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First Foods for Baby
Hi, families with young babies. This one’s for you! Giving someone their first real taste of food can be daunting. Let’s break it down and make it a process you […]
Grief isn’t Just About Death: The losses we don’t talk about
When we think of grief, we usually picture the death of a loved one. We imagine funerals, sympathy cards, casseroles dropped off at the door and the Five Stages of […]
How to Create a Reading Culture in Your Home
The idea that you are what you read was eloquently described by Ralph Waldo Emerson: “I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; […]
How to Talk to A Teacher
A meeting between you and your child’s teacher can be a powerful tool for helping your child succeed in school. Whether scheduled by the school, requested by you, or suggested […]
The Lao Community in Weed: Preserving a Local Cultural Treasure
The Lao community in Weed, consisting of 35-40 families, has been thriving since Lao refugees from the Vietnam War moved there in the 1970s.Sponsored by local families and churches, “they […]
The North State Equity Fund: Strengthening Our Community and Removing Barriers
It seems like it was just yesterday we were living in the uncertainty of the pandemic. We remember stocking up on soup cans and toilet paper, children running up and […]
Bidwell Wildlife Rehabilitation: Keeping North State Wildlife Healthy and Wild
We are lucky to live in a community that loves animals of all types. In addition to the love and care we have for our pets, North State residents also […]
Dear Readers
Since I was five years old, I have believed in community. In those very early years, I organized a pony club and an animal effort to end cruelty to pets […]
How To Share the Emotional Labor Of Parenting
Many modern families share domestic duties in a way that would have been foreign to previous generations. Dads today will often willingly do a load of laundry, change a diaper […]
THRIVING THROUGH a career CHANGE: Finding Stability for Ourselves and Our Families
The job market is shifting fast. Between mass layoffs, AI, automation and outsourcing, we’re not just seeing jobs cut – we’re seeing entire roles disappear. Unlike generations before us, parents […]
YOU MATTER Fernando Villegas Honors the Legacy of Kristina Chesterman in Tehama County
“One item on Kristina Chesterman’s bucket list was ‘to save a life,’” Fernando Villegas, a health educator for Tehama County Behavioral Health, says. “Kristina saved my life and, through her […]
Teacher Retention: Does it Really Matter?
Much has changed in our world and yet our educational system, by and large, is based on a model created during the industrial revolution. Since then, the working environment and […]
