North State Parent magazine

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

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5 Acts of Service for Families

Embracing a Spirit of Giving The holidays are a magical time for kids. Between the parties, decorations, treats, and gifts galore, who can’t understand a child feeling excited about this […]

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Role of Grandparents In Modern Families

In our contemporary world filled with technology and fast-moving parts and pieces, it can be easy to assume that modern human beings are rewriting the rules. We perceive fundamental changes […]

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Fostering and Adopting

A Journey of a Lifetime November is National Adoption Awareness Month, intended to raise awareness of those children in foster care needing adoption into permanent homes. At any given time, […]

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Working From Home

How to Manage Your Time When you work in an office, your gabby neighbor, needy family members, and others don’t expect you to be free during the day. Your inner […]

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Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression, Inc.

Helping Local Youth Find a Purpose Jim Wills is undoubtedly a man with a vision. He is the founder of Chico, CA’s Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression, Inc., a private fire […]

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The Redding Ducky Derby Becomes The Sundial Riffle Raffle

What happened to the Redding Ducky Derby? It has been reimagined as the Sundial Riffle Raffle taking place this year during the River Bowl, Friday, October 18. Since the inception […]

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Shasta Regional Community Foundation

Scholarship and Loan Opportunities The fall season is a great time for students to begin researching scholarship opportunities that will help them reach their educational goals. Shasta Regional Community Foundation […]

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Dive into Swimming in the North State

To anyone with an aversion to large bodies of water, swimming may seem like a sport reserved for those who don’t realize humans lack gills and fins. In a state […]

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The Growth of Mount Shasta’s School CAFÉ

The young people at Mount Shasta Elementary and Sisson School have spoken, and their request for fresh changes to school lunches is being answered in Siskiyou County. The Culinary Action […]

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Surprising Ways Pets Benefit Your Kids

It’s 6 a.m., and you hear your baby whimpering. He’s probably hungry, but you want to sleep a little longer. Nevertheless, like any good parent, you get out of bed […]

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Uplifting “Tails” of Pets Loved, Lost and Found

For true pet lovers, our dogs, cats, turtles and even chinchillas are deeply loved. We can’t imagine our family circle complete without them. During the 2018 Carr Fire that burned […]

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Three New Twists on Old Crafts

Paint by numbers, latch hook and friendship bracelets have been around forever but what about some newer types of arts and crafts projects? If you’re looking for a different activity […]