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

Parenting

The First Back-To-School Journey

By Deborah Peel | July 25, 2011

It’s August and back-to-school reminders are everywhere. Parents of preschoolers, this means your first back-to-school journey is about to begin. In the year before kindergarten, there are important steps you […]

Life Is Laundry. Live With It.

By Starshine Roshell | July 25, 2011

Some of my friends are sending their kids off to college this fall and discovering, with some shame, that their offspring – who can build web sites, play string instruments […]

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Pack Pain: Backpack Safety for Back to School

By Malia Jacobson | July 25, 2011

Kids everywhere will head back to class this fall with their own unique sense of fashion on display. Whether students sport a message tee, cargo shorts or a school uniform, […]

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Staying Calm In The Face Of Rudeness

By Laura S. Kastner, Ph.D. | May 25, 2011

With open enthusiasm, a mom picks up her middle-school-age son and friends after soccer practice, offering them bagels as they pile into the car. “Nobody likes whole wheat” is all […]

Nurturing Warrior, Nurturing Father

By Deborah Peel | May 24, 2011

Rick Crowley, a Chukchansi Yokuts California American Indian, believes every child deserves to have a warrior in his or her life. “Warrior” describes a person of great courage and vigor, […]