Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball
Truth: Kids don’t come with a handbook! But what if there was a parenting handbook that aligned with your healthy living values?
In each episode of the Healthy Parenting Handbook Podcast, mom of 4 Katie Kimball interviews experts in fields like nutrition, medicine, psychology, parenting, technology, entrepreneurship, and more to give parents tools to raise healthy, independent kids.
Intentional parents, here comes clarity about what you can DO to keep your kids physically and mentally healthy!
Episodes
111 episodes
105: How Danish Families Build Connection, Responsibility, and Contentment with Jessica Joelle Alexander
I couldn’t stop thinking about this interview with Jessica Joelle Alexander – and honestly, I haven’t stopped since! As a mom and as someone who teaches kids to cook and helps families connect around the table, I was deeply struck by how pea...
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Episode 105
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28:37
104: The Danish Way of Parenting with Jessica Joelle Alexander
In America, we tend to raise kids with a constant sense of striving. We measure success early, track milestones closely, and quietly worry about whether our children are doing enough, fast enough, and well enough.The Danish approach offe...
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Episode 104
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31:18
Teen Tidbits, Day 5: The Teenager’s World Is No Longer Black & White: How to Use That to Your Advantage as a Parent
Today’s teen tidbit is number five, and it gets right to the heart of what’s actually happening in your teen’s brain right now!Somewhere around ages 11 or 12, kids move from a black and white way of thinking into a world full of gray, nu...
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Teen Tidbits, Day 4: Passing on Family Values Through Teen Involvement in the Kitchen
In this Teen Tidbit, I share how the kitchen is one of the most powerful places to pass on family values through working side by side toward a common goal. Cooking together naturally opens up conversation and creates opportunities to model what...
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Teen Tidbits, Day 3: Why Cooking Helps Teens Let Go of Perfectionism
As a continually recovering perfectionist myself, I share why that drive to do everything just right can actually hold kids back from starting, trying, and growing. We’ve all heard “progress over perfection,” but I wanted to explore what that r...
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Teen Tidbits, Day 2: How Agency in Cooking Teaches Teens to Make Smart Choices
In this Teen Tidbit, I dive into why agency is such a powerful (and often overlooked) developmental need for teenagers. Agency is really the combination of having choices and having the skills to act on those choices, which together give teens ...
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Teen Tidbits, Day 1: Passing Along Ownership to Our Kids
Get in on the free parenting series on parenting teens here: https://raisinghealthyfamilies.com/teenvidsIn this Teen Tidbit episode, I share why passing on ownership of health, ti...
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103: Steps to Meal Planning on a Budget for Teens and Young Adults (Part 2)
In the last episode, we made it through step 3 of the 5 steps to meal planning on a budget! Now let's dive into steps 4-5. I am collaborating with two of my most frugal friends who are GREAT cooks to compile 5 steps to mea...
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Episode 103
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14:05
102: Meal Planning on a Budget for Teens and Young Adults (Part 1)
We just celebrated 10 years of teaching kids to cook online, which honestly feels surreal. It still feels like yesterday that we were filming the very first lessons, crossing our fingers, and wondering if anyone would even want this....
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Episode 102
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15:36
101: Raising Work-Ready Teens Through Leadership and Life Skills with Arthur C. Woods
Somewhere between “I can do hard things” and “Can you order for me?” is a whole lot of teen growth waiting to happen.Arthur C. Woods has spent decades working with teens, and he brings a refreshingly practical take on leadership that sta...
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Episode 101
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37:57
100: Why Are You So Tired? (Chronic Fatigue and Long Haulers with Dr. Evan Hirsch)
Way back when my husband and I were new-ish parents, he read a headline that talked about parents being "bone tired" at the end of the day.For years, we referred to that phrase: "We're BONE TIRED. Parents are all BONE TIRED." (Put...
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Episode 100
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55:58
099: Child Melts Down, Parent Blows Up — No More! Scripts for Calm Connection with Author and Therapist Bryana Kappadakunnel
Have you ever blown up at your kid because they’re melting down?Just wanted their bad behavior to STOP because you feel like a bad parent if it doesn’t?Committed that you would parent differently than...
