November-December 2025 - Volume 33, No. 1 - North State Parent

Oct 2, 2026

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November/December 2025 issue of North State Parent serving families in Butte, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Tehama counties. Focuses on celebrating the holidays in a family style, featuring local events and community stories, a Spanish page, and practical parenting content including childcare, gift ideas that educate, and guidance on ARFID and holiday eating. Includes local advertiser listings and community highlights such as youth programs, wellness resources, and county news.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time1 h 2 min

AccessFree to download

Celebrate the Holidays Family Style

Be the Change

Celebrate the Holidays in the North State Family Style!

Hispanic Page

Luna's Body Care and Wellness

Charity Begins at Home

Childcare & Preschool Directory

This is Tehama

Holiday Gifts that Educate and Delight

ARFID and the Holidays: Why it's More than Picky Eating

Siskiyou County News

Dedicated Local Young Dancers Take to the Stage for Nutcracker Performances

Supportive North State Parent (Dear Readers)

New! Spanish Section ¡Nuevo! Sección en español T O LEARN M ORE V I S I T W W W . NORTH STATE PARENT . COM P,ove! FREE SINCE 1993 NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER 2025 VOLUME 33 NO. 1 Celebrating the Holidays Family Style SERVING FAMILIES IN BUTTE, GLENN, SHASTA, SISKIYOU & TEHAMA COUNTIES SHOP SMALL Fun little places to visit this holiday season that offer you a small town feeling |

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[RedBankOutdoorAcademy.com](RedBankOutdoorAcademy.com) | | Please say you saw it in North State Parent magazine. This helps us grow! [www.northstateparent.com](www.northstateparent.com) • November/December 2025 3 November/December 2025 COUNTIES SERVING FAMILIES IN BUTTE, GLENN, SHASTA, SISKIYOU & TEHAMA DISPLAY ADVERTISERS INCLUDE: OUR SUPPORTIVE North State Parent 33 Issue 1 November/December 2025 Volume On the Cover: Delilah Cleveland, Alexis Hauptman and Evie Blasingame play the delightful, mischievous elves whose well-intentioned prank goes wildly wrong, accidentally knocking out Santa Claus in"Cascade Christmas", a comedy filled with heart and good cheer at the Cascade Theater in Redding. See their ad on page 24 and their listing in our Celebrate the Holiday feature that begins on page 8. Photograph by Michael Burke. [www.burkephotography.biz](www.burkephotography.biz). 6 Be the Change Ben Hughes By Jenna Christophersen 8 Celebrate the Holidays in the North State Family Style! 15 Hispanic Page Luna's Body Care and Wellness 16 Charity Begins at Home By Shannon Dean 18 Childcare & Preschool Directory 20 This is Tehama Six Twenty-Something Entrepreneurs Getting Things Done in Tehama County By Kate Hiller 22 Holiday Gifts that Educate and Delight By Stacey Leigh Mohr 24 ARFID and the Holidays: Why it's More than Picky Eating By Jennifer Arnold 26 Siskiyou County News Rockside Ranch: Restoration and Hope for Young Men in Crisis By Stacey Leigh Mohr 34 Dedicated Local Young Dancers Take to the Stage for Nutcracker Performances By Pamela Teeter Dear Readers, Thankyou for picking up a copy of North State Parent magazine. There is certainly a bit of magic that surrounds us as we put together this magazine each month. There is also a sense of camaraderie and warmth as we collaborate to finalize the important and thoughtful offers ofour local businesses and nonprofit organizations. They are part of what makes North State life so unique, interesting and fun. I’d like to also give a shout out to my wonderful staff! I'm grateful for their support, expertise and genuine care. In fact, as we enter our 33rd year of publishing and supporting families by sharing parenting tips and educational and local community information, I see they are the glue that binds our North State Parent family together. We hope your November and December holidays will be filled with peace, care, love and joy! With care, for parents • for comm

FAQs

What theme does this issue of North State Parent emphasize?

It emphasizes celebrating the holidays family style, with local activities and community-centered seasonal guidance.

Which holiday-related eating topic is covered?

The issue includes coverage of ARFID and the holidays, explaining why it’s more than picky eating.

What kinds of practical resources are included for families?

It provides a childcare & preschool directory and holiday gift ideas that educate and delight, alongside wellness and community resources.

Oct 2, 2026

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