This month, in America, we will celebrate Thanksgiving. On that day, we’ll focus on being grateful for what we have. And then on Friday we’ll shop ourselves broke. The two […]
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A Rhumba Of Rattlesnakes – New Children’s Book by Kristen Lape
A prickle of porcupines? A lounge of Iguanas? A delightful new children’s book, featuring whimsical yet scientifically accurate illustrations of animals, is written in a fun A-Z format that teaches the […]
Think Before You Flush!
Who wants their toilet to overflow? How about your kitchen sink backing up? Yuck! An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In the case of your sewer […]
Waiting for Winter Skiing, Snowboarding & Hockey, Oh My!
The entire population of California is crossing its fingers for a precipitation-filled winter season. If the wishes of millions come true, skiers, snowboarders, and budding hockey players in Northern California […]
Biking Across America to Help Promote a Cause – A Peek at the Journey of Two Brothers
From disbelief to genuine interest, you get all different kinds of reactions when you tell people you are cycling across the United States. People assume the 4,100 mile trek from […]
Creating Family Traditions: 10 Things You Can Do With Your Family This Fall
Creating traditions within your family is a great way to provide children with beautiful memories and a feeling of stability, while giving a nod to the nostalgia of your past. […]
Foster Parenting: Challenging? You Bet. But Worth the Effort.
Senta Burton is passionate about advocating for families. She stands for children, but also for parents – both birth parents and foster parents. A mother of six, Senta’s four younger […]
Localicious: A Time For Thanks… & Stuffing
Thanksgiving is a time of traditions, a time to be thankful, a celebration of the changing seasons, and a feast to be shared and enjoyed by all. Likely every family […]
5 Great Reasons Why Your Kids (and You!) Should Be Running
Are you as amazed as I am at how much endless energy our kids seem to have? Always running here and there, bounding upstairs or down, dashing in and out […]
Be the Change: Dr. Richard Allen Fiske – Maestro of Music
It’s Wednesday afternoon at Shasta College, and students are filing into the music building lugging their thick black instrument cases. The violins and cellos get tuned and horns warm up […]
It Takes a Village… or an Issue of North State Parent
It’s often said that raising a child takes a village, and at North State Parent magazine our main goal has always been to provide the support, resources and information needed […]
An Opportunity for Outdoor Adventure: NatureBridge in Yosemite
In 1989, a colleague of The McConnell Foundation’s President, Lee Salter mentioned to him an outdoor education program he thought the Foundation should get involved with. It turned out to […]
Putting Yourself On The Shelf? Parental Permission To Get A Life!
Don’t expect any alarms to go off when you turn your back on the things you once loved now that you have children. Most parents are unaware of any conscious […]
