North State Parent magazine

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

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Worldwide Epilepsy Awareness Day

Worldwide Epilepsy Awareness Day

Worldwide Epilepsy Awareness Day Wear Purple On March 26th To Support Kaia And Others With Epilepsy Kaia’s first seizure happened in fifth grade. Her mother, Rita Davis, had asked Kaia […]

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Solar Powered Clothes Dryer

Solar Powered Clothes Dryer   Old fashioned and quaint or good green common sense? Air drying your laundry outside in the spring, summer and fall is one of the more […]

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Leaving The Corporate For The Kids

Be the Change Mele Benz: Leaving The Corporate For The Kids   “What do you do when you feel like the end of the world might be imminent? For me, […]

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Chico Science Fair – Developing Scientific Minds In The North State

Chico Science Fair Developing Scientific Minds In The North State The Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico, California, hosts a variety of events throughout the year but the annual Chico Science […]

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Atrial Fibrillation: Take Your Fluttering Heartbeat Seriously

Atrial Fibrillation Take Your Fluttering Heartbeat Seriously When we think of heart conditions, we often associate these thoughts with older people. Although aging does increase the risk of atrial fibrillation […]

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2018 Whole Earth and Watershed Festival Offers Environmental Stewardship Awards

Whole Earth and Watershed Festival Environmental Stewardship Awards The organizers of the 2018 Whole Earth and Watershed Festival are excited to recognize the efforts of teachers, students, and classes, clubs […]

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Localicious: Breakfast Cookies

One of my absolute favorite baby, toddler and family cookbooks is Nourished Beginnings by Renee Kohley. She has created brilliantly simple whole food recipes that work well with busy schedules […]

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Tutor Doctor in the North State: Ten Steps Toward Building Your Child’s Strong Academic Future

Tutor Doctor in the North State Ten Steps Toward Building Your Child’s Strong Academic Future It’s that time of day again. The kids are home from school, backpacks bulging with […]

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Growing Up Fit – Family Fitness, Age by Age

Growing Up Fit Family Fitness, Age by Age Childhood may seem to move at a faster pace these days, but children don’t. New research from the American Heart Association shows […]

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The Abacus Project – Instilling a Love of Math at an Early Age

The Abacus Project Instilling a Love of Math at an Early Age The Abacus Project was established after several early-childhood based organizations in Siskiyou County, in partnership with the Ford […]

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Be the Change – Steve Wallace Starts North State Kids Off with Spanish

Steve Wallace Starts North State Kids Off with Spanish Tree of Life International Charter School – A Dual Immersion School What do a machinist, a world traveler and a bus […]

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Strings in Schools – Violin, Flute and Kindermusik in the North State

Violins come in eight sizes, the smallest size merely 14.5 inches in length from scroll to end button. This adorable instrument fits snugly into the arm span of very young […]

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Arts Education – It’s for All of Us

The mention of “art in school” conjures a sensory kaleidoscope of paste, tempura, clay and happy children in colorfully-splotched smocks. True, kids love to paint, mold and goop up almost […]

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Weeding Out The Couch Potatoes – 50 Things To Do Instead Of Screen Time

Across the nation, crops of couch potatoes sprout up every winter. They are fueled by the colder days and early sunset, leaving them unable to do more than is absolutely […]

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The View from the Passenger’s Seat

My son starts Driver’s Education next month, making this my third time through this process. My first two experiences were with my daughters, but this time I will be sitting […]