North State Parent magazine

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

Parenting

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Choosing Afterschool Activities

The intense demands of schoolwork may cause you to hesitate when it comes to afterschool time. Although you don’t want to overload you child’s schedule, the academic, social and physical […]

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The First Back-To-School Journey

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 […]

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Life Is Laundry. Live With It.

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

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

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 […]

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Nurturing Warrior, Nurturing Father

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, […]