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North State Parent Volume 27 - Issue 6 April 2020
CONTENTS
NORTH STATE
6 Be the Change
Vici Miranda - Making a Big Splash on Behalf of North State Kids
By Jenna Christophersen
8 Childcare & Preschool Directory
10 EverythingYouNeedtoKnowto Get Rid of Unwanted Stuff - Host a Successful Yard Sale this Summer By Kimberly Blaker
15 SecretstoThrowinganEpicBirthday Party on a Dime
By Cheryl Maguire
18 This is Tehama
The Comfort and Care of Welcoming Babies with St. Elizabeth’s Midwives By Kate Hiller
20 The Fourth Trimester – How a Postpartum Doula Can Help ByPamelaLlanoand
Christa Melynk Hines
21 UniquelyUs
Autism Awareness Month: Spotlight on Autism Lifespan
By Jennifer Arnold
24 How to Choose the Best Diapers for Your Baby and the Environment
By Sandi Schwartz
26 Localicious
First Foods for Baby
28 31 33
By Erin Bianchi
How to Make A “Five Senses” Stress-Busting Toolkit for Your Kids By Sandi Schwartz
Fast,DeliciousWaystoHelpKids Get Their Fruits & Veggies
By Carolyn Patten
AMoreAdventurousApproachto Education – Exploring Learning Styles to Enrich Your Child’s Life as Well as Your Own
About Trees .................................... 19 All Fired Up .................................... 17 Allstate, Juli Foster......................... 13 Amber Healthcare For Women..... 36 Apple Blossom Baby ...................... 36 Athletic Horizons ........................... 17 Azads Martial Arts ......................... 24 B Fit ................................................. 36 Bill's Wonder Show........................ 17 Brande Moffatt,MPT ..................... 22 Butte College Foster Kinship ........ 13 California Census ............................. 9 Capturing The Essence Salt
Cave & Massage ............................. 36 Creekside Counseling .................... 12 Dandy Lions Children's Shop ........ 36 Debbie Pierce RN, IBCLC for
Loeta Robles DDS........................... 36 Dr. Suk Ahn DDS .............................. 5 Earthbound Skills ........................... 15 Fairchild Medical Center ............... 27 Far Northern Regional Center ........ 2 First 5 Shasta .................................. 25 Full Circle Speech Therapy .............. 2 Grant Preschool.............................. 28 Healthy Shasta ............................... 22 Help Me Grow Shasta.................... 36 In Motion Fitness ........................... 33 Kevin Shearer, DDS ........................ 27 Kids Day Festival ............................ 27 Lake View Charter School ............. 30 Lifenet............................................. 36 Lincoln Street School ..................... 19 Little Sprouts Preschool.................24
McCloud Chamber Of Commerce....27 Mercy Oceans Midwifery .............. 36 Munchkin University Preschool .... 13 North Cow Creek Elementary ....... 30 North Valley Tree Service .............. 31 Northern Valley Catholic Social Services ........................................... 28 Northern Valley Indian
Health ............................................. 36 Oak Run Elementary...................... 32 Party Town...................................... 16 PG&E ............................................... 35 Phoenix Charter Academy ............ 13 Raven Tree Wild Bird &
Nature Shop ................................... 27 Redding Midwifery Group ............ 36 Redding School District ................. 32
Rocky Point Charter School........... 29 Shasta Community Maternity Center ............................................. 20 Shasta County Health and
Human Services .............................. 28 Shasta Family YMCA...................... 24 Shasta Gymnastics Academy ......... 16 Shasta Head Start ............................ 5 Shasta Midwives Birth Center.......36 Simpson University ........................ 10 Stellar Charter School .................... 12 Sunny Garden Chico ...................... 12 Sweet Chico Confections............... 15 Tehama County Department
of Social Services ............................ 19 Tehama County Health Services Agency ............................................ 19
Tehama eLearning Academy ........ 19 The Big Splash Project Red Bluff ... 19 The McConnell Foundation ............ 5 The Redding Arts Project .............. 29 Travis Baldwin Tree Care ............... 30 Turtle Bay Exploration Park ............ 7 US Airsoft World ............................ 17 Valley Oak Children's Services ...... 11 Walden Academy........................... 31 Waterworks Park ........................... 16 Web Made Local ............................ 23 West Redding Preschool................ 29 Whittenberg Country School........19
By Christina Katz
On the Cover: Siblings Violet, Henry and Haven Keck create a warm embrace filled with love and family and the promise of the future. Welcoming a new baby is a family milestone!
Photography: Photography is about relationship. “When the people, their expressions, and their joy
all come together in an image, I know why I am a photographer. There is something magical about catching a glimpse of the best in someone,” says photographer Betsey Walton. For more of her images go to: www.bwaltonphotography.com
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