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
77 episodes
076: “I Don’t Like Fish”: Why You Might Be Wrong (and How to Start Loving It)
"I don't like fish."How many of us have a child, spouse, or self who says that?My guest today says that's off course - no one can accurately say they "don't like" "fish" - and I love her reasons!Whether you love fish...
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Episode 76
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075: The Real Root Cause of Eczema in Children: A Deep Dive with Deidre Bloomquist
My oldest struggled with eczema from time to time, but when our house presented us with a toxic mold issue, he really flared up.It was the worst we’d ever seen, and after 3 weeks of completely ditching gluten, dairy, and sugar (by...
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Episode 75
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074: The ADHD Brain is an Addicted Brain - Shattering Myths About ADHD and Executive Function and Pouring out Hope for Families with Michael McLeod
ADHD is not just an attention disorder; it's an executive functioning disorder.The myths abound!If you’ve always thought of kids with ADHD as those who struggle in school, think again.If you expect ADHD kids t...
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Episode 74
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073: From Mom Guilt to Growth: Emotional Regulation for Moms Who Want to Raise Problem Solvers
Emily’s stories are going to get your head nodding in empathy and connection - we’ve all been there with the kid who just will NOT put their shoes on, brush their teeth, or do as we ask!If you’ve ever felt the guilt after explodin...
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Episode 73
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42:06
072: Is Kefir Healthy? How Fermented Foods Boost Gut Health and Immunity
If you’ve ever passed kefir in the grocery store and wondered, “Is that stuff actually good for you?”—you’re not alone. In this episode, I talk with Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Kefir, who shares how this tangy, probiotic-rich drink beca...
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Episode 72
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38:33
071: Embracing Neurodivergent Parenting: Wisdom for Mothers and Their Unique Children
We may all think and process information differently, but it’s true that some diagnoses make parenting feel a lot more difficult on a day-to-day basis.You’ll receive a heavy dose of empathy and understanding from this interview...
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Episode 71
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070: Why Everything You Know About Vision is Wrong | Healthy Vision for Kids
We tend to think of "eyesight" as just needing glasses or not. But what if I told you that vision is actually a brain function, and if our kids are struggling visually, it could be impacting their learning, attention, and even behavior?<...
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Episode 70
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47:46
069: Starting Your Kids Off on the Right Financial Foot | Teaching Kids About the Dangers of Debt
Raise your hand if you love money!But…raise your hand if you DON’T love figuring out what to DO with your money, spending too much money, or not having enough money?That’s Brad Nelson’s mission as Debt Free Dad - to help...
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Episode 69
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46:49
068: Exclamation Point Kids with Hunter Clarke-Fields and Jess Trayser [Different Brains, Amazing Kids Series 3]
Today I'm doing something completely new! It's a podcast swap! Here is an episode of the Mindful Mama Podcast with Hunter Clarke-Fields.It's the third of a three-part series so ...
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Episode 68
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067: Parenting Without Yelling, Demands, or Getting Triggered with Hunter Clarke-Fields
Raise your hand if you’ve ever yelled or lost your cool as a parent.Keep that hand up if you thought you would never yell as a parent.I know, right?It’s the story of many who go on to be mindful or posi...
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Episode 67
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066: Why Teaching Your Kids Chores and Life Skills Is NOT Taking Advantage of Them
In today's Healthy Parenting Handbook episode, I'm going to take 5 different arguments against kids doing chores and learning life skills and counter them with facts, stories, research, and a big ol' dose of common sense....
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Episode 66
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31:06
065: Eating Close to Nature and Balancing Blood Sugar on a Budget with Chandis RDN
Moms take care of everyone…but sometimes we forget ourselves.If you’ve had those moments when you blow up at a kid or spouse and then realize, “Oh, I haven’t eaten in 4 hours,” you know what it’s like to feel ‘hangry.’<...
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Episode 65
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48:13
064: How Connecting with Our Kids & Brain Science Makes Us Better Parents with Jennifer Kolari
When you yell at your kids, it always works to improve their behavior and your relationship, right?Ha.But what’s a parent at the end of their rope to do?My guest today, Jennifer Kolari, has worked with some of the to...
