North State Parent magazine

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

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Choose to Reuse: Cooking Without Disposables

The holy grail of business models is the subscription service. You pay for a service or product month, after month, after month—often even after you no longer want to receive […]

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Can Diabetes Be Prevented?

Reviewed by Steven Dowshen, MD What Is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose, the main type of sugar in the blood. Glucose, which comes from […]

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What Parents Need to Know About Concussions

As young athletes are donning their helmets and pads for fall sports practice, many parents might feel conflicted about cheering them on. This spring, the family of Tyler Hilinski, the […]

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Blue Line Outdoors – Fellowship On The River

When Tehama County’s Jason Thatcher spoke with me recently about Blue Line Outdoors, he had already put in 14 hours working as a fishing guide and his day wasn’t even […]

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Cooking — A Functional Life Skill That Fosters Independence

Functional skills are the abilities that enable a person to be independent. One of the most important goals of any parent or caregiver of a child with special needs is […]

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Plan an Epic Family Game Night

Bringing the family together for game night—what could be simpler? Families hit the game cabinet hard in 2020, fueling 20 percent growth in the board games market. To inspire new […]

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Host Homes Program – A Safe Place For Homeless Youth

Each day in the United States, 50,000-100,000 young people 18-24 years old are either homeless or living in unstable home situations. Research has shown that homelessness can lead to severe […]

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Coffee, Cafés & Community in Chico

Chico has been blessed with an amazing variety of coffee houses throughout the years. There is a passion for the perfect roast, smooth blend, and frothy foams; and enjoying a […]

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Tim Corcoran – Helping Boys Build A Personal Relationship With Nature

Tim Corcoran will forever remember the summer before he turned 13 as a mountaintop experience – both literally and figuratively. On the homeward stretch of a 38-state road trip, Tim’s […]

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Childhood Nightmares Are Normal

It’s the middle of the night and you’re in a deep sleep. You hear a loud cry of “Mommy!” or feel a touch on your arm. At first you’re not […]

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Tehama Concert Series – Uplifting, Positive & Feel-Good

Ask anyone who’s watched the 1965 musical film, “The Sound of Music,” and you’ll hear the words uplifting, positive, feel-good, and, of course, “do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, […]

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Harvest Happenings 2021

October is my favorite time of year because there are so many wonderful farms to visit. Try a different location each weekend. Make farm visits part of your seasonal family […]

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Mamapreneurs 2021

Each year, North State Parent celebrates entrepreneurial women of the North State who have integrated their own business or side hustle into the challenging and rewarding job of motherhood. These […]

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Busting a Myth About Work/Life Balance

Whether you’re still in Startup phase, or slogging through Grind phase, you’re pushing hard and going uphill. You truly understand the nature of the phrase “a Sisyphean task.” And because […]

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Grandmaster Azad – Successful Businesses Are Like Successful Families

“When I was starting Azad’s Martial Arts, I made every mistake in the book,” Farshad Azad chuckles. “I didn’t even have money to pay rent for the building; I had […]