Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball

Jul 16 2024 27

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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031: Seek Shade or Embrace the Sun? What to Look for in a Safe Sunscreen with Tatyana Cerullo

Jul 16 2024 29 mins

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 h

030: Solving the Summer Snacks Dilemma

Jul 09 2024 19 mins

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 “Satis

029: The Importance of Life Skills in a Digital Age

Jun 24 2024 26 mins

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�

028: Your Task List Is No Good! Says Megan Sumrell + Why Harmony Is Better Than Balance

Jun 21 2024 54 mins

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

027: Feeding Your Growing Family Well Without Going Broke with Erin Chase of $5 Dinners

Jun 18 2024 47 mins

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 s

026: Villain to Mentor - Becoming the Person Your Teen Turns to Instead of Fights Against with Joey Mascio

Jun 11 2024 41 mins

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 teen

025: Tapping into Creativity and Why Woodworking Helps Kids Learn Real Life Skills with Anika Gandhi

Jun 04 2024 32 mins

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 skil

024: Why Kids Need to Understand Their Bodies (And a Few Practical Ways to Teach Them) with Dr. Robin Dickinson

May 28 2024 47 mins

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 ki

023: Expected Mess Vs. True Clutter - What's the Difference and How to Solve Them with Katy Wells

May 21 2024 55 mins

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 m

022: Nurturing Young Skeptics: Essential Guide to Teaching Critical Thinking to Kids and Teens with Kathy Gibbens

May 14 2024 45 mins

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 logi

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