Stay ConnectedTruth: 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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In this Teen Tidbit episode, I share why passing on ownership of health, time, and responsibility to our teens matters so much, especially through teaching real-life skills like cooking. After hearing from a beta test mom whose 13-year-old confidently made pancakes on his own, I explain that ownership has two parts: practical skills (which are easier to teach) and psychological ownership (which takes time and intentional parenting).
The earlier we involve teens and give them real responsibility, the better prepared they are for adulthood, which is exactly what inspired the Teens Cook Real Food course and the free video series this week!
Check out the Teens Cook Real Food eCourse here!
Resources We Mention for Teaching Teens Ownership
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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 meal planning on a budget, merging both requests of our families of teens.
May I introduce you to Tiffany of Don’t Waste the Crumbs and Steph of Cheapskate Cook, who never cease to amaze me with their ability to save money while also generously hosting friends and sharing their knowledge with others online?
You'll get to hear from them both in this episode.
Resources We Mention for Meal Planning on a Budget
Check out my new book at raisinghealthyfamilies.com/pickybook!
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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.
Fast forward a decade and nearly 20,000 families served, and the answer is clear. This work matters. It is changing kitchens, confidence levels, and family dynamics in real ways.
Over the years, parents have consistently asked me about two skills that go beyond what we teach inside Kids Cook Real Food:
These are higher level executive functioning skills. They build on cooking, but they are a step further. They require decision making, budgeting, and thinking ahead. That is why they were never part of the original Kids Cook Real Food course.
For a long time, I knew these skills belonged in a future, more advanced program for teens and young adults. And now, that next step is almost here!! They are a big part of Teens Cook Real Food, which releases to the public on January 26, 2006!! (But only for a week right now, so put it on your calendar.)
Today we'll hit on steps 1-3 of meal planning on a budget!
Resources We Mention for Meal Planning on a Budget
Check out my new book at raisinghealthyfamilies.com/pickybook!
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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 starts way earlier than a title, a team captain badge, or a future resume. We talk about why teens are more capable than we think, why they are not always being challenged to prove it, and how everyday life skills at home connect directly to leadership, resilience, and work readiness.
In this episode, we cover
We loved Arthur in #LifeSkillsNow Season Two, and I know you'll love hearing from him today!
Resources We Mention for Work-Ready Teens
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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 a little lilt and emphasis on "bone" and you can hear us in your head now.)
As it turns out, Dr. Evan Hirsch would recommend that we stop with those negative thoughts, because they're not going to take us anywhere good. He's an international expert on chronic fatigue (and now long haulers), and this was an interview I was HIGHLY looking forward to. I was right!
Prepare to be fascinated by Dr. Hirsch's wisdom on:
I'm going to be thinking about this interview for a long time...can't wait to hear what you think about it.
Resources We Mention for Chronic Fatigue
Check out my new book at raisinghealthyfamilies.com/pickybook!
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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 your parents, but see some cycles repeating you don’t like?
My guest today is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has seen a lot of hurting and struggling families in her decade-plus working with clients, and she brings some of the best scripts I’ve ever heard to this interview today.
Get answers for issues like:
Plus Bryanna tells us the two most important things we can say to our teens - and they’re good ones.
I know many parents are going to have a mindset shift after this one, and I can’t wait to hear what you think!
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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 mindset she’s fostered over the last 14 years.
It’s not just about the “stuff” but about experiences, relationships, schedules, and even goals.
We dig into all that and more in this encouraging interview!
Resources We Mention for Living with Intention
Check out my new book at raisinghealthyfamilies.com/pickybook!
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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 in a way most adults are still struggling to be.
He talks about teen health like it is urgent. Because it is. He talks about food like it is power. Because it is. And he talks about freedom in a way that completely reframes how most teens think about independence.
If you are raising a teen right now, or if you will be in the next few years, I truly believe this episode is one you will want to listen to together.
Here is just a small taste of what we unpack in this conversation:
Resources We Mention for the Teen Health Revolution
Check out my new book at raisinghealthyfamilies.com/pickybook!
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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.
Carly from Beekeeper’s Naturals joins us today to share about the power of nature – she will feed your science geek brain and share SO many practical ideas and uses for bee products (bet you’ve never even heard of some of them!):
Resources We Mention About Health Benefits of Honey
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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 their jobs better.
“Loneliness can be when you’re with others but not feeling truly known,” she said in this encouraging interview. We talk about the 3 kinds of relationships moms need to nurture, how to shed the unattainable standards society is trying to place on us, and how to antidote loneliness in the most practical of ways.
We hit on anger, lies and truths, podcast clubs and more.
If you’ve ever felt the vulnerability of making a new friend or wish you were brave enough to take the risk and make a coffee date or go for a walk with a new friend…you need this interview.
Grab Heather’s book at your local library or bookshop and be sure to subscribe to the Don’t Mom Alone podcast (along with of course The Healthy Parenting Handbook)!
Resources We Mention for Building Mom Friendships
Check out my new book at raisinghealthyfamilies.com/pickybook!
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