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Northern Summit Academy Creates A Bridge Between School and Career
Northern Summit Academy, a tuition-free, public charter school in Anderson, focuses on helping its almost 200 students create goals for a future career and life after high school graduation. According […]
Seven Habits of Healthy Families Planning Quality Time Together
An important characteristic of healthy families is that they spend time doing enjoyable activities with each other. With the demands of school, work, sports and technology, it’s sometimes hard for […]
Teen Clubs — Life Skills and Learning Beyond the Classroom
Parents with pre-teens and teenagers, know that extracurricular activities and clubs look good on college applications, and at the same time, they can offer valuable life skills and learning experiences […]
Chico Country Day School’s Project Based Learning
A public charter school, Chico Country Day School (CCDS) works with its students to put on a twice-yearly Exhibition of Learning, a vital component of the CCDS Project-Based Learning model. […]
Empower Tehama – Helping Stop the Cycle of Domestic Violence
In its first four weeks, “Maid,” a 2021 TV series telling the true story of a woman fleeing domestic violence with her young daughter, was Netflix’s top watched miniseries of […]
Protecting Kids from Diet Culture
David’s mom is fat. She needs to go on a diet.” When my sweet kindergartener innocently uttered this line after school one day, I couldn’t hide my shock. After experiencing […]
Lying or Pretending? Teaching Kids to Tell the Truth
Somewhere around the age of three, when children begin to understand parents may not know what they actually did or didn’t do, your precious little angel may begin to tell […]
Rare Genes Day – Raising Awareness in the North State
Rare Disease Day — also known as Rare Genes Day — is a globally coordinated movement that takes place around the last day of February, and will be celebrated with […]
Create Intimacy Without Taking Your Clothes Off
By the time your kids are asleep, your mood is exhausted, not erotic. In theory, you want to connect with your partner. In reality, you’re too tired to make the […]
Shaundra Pelkey – A School “Psycho Lady” Who’s Passionate About Helping Struggling Kids
During Shaundra Pelkey’s first week as school psychologist at Antelope Elementary School District (AESD) in Red Bluff, CA, she met with a fourth-grade student who struggled with significant behavior issues. […]
Ways To Banish the Winter Blues
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 […]
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 […]
