shown to improve […]
Breakfast Cookies: Whole Food For The Whole Family
One of my absolute favorite family cookbooks is Nourished Beginnings by Renee Kohley. She has created brilliantly simple whole food recipes that work well with busy schedules and hungry families. […]
Winter Break Fun In The North State and Beyond
After the “big feelings” of the holidays sometimes kids can get a little bored or blue. In the North State, there are dozens of fun options for the whole family […]
Respecting Your Teen’s Privacy in a Digital World
Teens by nature crave independence and privacy. As parents, how far should we go to respect their privacy while still ensuring that they’re making sound decisions? “The goal is for […]
Greg Takemoto – Music and Mentoring That Transforms Students
The Coasters’ 1958 hit, “Yakety Yak” irrevocably changed Greg Takemoto’s life — through King Curtis‘ saxophone solo. “I listened to that tenor solo nonstop on a record player my grandpa […]
Building Relationship Resilience
Being married with kids in the modern age is the perfect recipe for the occasional — or constant — experience of chaos and feeling overwhelmed. The challenge starts with marriage. […]
Less is More With Healthy, Pure Ingredients at Sarah Major’s Simple Living Company
To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life. — William Londen This timeless advice embodies Sarah Major’s “less is more” […]
Ways To Spark Your Child’s Curiosity At Home
Recent proof suggests that your child’s level of curiosity determines their academic performance, and experts agree that if curiosity is not stimulated, it dies. The good news is that there […]
