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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.
110: Real Food Sweets “Rules” – Are They Necessary?
People ask me all the time what we do in our family about desserts and sweets. I figured the last Healthy Parenting Connector before we take a break for the holidays is a great time to address the topic! Today I’ll dig into: Why sugar shouldn’t be a free-for-all Our current dessert strategy and its...
109: Investing in Healthy Moms Means the Most with Dr. Sam Shay
No guilt, mamas…but you might be sacrificing your family if you keep putting yourself last. My guest today, Sam Shay, was raised by a mom who didn’t take care of herself, and he suffered for it. He’s passionate about reaching mompreneurs and other busy moms (um, who isn’t??) with the message of how moms can...
108: The Body Image Book for Girls: Love Yourself and Grow Up Fearless
Remember when you were young – how did you think about your body? Did you want to lose weight? Did you try diets as a teenager? And did your mom talk about her own body or looks in negative ways? All of this can really impact growing minds, but now that WE are the parents,...
107: Creating a Family Culture Through Traditions
If you put a bike helmet or a seatbelt on your kids to protect their bodies from harm…what’s the equivalent for their minds and emotions? I submit that it’s a strong family identity and family culture, built through traditions. Today we’ll talk about: 1. How traditions create a family identity 2. How having a strong...
105: Cooking Up Routines to Make Healthy Meal Planning Doable with bestselling author Mareya Ibrahim
I love Mareya Ibrahim’s candid humor as we talk about why perhaps we shouldn’t be pursuing things that start with “die” like diets, why we don’t need to have a deprivation mindset to be healthy, and more. In this great interview with the bestselling author of “Eat Like You Don’t Give a Fork,” you’ll learn:...
104: Okay is the New Great – Parenting During a Pandemic
My brain literally lit up with realizations during this interview, and I realized WHY I procrastinate and better yet, the simple solution to stop doing it. Learn from parenting expert Jacqueline Green why silly may be the new serious, why “ok” MUST be the new great, and how simplified parenting is the new measure of...
103: Why Tech Time Has Nothing to Do With a Timer: Screen Time for Teens and Older Kids
If parents worried about too much screen time for kids and teens before the pandemic, we all know that the questions have increased. If my child is doing distance learning all day, is that too much screen time? Should I limit their screen use outside of school? What is the appropriate amount of screen time...
100: The Secret to Making “Talking” an Effective Parenting Strategy (And How Story Creates Resilience Safely)
We hear “kids are resilient, they’ll be ok,” a LOT, especially lately. This conversation with Marcy Pusey, a Certified Trauma & Resilience Practitioner, opened MY eyes to the fact that perhaps…they’re not. I thought we’d just be talking about the power of story, kind of a cute, sweet idea to share with you that some...
98: Routines vs. Flexibility in Chores and Batch Cooking
Some organizing and parenting bloggers say you can’t survive without a routine. They have fancy charts and timetables, and they totally stress me out! On the other hand, it’s TRUE that I can’t survive without a routine—of some sort. Mine just has to have a good dose of flexibility built in to fit my personality....
97: Hot Tips to Organize Your Space with Kids AND Protect Your Budget and the Earth! (with Susan Santoro)
Sigh, those lovely pictures of “other people’s” organized kitchen on social media! There, I am not. But I don’t feel great when I look at my own kitchen/piles/surfaces! I called in an expert organizer today to talk about one of my weaknesses, organizing, with a focus on one of my strengths: saving money and saving...