Parenting

Supporting Women Through Business

January 24, 2018

Written by Emily Hajec & Monica Brown Photos: Little Wishes by Emily Hajec Photography When Emily Hajec first moved to Chico six years ago, she found herself inspired by the landscape of Northern California. “Bidwell Park in the fall, Butte…

Parenting

Lilliput Families: Creating Forever Homes

October 27, 2017

BY SUSAN MICHENER SPRACHER What comes to mind when you think about children who need foster care? The common misconceptions are that all children in foster care have behavior problems or serious medical or mental diagnoses. Beverly Johnson, Chief Program…

Parenting

The Teen Years Transition: It’s A Mom & Daughter Thing

July 28, 2017

There comes a time in a daughter’s life where her mom goes from a hero, the protector and patron of all that is good, to the villain, the benefactor of evil. In my eyes, this tragic transformation happened to my…

Parenting

Surrogacy 101

April 24, 2017

What Is surrogacy? Basically, it is when one woman carries and births a child for someone else. It has become popular and controversial in recent years, and is often misunderstood. The first documented surrogacy arrangement occurred in the early 1980s,…

Parenting

When Kids Reject Sports: Keeping Kids Active When They Avoid Team Sports

January 26, 2017

Team sports are a great way to keep kids active, but not all kids enjoy playing sports. When kids avoid team sports, parents look for other ways their children can continue to be healthy and active. How can you get…

Parenting

Ask Your Family Therapist

October 29, 2016

Terry J. Basile, Marriage and Family Therapist Every generation of parents has new challenges to manage due to some new behavior that has become popular in our culture, effecting our children’s emotional or physical development. Grandparents will remember struggling over…

Parenting

27th Annual Chico Parade of Lights

July 31, 2016

On Saturday, October 15th, 2016 at 7:30pm, the Chico Parade of Lights will be holding its annual night time parade in the beautiful Downtown Chico. This year marks the 27th Anniversary of the Chico Parade of Lights! The Parade’s history…

Parenting

Ask Your Family Therapist

July 31, 2016

Happy New Year? As a child, a student, and a parent, the ‘new year’ did not start with January first, but many months before with the first day of school. In preparation, I would notice how my son had matured…

Parenting

Ask Your Family Therapist

May 17, 2016

By Terry J. Basile, Marriage and Family Therapist Welcome back to the parenting question and answer column for Growing Up Chico Magazine. Here, you get to ask those special questions that are in the back of your mind that you…

Parenting

Sibling Rivalry vs. Sibling Bullying

January 27, 2016

I am often asked about how to deal with sibling rivalry which is a normal but upsetting part of parenting. What is more damaging to the dynamic of the family is sibling bullying, which requires real intervention. So let’s talk…

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