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
130 episodes
124: Raising Kids Who Can Problem Solve and Become Independent Adults with Amy Carney
Do you ever feel that tension between wanting to help your kids… and knowing you probably shouldn’t step in so fast?Because if we’re honest, it’s almost always easier and quicker to just do it ourselves. Open the bottle. Fill out ...
123: How to “Launch” on Purpose: Teaching Life Skills to Your Teens Today That Will Prepare Them for Tomorrow with Amy Carney
One of the motivations for creating the Kids Cook Real Food™ eCourse was that I was just over halfway to “launch” with my oldest child.Nine years old is half of the intensive part of parenting, and Paul had just turned 10. ...
122: Making Repairs When Dad Blows Up with Engaged Father Project Founder Jon Hord
What happens when you mess up as a parent?Because let’s be honest… no matter how intentional you try to be, no matter how many goals you set, there are still going to be moments where you lose your patience, react in a way you regret, or...
121: The Dad Shift: How to Become the Father Your Kids Actually Need with Jon Hord
Do you think you could be vulnerable enough to ask your kids, “How could I be a better parent?” Even the thought of that makes my chest tighten a little bit, but in this episode, Jon Hord is going to encourage dads—and moms—to do just ...
120: Eating God's Way for Christian Families with Wardee Harmon
I love it when a conversation feels like it’s been years in the making. This one really has!Today’s guest is someone who has quietly, faithfully shaped the way I think about food for a long time—my friend Wardee Harmon from
119: Make Perimenopause About Gain, Not Loss (& What You Need to Eat) with Cynthia Thurlow, NP
Let me ask you something. When was the last time you felt genuinely sharp? Not just “I had coffee and I’m functional” sharp, but clear-headed, energized, actually-in-the-room sharp?Most of us have quietly accepted a ve...
118: The Menopause Gut: Understand How to Respond to Changing Hormones in Your 40s with Cynthia Thurlow NP
I’m joined by Cynthia Thurlow, a nurse practitioner and expert in perimenopause and menopause, and this conversation truly feels like a mini masterclass in understanding your body. We talk through what is really going on with your hormones, how...
117: Heal Your Hunger: How to End Emotional Eating Now with Tricia Nelson
Have you ever eaten chocolate or chips when you feel stressed?Rewarded yourself for a job well done with a little sticky celebration?Hid from sadness with a whole box of ice cream to yourself?The term "emotional e...
116: How to Translate the Language of Your Child or Teen's Behavior with Wendy Snyder
If you’ve ever looked at your child’s behavior and thought, “What is going on right now?”—you’re not alone.In this episode, we go beyond surface-level parenting advice and get into something deeper: what your child’s beha...
115: Why Starting Over Is a Parenting Superpower with Wendy Snyder
There’s a moment in this conversation I can’t quite shake.A mom drops her child’s favorite stuffed animal into the trash while her four-year-old begs her not to. If that makes your stomach tighten, you’re not alone.Because ...
114: The Truth About Time Management for Moms (It’s Not Your Planner) with Anna Dearmon Kornick
If you’ve ever thought, “Why can I not get my life together when it comes to time?”—you are absolutely not alone.This conversation felt like such a breath of fresh air because we’re not talking about rigid schedules, pe...
113: The Two Stories of Every Cluttered Space with Ingrid Jansen of the Declutter Hub
If you’ve ever stood in the middle of your house and thought, “Where do I even start?”… you are absolutely not alone.But what if the problem isn’t your lack of discipline… it’s your approach?In this conversation, I sat down with I...
112: Financial Literacy for the Whole Family with Amanda Teixeira
Money fights are rarely about the money.They usually start somewhere small. A decision. An assumption. A moment that feels harmless at the time.And then suddenly you are on a honeymoon, of all places, realizing you are n...
111: Troubleshoot Your Child's Poor Digestion with Tara Hunkin, NTP
What if I told you you might have to throw away half of the healthy food you worked so hard to put on the dinner table?What if I told you that can basically happen AFTER your kids eat everything on their plate?!?!Healthy fo...
110: Ask Me Anything: Picky Eating, Screen Time, and Intentional Choices
Ever wonder how to handle picky eating at parties without creating food battles? Or how to set healthy screen time boundaries when screens feel like the only babysitter?In this Ask Me Anything episode of the Healthy ...
109: Quick Change Tastebuds, Slow Biology, & Why Gut Health May Impact Picky Eating with Elissa Arnheim
Did you know that picky eating can sometimes be caused by the messages the bacteria in your gut are sending to your brain?So the CHILD isn’t being a sugar monster…or making stubborn choices just to drive you crazy…their gut bug...
108: Why You're Stuck in a Clutter Loop (and a System Won't Save You) with Katy Wells
Have you ever looked at a box in your house and felt like it was… talking to you?Not literally. But emotionally.Because in this second half of my conversation with decluttering expert Katy Wells, we go deeper than surface clutt...
107: Helping Kids Take Ownership of Their Space and How Decluttering Can Solve Your Anxiety with Katy Wells
What if the stress you feel at home is not just about your schedule… but about your stuff?I know. That sounds almost too simple.But when Katy Wells came back on the Healthy Parenting Handbook podcast, we did not just tal...
106: No Such Thing as Bad Weather: Practical Ways to Get Kids Outside with Pooja Tandon and Danette Glassy
Our hearts tell us we want to be outside, that we were created for nature…when it’s warm and beautiful and sunny!I don’t know about you, but I do find that when it’s cold, rainy, snowing, or blowing, I tend to be grateful for my 4 walls,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...