North State Parent magazine

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

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Paul Hendricks – Terrain Park Climbing Center

Climbing the Walls for Healthy Family Fun Red Bluff Natives As a native of Red Bluff, CA, Paul Hendricks and his brother Kevin grew up exploring California. “We were fortunate […]

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Uniquely Us: How to Make the IEP Process a Little Less Stressful

For most parents of special needs children, Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings are a routine part of life once their child is old enough to start school. Regardless of whether […]

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13 Easy, Fun Botanical Ideas to Welcome Spring

Some things to look forward to in April include International Plant Appreciation Day (4/13), Earth Day (4/22), and Arbor Day (4/26). The U.S. Department of Agriculture proclaimed April as National […]

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Cherry Blossom Festival Helps Shasta County Welcome Spring

Cherry trees in bloom have long marked the beginning of spring. During the peak bloom season in April, cherry blossom (Sakura) festivals celebrate these flowering trees not only in Japan […]

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Spring Birthday? Pull Together A Quick & Inexpensive Indoor Garden Party

Are you looking for an easy and fun spring birthday party celebration for elementary school-age children? Browse these ideas and pick and choose what works for your spring birthday girl […]

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Wild About Learning: Tehama County Library’s Project Story Hour Boxes

My brother introduced me to a new word this week as we were discussing our childhood memories over the phone. He told me, “I am so thankful our parents read […]

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This is Tehama: Bennett Apiaries Boxes are the “Bee’s Knees”

Many parents use real-life situations as lessons to increase both knowledge and principle. Tom and Paige Bennett of Bennett Apiaries, Inc., live this out every day in their family-run business. […]

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Understanding Postpartum Depression Enhances Your Pregnancy Education, Expectations, and Empowerment

There are many exciting, and even exhausting, aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal care you can expect when expecting. Eating healthy and for two during pregnancy. Setting up the nursery. […]

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Localicious: Cheesemakers in Your Hometown

Waking up to dark mornings, being greeted by the sparrows singing and cows bawling, slinging on mud boots and trudging off to the milk barn all before coffee, all before […]

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Chico’s Loma Vista School Begins Another Chapter in a Brand-New Building

When the children and staff at the Loma Vista School in Chico, CA returned March 25 from spring break, they entered a very special, brand-new school. Loma Vista, which is […]

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ART from Ashes Youth Workshops

During the wildfire season of 2007, over 9,000 separate wildfires burned approximately 1.5 million acres in California. Out of this devastation the nonprofit ART from the Ashes (artfromtheashes.org) was created. […]

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Brande Moffatt – Women’s Health Physical Therapy

Expertly Connecting Physical Therapy and Women’s Health In Redding and Beyond It started with a dream… In the middle of the night, nearly 20 years ago, a booming voice echoed […]

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Mapping Teenagers

Residents of California’s upper North State are fortunate to have access to endless year-round hiking opportunities. Grab a map, and within an hour you can be hitting the trail. Hiking […]

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Green & Clean & Laudable – Nominations for The Whole Earth and Watershed Festival Environmental Stewardship Awards Are Now Open

Do you know someone who is going above and beyond to help our planet be cleaner and greener? Do you know a teacher who is inspiring students to care for […]

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This is Tehama: 19 In 2019! Affordable Family Fun Ideas In Tehama County

As an “adventure-school” family we have looked for inexpensive, interesting things to do in Tehama County for the past 16 years. Here are some of our favorite places to go […]