North State Parent magazine

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

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From Crippling Threat to Family Pet: Helping Kids Overcome Their Fear of Dogs

Your child begins shrieking and clutches tightly at your leg, trying desperately to climb up your body. As you pick him up, you look around for clues to his behavior. […]

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2014 June Musical Contest Winner: Adele Duval

North State Parent and The Music Connection of Chico and Redding congratulate Adele Duval of Redding, winner of our 3rd annual teen music essay contest and $400 gift certificate from […]

Dr. Patrick Giammarise works with a young patient David at the Digestion Relief Center in Chico.

Kids With Food Allergies, Sensitivities & Intolerances – Drug-Free Alternatives For Treatment

Justin, age 11, suddenly developed asthma “out of nowhere.” His mom, a health care professional, did not want to follow the traditional treatment of steroids inhalers due to their long-term […]

Dunsmuir Elementary School science teacher Spencer Adkisson and some of his students prepare to get hands-on with their sauerkraut-making project led by David Edmondson of Salt and Savour.

Localicious: Sauerkraut – A Tradition Reborn, One “Culture” At A Time

You may wonder how our ancestors were able to preserve food without refrigerators, freezers, and modern canning techniques. Well, you could say that in addition to cellars, lacto-fermentation (lactic acid […]

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Fourteen Adventures With Dad – Make a “Daddy Date” (with Grandpa too!)

As Father’s Day approaches, dads and their kids are beginning to look for the perfect way to celebrate the importance of the paternal bond. Here in California’s North State region, […]

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Be the Change: Dawn Hess – Building Character Through Performing Arts

Dawn Hess is founder and director of Kids Unlimited Institute of the Arts (KU) in Redding, as well as part-time music teacher and director of the Festival Choir at Redding […]

Feeling Drab or Disheveled? Five Tips To Beautify While Living A Chaotic Life

I confess … on occasion I do apply a final coat of mascara while sitting in the car at a red light. I know this behavior does not represent my finest […]

Greta and little Austin making art.

Coloring Outside The Lines – How to Encourage Your Child’s Creativity

Two-year-old Kristy makes a train across Mommy and Daddy’s bed by lining up Daddy’s socks heel to toe. Natalie, 21 months, adorns her arm with cookie cutters, points and says, […]

Localicious: Celebrating The History & Traditions Of Cinco De Mayo

Most of us are familiar with the Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo. Many celebrate it annually with their favorite Mexican cuisine, margaritas, and maybe even a piñata. Do we understand […]

Students Gear Up for Bike to School Day Around the North State

Kids love riding bicycles. Maybe it’s because it’s an outdoor activity, or it’s something they can do with their friends. Maybe it’s because they can actually get somewhere under their […]

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Be the Change: David Donica: Taking a Stand

David Donica of Mt. Shasta loves working with people and being of service. He shares this passion by offering his technological expertise to assist non profit organizations to achieve their […]

For Children with Autism, Being Social Begins with Thinking Social

We can be blunt with each other here. Kids with autism or Asperger’s frequently stand out as social oddballs. The heartbreak it causes, to the child and to the parent, […]

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Be The Change – John W. Tillery: A Life Of Service

Occasionally a person comes along whom others, without fail, describe with only the highest of complements. John W. Tillery, Executive Director of Remi Vista, Inc., is such a man. Mr. […]

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A Special Time for Reading at Mt. Shasta Elementary School

Four years ago Mt. Shasta Elementary School started a noontime reading program, at the suggestion of its former principal Sally Gasaway. The program, implemented by school librarian Laurie Caldwell, is […]

First 5 Commissions: Raising the Bar for Early Childhood Development

Something monumental happened for families in California in 1998. With the passing of The Children and Families First Act (Proposition 10), First 5 California, also known as the California Children […]