Remember when I tried to share a “fav clips show” for episode 200 of the Healthy Parenting Connector and failed?
There were just too many incredible interviews, so I rounded up the first 100 and promised a “part 2” for the next 100 episodes.
Here we go!
I chose interview guests from whom I’ve learned something that we’re still implementing in our house OR some guests I knew got excellent feedback from the community. In fact, there were multiple tips I pulled that made me think, “Oh RIGHT, I absolutely need to implement that now, I just forgot about it!”
I even shared one of the techniques with my daughter who needs to be able to fall asleep better – you’ll hear what it is when you get to Dr. Jeannine Jannot’s interview clip on the disintegrating student. You also might find it interesting that said teenage daughter poo-pooed the idea completely. Le sigh…
This will be a “drinking from the fire hose” kind of scenario with a lot of different tips coming at you. It’s my hope that you can find a few to integrate into your week and ALSO that you get excited to listen to the full interview of some of your own favorites. You can use the links below to open those up and listen the next time you’re doing something with your hands like folding laundry or washing dishes!
I’m just tickled that I’ve been able to interview so many incredible, wise people over the five years of this show. Watch for the new podcast version of what we’re doing here, the Healthy Parenting Handbook, coming January 9, 2024!!
Can’t see the video? Watch episode 204 of the Healthy Parenting Connector here on YouTube!
Here are all the full episodes that were featured in this video!
- 1:04: Lenore Skenazy talks about free-range kids and why giving kids real knives is a great idea in Raising Confident Children Who Are Future-Proof.
- 5:34: Why Consequences (or Rewards) Aren’t the Goal of Discipline with Amy McCready – On positive parenting and letting your kids have power.
- 8:08: Highly processed foods and disease in Why We Must Change (or Eradicate) the Idea of “Kid Food” with Bettina Elias Siegel.
- 11:17: Michele Borba identified 7 traits that make “thrivers” – learn about them here in How to Raise THRIVERS – Mentally Strong Kids With a “WE GOT THIS!” Attitude
- 14:31: Hear about “connect and redirect” in Diagnosing the Root Cause of Meltdowns & How to Calm Tantrums with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
- 17:43: Rob Hughes talked about setting realistic parenting goals in Parenting Like an Entrepreneur.
Do you forget everything immediately? (My hand is raised …)
That’s why we created the one-page summaries of each podcast episode, in a simple Google Doc so there’s nothing to download.
Print them off and make yourself an actual handbook or just view online and search for what you want!
- 20:31: School counselor and author Phyllis Fagell spoke about the middle schooler’s “imaginary audience” and how it affects them in What Middle Schoolers Need to Thrive.
- 23:29: In Quick Change Tastebuds, Slow Biology, & Why Gut Health May Impact Picky Eating, Elissa Arnheim explained the 2-week sauerkraut challenge and why it helps kids beat sugar cravings – I LOVE this tip and saw its success in my own family!
- 25:55: Edwena Kennedy’s advice on feeding babies and toddlers food pouches is something every parent of littles needs to hear! Her whole interview on Feeding Toddlers is brilliant.
Wish you didn’t have to feel nervous when your kids ask to use knives?
- 27:18: Dana Kay’s nutritional practices for kids with ADHD can help EVERYONE! Her interview is episode 154: An ADHD Diagnosis Doesn’t Have to Mean Medication.
- 29:28: Beth O’Hara on a hot topic in natural health right now: mold, and why it’s worse now than ever, in Could Toxic Mold Be a Root Cause of…ADHD? Picky Eating? Your Mystery Illness?
- 32:58: Dr. Jeannine Jannot taught me many things, including why you should make your bed, in The Disintegrating Student: Why Our Smart Kids Are Struggling & What Parents Can Do Starting in Elementary School.
- 36:11: How to Be the Boss of Anxiety – Noel Foy spoke on common misconceptions about anxiety and anxious kids
- 38:29: Learn why limits on screen time are necessary with Andrea Davis of Better Screen Time in How to Help Kids Thrive with (and in spite of) Tech and Screens.
- 40:38: Jennifer Kolari talked about “affect matching” in Episode 179: How Connecting with Our Kids & Brain Science Makes Us Better Parents.
- 43:57: Teaching your child to make $5 in 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.
Chemicals in Pajamas?
Kids spend about half their time in bed and pajamas. Most kids PJs are laced with toxic flame-retardant chemicals or made with fabrics that will melt when exposed to flames and we say “No thank you!” to those in our house!
It’s tricky to find non-toxic pajamas, but I’ve got you covered! Some of our favorite brands of non-toxic PJs:
- Hanna Andersson is still mostly safe
- Target carries enough tight-fitting pajamas that it’s worth your time to check there, but many of theirs are not safe
- Primary
- Bellabu Bear (current fave, so cute!)
- Pact (love the affordable organic options!)
- Burt’s Bees organic PJs ( Amazon)
- 46:19: Chef James Barry on umami in organic meats and why microdosing may work in Solving Picky Eating by Shifting the Palate First.
Thank you for all your support over the last 5 years and 200 episodes! I’m so grateful for all the guests who I’ve been able to interview and for all of you for watching!
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