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Summer Camps!

Beyond Fitness Adventure Camp CONTACT: 877-7500 AGES: 7-13 years COST: $125 Weekly DESCRIPTION: Starting June 10th, your kids will enjoy a fun-filled summer in which each week is something new! Whether you like sports, rock climbing, bike riding or water activities, this is the camp for you! Children must be able to pass a swim [...]

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Child Labor Comes in Handy

By Eric Miller Kids drive parents crazy if given the upper hand. I try to control the deck as best as possible. Youth is no match against experience. Like many parents I nag my kids to do their homework and clean their rooms. My folks did that and I turned out okay. My wife and [...]

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Water Safety

By Haley Clark LEARN HOW TO HAVE SAFER KIDS, SAFER WATER AND SAFER RESPONSE BEFORE YOUR KIDS ENTER THE WATER. The stores are full of so many cute swim suits that you can hardly decide which one to buy. The kids are begging to hop into the pool even though it’s still only 55 degrees. [...]

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Disney’s “Tomorrowland” Should be Called “Yesterdayland”

By Greg Holman Each week, as a family, we strive to add some spare change to the “Disneyland Jar,” so when we were able to fill it, you can imagine the celebration from our entire family of five. On so many levels, it really is the happiest place on earth. Unfortunately, when we arrived at [...]

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Help Your Kids Be Healthy This Summer

By Kayla Cook. The battle against childhood obesity is at its height in the summer months. In fact, kids gain weight more than twice as fast during the summer as they do during the regular school year due to a lack of scheduled meals, snacks, and time for physical activity. Luckily, there are a lot [...]

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Consider All Your Options

Having a vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC, is a huge topic and a sensitive one. Nonetheless, if you have given birth by cesarean section, you may be considering a VBAC for your next birth; Or you may feel that there are no options for anything other than a repeat cesarean birth! As birth doulas [...]

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Child Discipline

By James Wood, M.D. Much has been written about what proper discipline is for children. Some think that children should not be disciplined at all, believing that it is too traumatizing to young children. This is misdirected thinking. Let me begin by saying that all children need discipline, some more than others. This is a [...]

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Good Vision Is More Than 20/20, How Vision Therapy Can Help

One in four children has a visual problem significant enough to affect their performance in school. The visual system is complex, and good vision is much more than seeing 20/20. Many visual skills contribute to the ability to see clearly without fatigue. For efficient, comfortable vision, the eyes need to be coordinated well together. They [...]

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The North State Symphony’s Frugal House

The North State Symphony’s Frugal House is back June 6th, 7th and 8th. For its fifth year, Frugal House Chairman, Pat Macias, has secured a beautiful brand new 3,000 square foot, Epick home in The Orchard development off Eaton Road in Chico. The address is 20 Abbott Circle and it promises to be the perfect [...]

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