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Episode 64
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57:17
063: Is Homeschooling Right for You? Tips, Myths, and Encouragement for Moms with Monica Swanson
I love hearing about homeschoolers who have the space, time, and freedom to really find their passions, and that’s far from the only benefit of homeschooling. My guest today would have told you homeschooling was a crazy option when she f...
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Episode 63
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062: What Is Mental Load? | How Moms Can Find Balance with Dr. Morgan Cutlip
My guest today, Dr Morgan Cutlip, is a sought-after relationship expert, but she doesn’t talk down to moms - she’s right in it with us.If you’ve ever had a disagreement with your spouse about who’s doing more than the other in the...
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Episode 62
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51:18
061: How Kids Can Learn to Deal with Big Challenges and Big Emotions with Counselor and Coping Skills Expert Janine Halloran
We will ALL encounter tough situations and hard times in our lives. We will ALL cope with them in some way. But sometimes coping looks like throwing a chair or eat a whole box of cookies.Licensed Mental Health Counselor Janine Hal...
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Episode 61
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37:49
060: Women Metabolize and Build Strength Differently Than Men (Especially Over 30) with Pearl & Serene, authors of Trim Healthy Wisdom
I call myself a science geek, but my reading and research don’t hold a candle to Pearl and Serene of Trim Healthy Mama, authors of the new book Trim Healthy Wisdom.What I love most about them is that they KEEP learning and aren...
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Episode 60
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47:46
059: The Real Truth About Sugar AND Fake Sugar with Dr. Michael Goran of Sugarproof
When Dr. Michael Goran started researching children’s nutrition almost 40 years ago, he wasn’t looking at obesity, type 2 diabetes, or fatty liver disease. That wasn’t because his head was in the sand - those things didn’t exist in kids but now...
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Episode 59
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37:45
058: Kids Cooking Dinner? Teach Your Kids To Cook an Entire Meal...By Themselves!
Imagine with me…your kids can take over a whole dinner meal and cook it themselves while you get something else done!It’s a dream that has become reality times three for me here at the Kids Cook Real Food™ household....
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Episode 58
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057: Higher Level Thinking for Kids and How That Improves Independence and Life Skills with Author Noel Foy
Did you know the pre-frontal cortex where executive functioning lives doesn’t fully develop until our early 30s???I still struggle with some executive functioning skills like time management and following a plan, but if I learned anyt...
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Episode 57
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39:29
056: Do You Think Parenting Ends at 18? Think Again with Kim Muench
I’ve always said that parenting is “an 18-year-long game,” fully expecting that parenting would markedly diminish after my kids turned 18. Now that I’m parenting a 19-year-old…it turns out parenting DOES change and it ought to diminish, but ...
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055: Are You Breathing? You're Probably Doing It Wrong | Proper Breathing Technique with Shirley Gutkowski
I’ve known about proper breathing technique and oral posture for over five years now and I’m STILL doing it wrong if I don’t focus on it!Seriously. Breathing.If you’ve ever thought about your breathing - and most of us don’...
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Episode 55
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48:41
054: Redefining Parenting: Look for the Good with Ralphie Jacobs
How about some stats to make you sad? Kids are on screens an average of 7 hours a day…and we spend 85% of our parenting energy on what our kids are doing wrong.Aw, man!It stinks to start with the negative.In f...
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Episode 54
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48:09
053: Building Resilience & Reducing Stress in Kids: Interview with Jess Sherman
Depression and anxiety are plaguing our children, and stress is often a root cause...what can we do about it?Whether we actually live stressful lives or simply stress ourselves out (or social media plays a role in over-stimulating...
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052: The Risks of Consuming Synthetic Food Dyes with Whitney & Brandon Cawood | Are Food Dyes Bad for You?
Imagine if your child was kicked out of daycare for behavior issues, in spite of the fact that you’re making intentional choices as parents.Devastating!But what if the problem wasn’t caused by your child OR your pare...
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Episode 52
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