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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!

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36: Unlocking Your Health Potential: The Role of...

Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball ·

2024/08/27

Bet you a million bucks you’ve heard people say (or said yourself):It’s too complicated to get healthy - everyone says something different!Such and such diet/strategy/exercise worked for so-and-so, why isn’t it working for me?I feel like I’ve tried everything and it’s so hard to figure out what works!Maybe, just maybe… everyone is different?Years ago the term “bio-individuality” began to be a buzzword, and I thought it would be the “next big thing.” It is, sort of.It might not be big enough.But it

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35: How Anxiety in Kids Is Causing Attention Problems...

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2024/08/20

We know that anxiety is affecting both kids and adults at alarming rates.We’ve discussed anxiety busters before on The Healthy Parenting Handbook, and today we’re completing the trifecta of experts with an MD who practices integrative medicine.Dr. Wiggy Saunders joins me to dive into anxiety once again because we can’t give parents enough strategies to help their kids (and themselves) dig out of their anxious lives. We’re focusing specifically on how anxiety is affecting kids’ school

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34: What Middle Schoolers Need to Thrive with...

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2024/08/13

I learned today that I still have a lot of internal tendencies from middle school. 😮Middle school can be a foreign land and a tumultuous time, and figuring out how to parent middle schoolers is hard on parents. We want our kids to be happy, resilient, and thriving, not wilting, crying, and worrying.As we head back to school, stresses are always high, and our kids need us to help them stay balanced and continue growing and developing. Middle school is particularly tough, but it turns out it’s very

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033: How to Raise THRIVERS – Mentally Strong Kids...

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2024/07/30

Not kidding, I referenced this interview FOUR times the same week we recorded — it’s THAT pertinent to our jobs as parents!Today we’re focusing on the MOST important quality our kids need today – resilience. Michele Borba's book THRIVERS is about 7 teachable skills that set happy, healthy, and high-performing kids apart — and I believe those are listed in an intentional order.If you find yourself wondering why some kids struggle and others shine, spoiler alert: It’s not about GPA.This is a

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032: Olympic Gold Medalist Shannon Miller on “The...

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2024/07/23

Shannon Miller is a 7-time Olympic medalist and has over 100 national competition medals in gymnastics as well, more than half the gold kind. People in our generation certainly remember her name from the “Magnificent Seven” team gold winners in the 1996 Olympic games, where she captured the first balance beam gold an American had ever achieved.She’s no stranger to hard work and success, obviously, and she went on after gymnastics to study marketing and entrepreneurship and even earned her law degree

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031: Seek Shade or Embrace the Sun? What to Look for...

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2024/07/16

Did you start to question the products you put on your kids’ skin once you were a mom? Meet Tatyana Cerullo, attorney, and formulator of Kōkua Suncare, who came to that realization as she saw the legal system behind the marketing.We get so much conflicting information these days about whether the sun is something to hide from or embrace, what’s safe to apply on our skin, and how to manage it all. Now as a mom of 2, Tatyana brings a nice balance to the conversation.Sunscreen is easy to buy,

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030: Solving the Summer Snacks Dilemma

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2024/07/09

Grabbing a piece of whole fruit or a popsicle are both fast, easy, and refreshing in the summer.But will they give your kids fuel for summer play?We know we’ll be asked about snacks approximately 5,287 times … in June. 😉 Nobody wants that!Here are some ideas to keep snacking running smoothly and prevent hungry tummy issues:Make a SystemWatch for SugarTeach your kids “Satisfying”Protein and Fat Make it StickTry New RecipesResources We Mention For Healthy SnacksMy master list of healthy snack ideas

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029: The Importance of Life Skills in a Digital Age

Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball ·

2024/06/24

What life skills are kids and teens going to need in this fast-paced digital world???We can’t really predict what specific skills our kids will need in 20 years, BUT we know they’ll need to know how to learn and other “soft skills.”Enjoy meeting a handful of our #LifeSkillsNow summer camp leaders as we explore what our youth need most and how parents can serve. Whether it’s about owning ones health, planning ahead, or responding well to others, you’ll love this info as well as a 3-step proces...

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028: Your Task List Is No Good! Says Megan Sumrell +...

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2024/06/21

I actually HUGGED my to-do lists, all of them, during this interview!My guest Megan Sumrell warned me that she was going to tell me task lists are no good. I added that to my list. ;)If you’ve ever felt like you have too much to do, too many demands on your time, or like you’re bound to that to-do list, this episode is for you!We discuss:Why traditional time management systems often fail to address the emotional and mental loadThe difference between task lists and plansThe challenge of estimating

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027: Feeding Your Growing Family Well Without Going...

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2024/06/18

Grocery budget hurting?Erin Chase of $5 Dinners has been making inexpensive meals to save her family’s grocery budget since the real estate crisis of 2008. She says the current inflation problem is similar in how it’s making people feel about money and savings, and it’s TIME to pay attention to your food budget, no matter who you are.In this episode, prepare to learn:How to stay ahead of the curve and adapt to the ever-changing worldWhy thinking about your dinner cost is even more important than

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026: Villain to Mentor - Becoming the Person Your...

