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!
Copyright: © 2024 Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball
If you’ve ever felt that homeschooling can slip into a checklist of math pages and grammar drills, you’ll love this conversation. Pam Barnhill, a veteran homeschooling mom of over 15 years, reminds us what education can truly be: a chance to connect deeply with our kids and nurture a lifelong love of learning.
Resources We Mention for Homeschool Routines
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The very morning I did this interview, my husband was complaining about how badly he felt because of a certain number...and when I heard Heidi's final "practical" challenge to parents, I knew we had to do it. This interview was a HUGE paradigm shift for me, and you will alternately want to turn it off as it gets challenging and find yourself cheering out loud!
Heidi Schauster, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S is an expert on eating disorders and talks with me today about how we as parents can foster a healthy relationship with food for our kids. We cover risk factors for eating disorders, mindful eating, how to handle treats at school and elsewhere, what "rules" parents should (and should not!) have for food in the home, the quickest way to make your child into a binge eater, how we should talk about weight and body image with our kids, and so much more.
This is a MUST WATCH interview because our entire culture is disordered in how to think and talk about body image, so we have a LOT of work to do to make positive change!
Heidi and I continued to talk after I ended the recording and I kept catching myself using the wrong language about food. She said, "This is great - you're creating new neural pathways right in front of my eyes!"
Resources We Mentioned for Healthy Relationships with Food:
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The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year ... or the most overwhelming. Between the excitement, the sugar, the schedule changes, and the constant stimulation, even the calmest kids can start to unravel. And let’s be honest, parents can too!
In this episode, I sat down with JoAnn Crohn, a former school teacher who’s now on a mission to help overwhelmed moms rediscover joy and raise healthier, happier families. She has a gentle, realistic way of helping moms shift from chaos to calm, especially during high-stress seasons like the holidays. You might recognize JoAnn, as she's been a camp leader in all four seasons of #LifeSkillsNow!
Here’s what you’ll learn:
You’ll walk away with practical tools and a fresh mindset to make this holiday season feel more joyful and a lot less stressful.
Resources We Mention for Helping Kids Manage Holiday Emotions
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Our digestion happens every day and REALLY can impact how we feel, think, and treat others!
So let’s talk all about poop. :)
My guest today is brimming over with practical tips about assessing your digestive output (aka poo) and solving issues in gut health based on what you see.
Genevieve is a wealth of knowledge on gut health and poop and so generous with her time and practical tips. If you’re a fan of healthy living without being too complicated or spending too much money, this is the interview for you!
Resources We Mention for Gut Health for Families
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Let’s talk toddlers.
If you’ve ever thought, “What on earth is happening in that tiny human’s brain?”—this episode is for you.
Here’s a taste of what we explored:
Devon helped me see toddlerhood not as a survival zone, but a golden window to build trust, independence, and yes – life skills. And if we get it right, this season can be magical.
You’ll leave this episode feeling a little more confident, a little less alone, and with a few new tools to navigate your toddler’s big emotions (and your own).
Resources We Mention for Understanding Toddler Behavior
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Did you know we’ve lost 80% of the nutrients in vegetables in the last 100 years?
As farming has become big agriculture focused on scale, transportation, and profit, human health has suffered along with soil health.
Farmer Lee Jones has become one of regenerative farming’s most enthusiastic promoters, and to hear him wax poetic about butternut squash and the way Brussels sprouts grow is like a sports announcer commentating on the game-winning score!
In this highly entertaining episode (I can see why Rachael Ray offered him a show through her production company!), you’ll get to hear about:
It’s rare to have so much fun on an interview AND learn so much. Farmer Lee Jones does not disappoint!
Resources We Mention for Regenerative Farming Methods
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It shouldn’t be controversial to make your own healthcare decisions!!
Informed consent has become a buzz word for no good reason.
When it comes to informed consent, I personally follow 2 rules:
I hesitate.
About everything.
If I don’t feel 100% peaceful about something, I don’t do it. You’ll hear my shocking realization about where that response may have been birthed in this interview as I figure it out myself while talking with Alexandra.
Hesitancy.
There’s another word that should be positive or neutral unless you’re a military
Alexandra is the real deal, so knowledgeable and so generous with her knowledge. You’ll hear her talk about a course she has on her website to help you develop the skill of researching product inserts, and not only is it free, but you DON’T even have to put in your email address!
Huge thanks to Alexandra for all her research and for sharing it with us. Visit her at justtheinserts.com.
Resources We Mention about Informed Consent for Parents
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Do you know any mom who ISN’T feeling a little overwhelmed by all the tasks she’s juggling, who’s NEVER thought, “My house isn’t clean/organized/gorgeous enough,” or who doesn’t think she has a lot of improvement to make on homemaking?
I thought so.
My guest today, Mystie Winckler, speaks to moms who are overwhelmed or paralyzed by perfectionism, who know their lives will never look like their favorite Instagram influencers, and who are tempted to just give up at home.
(Me! Raises hand…)
In case you’re looking for just the perfect system that will help you out of that, or if you’re hoping Mystie has a cleaning checklist you can try – because surely the next one you try will work even though others haven’t – you’ll be sorely disappointed.
Mystie starts somewhere else, and I believe her method is easier and more difficult at the same time.
For a positive conversation and a lot of encouragement for your home, tune in to this week’s episode!!
Resources We Mention for Beating Perfectionism in Homemaking
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You get to sit in on what turned into a college class in food history and nutrition label reading!
This interview is high-energy, high impact, and will fill both your academic brain and your mama heart.
Becky Wells of Hippie Moms is passionate about helping other mamas understand their food and build a healthy foundation for their families, and she cuts through all the marketing confusion and teaches us how to Just. Eat. Food.
I thought this interview might be more for the rookies to healthy living among us, but let's just say that I learned multiple new facts that I'm implementing immediately, so this is 100% for everyone, wherever you are on your journey!
You can look forward to:
I love Becky’s approach and her dedication to making this easier for moms, and I’m so honored by her time today. I know you’ll learn a lot and can’t wait to hear more about you and your kids making food with “just ingredients” and what baby steps you choose to take!!
Resources We Mention on the Evolution of Food
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Alzheimer’s and dementia are some of the scariest realities for adults to consider. No one wants to feel like they’re going to lose their mind!
But in this day and age, it feels like cognitive decline is inevitable for many of us, “just a normal part of aging.”
Similarly, our culture has come to accept that many kids are neurodivergent, that their brains are wired differently. We diagnose it as ADHD or ASD, or we see that 1/3 of our teens have clinical anxiety and we think, “It’s just the way the world is. We’ll help them navigate.”
My guest today, Dr. Kristine Bosnar, wants us all to push back against acceptance. In fact, she says that the neuro-inflammation at the root of Alzheimer’s and dementia is the SAME as what we see in kids with ADHD and other mental health struggles! Their brains are on fire.
Buckle up and get ready to learn:
Resources We Mention for Brain Inflammation in Kids
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