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Episode 99
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45:10
098: Having Clear Intentions About Things, Memories, Relationships with Diane Boden
When your podcast guest says, “Our goal as parents is to raise up these self-sufficient, independent people someday,” you know she’s in the right place!Diane Boden and I talk all about her journey to minimalism and the intentional mindse...
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Episode 98
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35:55
097: Teens Want to Be in Control. Here's Why They're NOT (& What They Can Do About it) Direct from a Teen Author of The Teen Health Revolution
My guest today is 17-year-old Abdullah Ansari, and listening to him talk about teen health, food, stress, tech, and purpose made my jaw drop more than once. Not because he sounded rehearsed or polished. But because he sounded awake
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Episode 97
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43:39
096: Coughs, Colds and Bees: How Honey and Other BEE Products Can Keep our Kids Healthy! with Carly of Beekeeper’s Naturals
Coughs, Flu and School Germs, oh my!If cold-and-flu season causes tremors in your heart but you hate the idea of using over-the-counter drugs on your kids just to get through the night, I have great news: The bees got your back...
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Episode 96
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32:37
095: How Can We Allow Other People to Partner with Us in Parenting? with Author of Don't Mom Alone Heather MacFadyen
We’re lonely!It’s hurting us!And we’re not very good at connecting with other humans.Heather MacFadyen is here to help. Author and podcaster of Don’t Mom Alone, she’s all about building connection to help moms do the...
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Episode 95
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43:01
094: Homeschool Routines That Build Connection with Pam Barnhill
If you’ve ever felt that homeschooling can slip into a checklist of math pages and grammar drills, you’ll love this conversation. Pam Barnhill, a veteran homeschooling mom of over 15 years, reminds us what education can truly be: a chanc...
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Episode 94
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30:24
093: Eating Disorders Expert & Dietitian on How to Foster a Healthy Relationship with Food for Your Kids
The very morning I did this interview, my husband was complaining about how badly he felt because of a certain number...and when I heard Heidi's final "practical" challenge to parents, I knew we had to do it. This interview was a HUGE paradigm ...
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Episode 93
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52:35
092: Navigating Holiday Stress with JoAnn Crohn
The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year ... or the most overwhelming. Between the excitement, the sugar, the schedule changes, and the constant stimulation, even the calmest kids can start to unravel. And let’s be honest,...
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Episode 92
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37:08
091: The Daily Scoop: Secrets to Healthy Poops for the Whole Family with Genevieve Howland of Mama Natural
Our digestion happens every day and REALLY can impact how we feel, think, and treat others!So let’s talk all about poop. :)My guest today is brimming over with practical tips about assessing your digestive output<...
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Episode 91
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47:41
090: Decode Your Child’s Behavior and Dial in Your Parenting Boundaries from the Author of Transforming Toddlerhood, Devon Kuntzman
Let’s talk toddlers.If you’ve ever thought, “What on earth is happening in that tiny human’s brain?”—this episode is for you.Here’s a taste of what we explored:Why “all behavior is communication” might be...
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Episode 90
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52:20
089: Bring Back Flavor with Regenerative Farming with Farmer Lee Jones
Did you know we’ve lost 80% of the nutrients in vegetables in the last 100 years?As farming has become big agriculture focused on scale, transportation, and profit, human health has suffered along with soil health.Farmer Lee Jones...
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Episode 89
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52:00
088: Informed Consent Isn’t Optional: Reclaiming Your Role as a Healthcare Consumer with Alexandra of Just the Inserts
It shouldn’t be controversial to make your own healthcare decisions!!Informed consent has become a buzz word for no good reason.When it comes to informed consent, I personally follow 2 rules:Ask all the question...
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52:16
087: Mess Is a Sign of Life: Overcoming Perfectionism and Overwhelm About Homemaking with Mystie Winckler
Do you know any mom who ISN’T feeling a little overwhelmed by all the tasks she’s juggling, who’s NEVER thought, “My house isn’t clean/organized/gorgeous enough,” or who doesn’t think she has a lot of improvement to make on homemaking...
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Episode 87
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35:06
086: The Evolution of Modern Food & Label Reading 401 with Becky Wells of Hippie Moms
You get to sit in on what turned into a college class in food history and nutrition label reading!This interview is high-energy, high impact, and will fill both your academic brain and your mama heart.Becky Wells of Hippie ...
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Episode 86
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37:59