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2024/06/11

You’ve heard people say it …You may have said something similar yourself …It’s a negative judgment on teens, especially parenting teens.“Oh, just look out for when they’re teenagers!”“Teens are just moody…just confrontational…just tough to parent.”Etc. Etc. Etc.I’ve said it too, and I feel regret!Turns out, most of the time, I puffy-heart-love parenting teens. They’re spectacular! They’re inquisitive! They’re deep thinkers!And they’re a joy to be around.Parenting teens is not without its challenges,

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025: Tapping into Creativity and Why Woodworking...

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2024/06/04

I interview a LOT of different people in a myriad of professions, but I’ve never come close to having a woodworker on the show before!“What would we talk about - how to build things? That won’t go well on a podcast in someone’s ear…” I thought.Do not worry my friends, because Anika and I are both moms, so we dig into woodworking as an analogy for parenting and life skills, and I know you’ll be inspired to make time for a creative pursuit after this!We talk about:How Anika went from being an engineer

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024: Why Kids Need to Understand Their Bodies (And a...

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2024/05/28

What happens when you’re already living your dream…but it’s a dream interrupted?Dr. Robin Dickinson was a family practitioner who loved her job and her patients, and she was GOOD at what she did. But when the pandemic sent her kids home from school, they needed her more.What happened next is nothing short of extraordinary.In today’s interview, you’ll learn:Why teaching kids in-depth medical science helps them understand and care for their bodies.Why education should focus on a balanced approach that

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023: Expected Mess Vs. True Clutter - What's the...

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2024/05/21

Confession: My house is VERY cluttered.I have never been good at letting go of things. “I might need that someday!” “What about the grandkids? They’ll want to read that book!”I’m always a little anxious and yet inspired when I talk to organizers and decluttering experts, and this conversation with Katy Wells will not disappoint!!Her story was a huge surprise to me and made her all the more believable. Katy is super passionate about keeping a home that allows you to focus on what truly matters, and I

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022: Nurturing Young Skeptics: Essential Guide to...

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2024/05/14

When is the last time your kids were learning something in school and you got totally pulled in?That happened to today’s podcast guest, Kathy Gibbens, when her daughter was learning logic and critical thinking in middle school, and Kathy became a mom on a mission.She realized critical thinking is, well, critical to our society thriving and started teaching others things like logical fallacies and how to spot propaganda and emotion-driven marketing.I adored our conversation in this podcast! Look

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021: What Is Your Kid's Poo Telling You? with Dr....

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2024/05/10

For real, let's talk about Kid POOP. Because it doesn't get enough press! Dr. Song talks about kids' poop with every patient at every visit. You're going to love this interview!Dr. Elisa Song, MD, holistic pediatrician, is back today with some very important instruction for parents and kids about WHY we need to be aware of our kid's poop each day, what to look for in a healthy poop, and what "text messages" our poop is sending us.Once we learn to interpret the language of poop, we might need ...

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020: Why Teaching Your Kids Chores and Life Skills Is...

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2024/05/07

In today's Healthy Parenting Handbook, 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.These are real arguments I hear from both well-meaning parents AND keyboard warriors on social media, plus one from a well-established expert I heard on a podcast that I simply do not agree with!If you've ever had to listen to someone say it's cruelty to make your

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019: How to Help Kids Thrive with (and in spite of)...

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2024/04/30

Oh, parents. Parents in the tech age...there REALLY is no handbook for this! We've never seen our parents struggle through having the Internet in our kids' pockets, and honestly? I don't like the feeling of making it up as I go along.That's why I've been following Andrea and Tyler at Better Screen Time for a few years in my personal email, and I don't know why I didn't ask her to do an interview sooner!We dug deep in this interview, including:Risks of screen use

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018: The Secret to Raising Strong-Willed "Cactus"...

Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball ·

2024/04/23

Power. Control. Parenting.Which of these three doesn’t belong?My guest today is Wendy Snyder, a positive parenting educator who reminds us, “Control is not the goal of parenting.”Obviously, there is a balance of power in a parent-child relationship, but taking the power or fighting over who has power isn’t the right game to play.Wendy will teach you:Why yelling is sometimes what parents do when they feel powerLESSWhy it’s so difficult to parent “cactus kids” - aka those who want to be in powerSteps

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017: Discipline With No Punishment at All!...

Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball ·

2024/04/16

I used Tosha's tips the very DAY we recorded this interview, and I have to tell you -- they work. So well.Once you hear about her strategy for reducing frustration and nipping "negative spirals" in the bud, you'll know why when my husband spent a ton of time hanging with our then-5-year-old, Gabe, over Christmas break, he said:"You know, Gabe has had a really good break. He hasn't been having any tantrums or behavior issues at ALL. And I'm really treasuring my time

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