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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.
178: 3 Ways to Simplify Your Schedule by Scheduling Your Food
A real food diet can be a time-consuming lifestyle – I might even venture to say that making unprocessed food from scratch and running around to specialty markets or farms for natural organic food to eat is a greater time-suck than (gasp) Facebook. As you balance your kids and your healthy eating goals, how about...
177: What Happened When the 8 Year Old Snuck Halloween Candy – Twice!
We’ve edited our “family dessert” policies many times over the years, and we’re always trying to balance moderation vs restriction, autonomy vs parental boundaries, and the risks of demonizing sugar and creating desire vs the reality that sugar is NOT good for humans. This fall, our 8yo is giving us a run for our money,...
176: How Brain Science Can Help Us Raise More Balanced Kids with Deborah McNelis of The Neuro-Nurturing Model
Understanding is power, and when we understand the way our brains (and our kids’ brains!) work, we have the power to improve behavior, help our kids feel safe, and see what’s really going on “under the hood” when we’re trying to help our kids grow into people we’re all proud of. My guest today is...
175: The Root Cause for Everything That’s Wrong with You with Barton Scott of Upgraded Formulas
This guest had me at, “All diets fail,” and the mineral pretty much every human being (at least in North America) is deficient in. I know what you’re thinking, smart readers—you think it’s magnesium. But it’s not! Put on your science geek caps for this interview, because biochemist and nutritionist Barton Scott will need your...
173: How Mindset Builds Motivation & Confidence in the Kitchen
“How do I get my kids to WANT to cook?” parents often ask. Here’s your answer! (And pro tip: it starts with US and our own wants…) Want to get your kids started in the kitchen? Check out my Healthy Snacks SkillLab, a set of videos to help you and your kids make a variety...
171: Teaching Kids to Grocery Budget and Cook for Themselves (Even in Times of Inflation) with Stephani Jenkins of Cheapskate Cook
“We live in a culture with a lot of entitlement,” Steph Jenkins said during this interview. That’s not a word in her family’s vocabulary, because they’re all about boundaries, budgets, and priorities. When food prices rise, she doesn’t complain about how much she’s spending, she makes a conscious decision whether she’ll increase her grocery budget...
170: How to Be the Boss of Anxiety with Noel Foy
I feel it, you feel it, our kids feel it…anxiety is real and is ballooning more and more in our lives lately, so what is a loving parent to do? Author and educational consultant Noel Foy is here today to tell us some of the do’s (and don’ts!) to help our kids with anxiety: DON’T...
169: Your Body Might Be Holding onto Something From Childhood – What That Looks Like and How You Can Release It with Dr. Meg Haworth
My husband and I have been talking a lot lately about the ACES study (Adverse Childhood Experiences Study) and how it seems like everyone in the world has trauma…except us. But then we wonder…maybe we just don’t know how to classify trauma. Dr. Meg Haworth is an expert on trauma both personally and professionally, and...
167: The Disintegrating Student: Why Our Smart Kids Are Struggling & What Parents Can Do Starting in Elementary School with Dr. Jeannine Jannot
Why are smart kids disintegrating? What can parents do to help their kids get through the high expectations without losing their self-esteem and sense of self? (Spoiler: This isn’t just parenting advice for those of us with older kids – the right habits start young!) Dr. Jannot is a psychologist, college professor, author, and mother—I’ll...
165: Healthy Snacks, Sweets, and Schedules (for toddlers, preschoolers, and other humans) with Dietician Edwena Kennedy, RD
Snacks…sweets…treat…more snacks… Sometimes it feels like it’s never-ending, both the requests from children and the other people feeding our kids! Dietician Edwena Kennedy joins me today for her second appearance on the show—which means she’s fantastic and brimming over with practical and surprising tips! We’re talking all things sweets and snacks, including: The 2 reasons...