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When the Game Ends: Helping Your Young Athlete Rebuild Identity After Injury
On our local high school football team, a family friend and star wide receiver – we’ll call him Chris – tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) mid-season. Chris had played […]
Hospital Care Cards: A Resource for Self-Advocacy for Those with Disabilities or Chronic Illness
A trip to the emergency room can be a stressful experience for anybody, let alone somebody with a disability or chronic health conditions. Caught in a whirlwind of overwhelming symptoms, […]
Medical Trauma in Children: How Parents Can Help with Healing
For medically complex kids, frequent appointments, blood draws, imaging, procedures and hospital stays are part of everyday life. While much of this care can be routine, the unpredictability of life […]
Leave No Trace
This spring and summer, as you and your family enjoy the bounty of natural beauty with which we are blessed here in the North State, be sure to remember to […]
Going Batty for Our Local Bats!
Bats are incredible creatures. They are the only mammals capable of powered flight. They’ve adapted to numerous niches and environments and are essential in keeping insect populations in balance. An […]
A Living Classroom at Hearthstone School
The first thing one notices when arriving at Hearthstone School in Oroville is that the garden out back is not what you’d expect. There are no tidy raised beds with […]
A New Way Around Town: Redding’s Downtown
Bike Loop Brings People & Places Together By Sara Sundquist There’s a new bike loop in town and this five-mile connection makes it easier to experience two of Redding’s most […]
What About My Water Heater?
It’s one of the luxuries of modern life – turn the tap and hot water flows out, ready for baths, showers, laundry and dishes. It’s not something you likely think […]
Color Trends 2026 – Fresh & Timeless
2026 finds us leaning away from the cool sterility of grays and crisp whites and into an era of warmth, depth and intention. The key to keeping 2026’s colors timeless […]
Why Eat Organic?
Our grandparents’ food didn’t come with ingredient lists or warning labels. Today, food still looks familiar – but how it’s grown has changed dramatically. Understanding those changes helps parents make […]
Reading Food Labels: Helping Your Teens Make Healthy Choices
Our teens today face an uphill battle when learning to navigate the food choices available to them. Grocery and convenience stores, snack bars and vending machines are packed with unhealthy, […]
New Program Improves Surgery Experience for Neurodiverse Children
From UC Davis A trip to the doctor’s office or hospital can be challenging for children who have autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities. In response, UC Davis Health has pioneered […]
