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Is Keeping a Secret Hazardous to Your Health?
Whether it’s about your racy past in college or something your child’s best friend confided and begged not be told, many families have a lot of deep dark secrets floating […]
Self-Care: A Required Ingredient for Effective Parenting
Self-care … how can you find the time to take care of yourself when you often feel pressed for time to take care of your family as well as you’d […]
Localicious: Valentine Honey for Your Sweetie
Few people can resist a little sweet something from someone special when Valentine’s Day arrives. The neat trick is to find something healthful in that treat. Honey’s wonderful flavor and […]
The Magic of Healing – Magician Bill Jackson Knows It’s Not a Trick
In 1986 Bill Jackson became one of California’s first Project Magic magicians. Founded and designed by famed illusionist David Copperfield, Project Magic is innovative and simple. Patients with various disabilities […]
Mi Escuelita Maya Preschool & Children’s Performing Arts Program – A Place of Learning and Inspiration
In a setting best described as welcoming and warm, where diversity is honored and creativity abounds, children go about the business of learning with great enthusiasm. Smiling teachers clearly are […]
Finding Your Best Pet
When Erica Galligan’s children were young, her family tried adopting a dog, but allergies forced the family to return him to the breeder. They found alternative pets, starting with a […]
Be the Change: Dr. James Wood – Empowering Children & Parents
Pediatrician Dr. James Wood of Chico says, “I am a physician by occupation. My mission in life, though, is empowerment. I empower children to be the best they can be […]
Art! It’s Fun & Fundamental – Three North State Studios Offer Arts Classes for Healthier, Happier People.
Many people appreciate the enjoyment received from creating art, but probably few understand its benefits to health and happiness. Making art teaches appropriate ways to problem solve and deal with […]
How Does a Small Town & Small School Make Room for Music Education?
McCloud is a small rural town on the southern slope of Mount Shasta. It’s also an exemplary model of promoting arts in education – each year the town proves that […]
When Someone Believes, Possibilities Open: Solid as a Rock – Azad’s Martial Arts’ Rock Solid Teens Program
What does it take to make a significant change in one’s life, to go from struggle to a place of confidence? Farshad Azad believes it’s a combination of factors and […]
Lou Wegner: Kids Against Animal Cruelty
18-year-old actor and activist Lou Wegner is the founder of the national movement Kids Against Animal Cruelty. He currently lives and works in Southern California. NSP: What you are most […]
Mikayla Hocker: Camp Ford Helps Teens Grow as Leaders
This past July, 14-year-old Mikayla Hocker attended Camp Ford, a week-long outdoor leadership camp for teens who are starting their freshman year at Siskiyou County high schools. The camp is a […]
Some Like It Cold! – An Interview With Open Water Swimmer Hunter Wright
Open water swimmer Hunter Wright recently turned 17. He trains in the challenging waters of the San Francisco Bay; to date he has completed 20 Alcatraz crossings and 8 Golden […]
Where Adventure, Dreams, and Inspiration Begin – Raven and the Unicorn Children’s Theater
The Raven and the Unicorn Children’s Theater is a proposed 800-seat theater designed specifically for child-centered performing arts programs and educational opportunities. The theater will be the only Leadership in […]