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In each episode of the Healthy Parenting Handbook Podcast, Katie Kimball, the national voice of healthy kids cooking, interviews experts in fields like nutrition, medicine, psychology, parenting, technology, entrepreneurship and more to help parents get tools to raise healthy, independent kids.
202: Why Eating Isn’t About Food and What Parents of Picky Eaters (And Other People Who Eat) Can Do About It? with Deborah MacNamara
It’s so rare that I get to speak to a professional who marries FOOD and parenting, so I was tickled to sit down with Dr. Deborah MacNamara, who wrote a whole book about the relationship between food and…relationships! This conversation will keep you on the edge of your seat with lightbulb moment after lightbulb moment,...
201: 12 Areas of Non-Food Nourishment That Affect Your Health for Exhausted Moms with Janna Kerr
It’s pretty awesome when the first answer to your health may very well be “awareness.” My guest today is health coach Janna Kerr, and you’ll absolutely love the stories she tells, especially the one where not changing ANYthing was a path to an actual health change! Wow! We discuss the concept of “primary foods,” which...
200: My Favorite Clips from the First 100 Episodes of the Healthy Parenting Connector
It’s the 200th episode of the Healthy Parenting Connector! I can’t believe I’ve been recording these interviews for over 5 years now, I would have guessed it’s been 3! Time flies when you’re having fun and for me, that’s what the Healthy Parenting Connector is. One of my favorite parts of my job is doing...
199: If You Hate Cooking … Is It Even Possible to Get Food on the Table Every Day?
I asked a question last week and got 125 answers! No, it wasn’t, “What are you eating for dinner?” It was: “Why do you say you hate cooking?” Struck a nerve for sure…and I realized I was totally wrong when I guessed what people might say. Will you be surprised too? Will you see a...
198: Improving Self-Esteem in Highly Sensitive and Anxious Kids with Rachel Bailey
We’ve talked before about “highly sensitive children” (and adults) here, and I knew I wanted more resources from more experts on the topic. I was thrilled to discover the work of Rachel Bailey, a clinical psychologist who mentors parents and helps them raise resilient, confident children while reducing the stress and guilt in the parents’...
196: Middle School Superpowers (And Vital Soft Skills for the Rest of Us) with Counselor Phyllis Fagell
You know when we have a repeat guest here on the Healthy Parenting Connector, they’re really good! As soon as I finished this interview, I bought Phyllis Fagell’s new book called Middle School Superpowers, and it’s in my stack! In our first interview, we talked about why middle school kids are built a bit differently...
194: Helping Kids Get Curious About New Foods with Food Explorer Arielle “Dani” Lebovitz MS, RDN, CSSD, CDCES
We’re going to get super practical today on the Healthy Parenting Connector so get a pen and notebook and take some notes! I’m talking with food explorer Dani Lebovitz about helping your picky eater by exploring foods (mostly away from the table and mealtime!) We’ll share specific activities and ideas for exploring cranberries, citrus fruits,...
192: Parenting for the Future: How to Help Your Pre-teen or Teen Turn a Strength into a Job with Jonathan and Renee Harris of Parent Their Passion
Jonathan and Renee are the parents to my husband’s “right-hand man” in his small software business…and their son has been working there since he was 16! I’m fascinated and inspired by their stories of not just one, but SIX of their kids who are following their passions AND making money from it, with zero college...
191: What’s Going on Inside Your Highly Sensitive Child? with Dr. Aimie Apigian
I couldn’t stop using the word “fascinating” in all of my reactions to what Dr. Aimie Apigian teaches us today! If you have a highly sensitive kid, the kind who struggles with loud noises, bright lights, scratchy tags, squishy food OR is just emotionally reactive – some might say “over dramatic” – this is a...
190: Break Kids Out of the Cyclone of Anxiety with Jess Sherman, M.Ed, RHN
Anxiety – the cyclone of stress! It’s not helpful to keep looking for a root cause of anxiety. It’s not the gut, it’s not the food, and it’s not the gluten… it’s more helpful to think of it as a cyclical thing. Kids are caught in a self-perpetuating cyclone of stress. Jess Sherman, M.Ed, RHN...