North State Parent magazine

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

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Summer Camp

Summer Camp – Choosing the Right One

Choosing the Right Summer Camp for Your Kids Summer camp offers plenty of benefits, and many kids thrill at the idea of going away to summer camp. For some kids, […]

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Pennies on Purpose: Bringing Financial Literacy to Youth in the North State

Pennies on Purpose Bringing Financial Literacy to Youth in the North State Trisha Funk of Redding’s Pennies on Purpose is hoping to turn that around. A Certified Financial Education Instructor […]

Ideas for Frugality

Ideas for Frugality

Ideas for Frugality Living frugally is a choice many families make to help them set goals and dream dreams that thriftiness will make financially accessible. This is a lifestyle that […]

Gap Year

A “Student Gap Year” Is as Unique as Your Child

A “Student Gap Year” Is as Unique as Your Child Many high school seniors look enthusiastically ahead to the university or junior college campus. These students are eager to move […]

Chico Kite Day

Chico Kite Day – Holding the Wind in Your Hand

Chico Kite Day Holding the Wind in Your Hand Springtime winds whip up the magical ability to “fly with your feet on the ground,” as Bob Malowney, owner of Chico’s […]

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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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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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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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 […]