Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball

Raise your thumb if you feel STRESS on a normal day!We busy moms (and dads) tend to experience stress and feel it right down to our breathing and heart rate, and it affects the way we parent, our productivity, and our own mental AND physical health.Today I’m so excited to use my stress mastery training to teach you about how our brains respond to stress, how it affects our bodies, and best of all, how WE CAN be in control of it!Check out this one simple technique that you can teach your kids for stress relief!Notes for TodayThe American Institute of StressChef Junior cookbookGet more help with my Stress Mastery for Busy Moms free challenge! Kitchen Stewardship Kids Cook Real Food follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates YouTube shorts channel for HPH Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!

Ryan Pink is a survivor. Like many of us, he’s faced some hard things, and has come out the other side swinging.In this episode, we dive pretty deeply into trauma - what it is and isn’t, and how we can protect our kids from trauma digging too deeply into them.Ryan walks through his own healing journey, including how expensive it was (I hope you’re sitting down!).That experience led him to ask a lot of questions and talk to over 500 adults trying to heal from their own trauma, and he came up with some answers…and more questions.“What did we do to heal from trauma before therapy existed? Can we still tap into those strategies?”What if people don’t have a lot of money or bandwidth to figure out how to heal from their own demons?Ryan founded HopeGuide, an online service designed to reduce the barriers to healing for those with trauma. You’ll love hearing about how HopeGuide works, and even more, how Ryan instructs us to build resilience in our families for our children.Shall I spoil the ending? I think so:”Relationship is THE most important thing we can have.”If you’re on board with that, this interview is for you!Resourced We Mentioned Today:Hope Guide, for lower-cost guidance on healing from traumaThe Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté (Amazon/Bookshop.org)I talked all about helicopter parenting and free-range kids with Lenore SkenazyBuilding resilience in kids through self-compassion with Dr. Mary WildeTips for improving sleep qualityResearch on the different forms of magnesiumDr. Kelly Brogan on helping kids with depression and anxietyThe benefits of family dinnerDr. Meg Haworth on how your body might be holding onto trauma from childhood Kitchen Stewardship Kids Cook Real Food follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates YouTube shorts channel for HPH Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!

How does a mom get time for herself to dream?She uses a system!My guest today founded Mom University to give moms the training, tools, and support for the most important job they will ever do.In this episode, she’ll teach us about a proven method for figuring out what that “thing” is outside of motherhood that you really want, and then making it happen - without sacrificing your family in the process.In fact, everyone will be happier when Mom is doing better.We talk about making dreams into actionable goals, then making tiny habits that actually STICK to make those goals into a reality. Chanelle applies her system for all of you who are thinking, “I wish I could teach my kids to cook!” but it feels too big, too hard.You’ll love this inspirational episode!Resources for Moms We Mentioned Today:Mom University - scroll to the bottom of the page and opt in for the Simplify ToolboxThe Kids Cook Real Food™ eCourse and the free knife skills classSubscribe to Chanelle's Mom University podcastHow to teach kids to cook when you don't like messes.Chanelle's books on AmazonFind Chanelle on her website or on Instagram @UniversityforMoms‌ Kitchen Stewardship Kids Cook Real Food follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates YouTube shorts channel for HPH Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!

Sensory Processing Disorder refers to difficulties that happen in some children where their brain struggles to make sense of input coming from the sensory environment. Information comes to our brain through our five senses. The brain has to make sense of it so that we can react appropriately. The brains of kids with SPD struggle to make sense of this information quickly and effectively.This usually impacts eating in some way. There is a difference between picky eaters and kids with true feeding disorders. Kids that are picky won’t eat some foods, but at least they have a range of foods they eat. Kids with feeding disorders usually have less than 20 foods in their diet, and they may even be brand or presentation specific.Usually, the first step for BOTH of these types is exposure to new foods without expecting them to eat them. Listen to the interview to find out how to get kids to eat a wider variety of foods by asking them not to eat!Resources We Mention for Sensory Processing Disorder and Picky EatersMore on problem feeders vs. picky eaters and strategies for picky eatersMary Voogt is an expert on SPD as well because her own kids struggle with sensory processing. Here is a post on her own blog, my interview with her about eating styles, and her post on Kitchen StewardshipHop into the No More Picky Eating ChallengeMy episode with Renae Fieck on raising kids with sensory processing disorderDr. Beurkens' book Life Will Get Better Find Dr. Beurkens on her website Kitchen Stewardship Kids Cook Real Food follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates YouTube shorts channel for HPH Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!

See full show notes at kidscookrealfood.com/009. Plenty of parents complain about their kids being "so darn picky!" (including me, even though I know I shouldn't use that word!).But what IS a picky eater, really?Did you know:Only about 1/3 of kids are actually picky, although 50% struggle age 2-3.Only about 25% of kids outgrow it.5-10% are problem feeders and need professional help.Dr. Kay Toomey explains how parents can determine if their "severity" meter is accurate when it comes to their kids eating. Do you have a problem feeder who is truly extreme? Or just a picky eater? These questions will help you determine!And the craziest part -- it might not all be in your child's head, even if they are having trouble accepting a wide variety of foods.It turns out that what matters is how much it takes to chew, physically, and what food feels/looks/tastes/sounds like etc. to the child. Some picky eaters just never learned to chew properly! :o #mindblownHere you'll get help understanding WHY your kids are so wiggly at dinner, the special chair that could make all the difference, and more practical tips and picky eater solutions.According to Dr. Toomey, it takes real intentionality to help your kids expand their palates — most kids won’t just “grow out of it” like we secretly hope!From the extra little plate you’ll now set on the table to the way in which food is served, to your rules about who moves (the food or the kid), your routines are about to be turned upside down! But if your kids eat better with fewer power struggles…isn’t it worth it?Resources We Mention to Help Picky EatersFind Dr. Kay Toomey online hereDownload the Picky Eaters vs Problem Feeders PDFThe importance of family dinnersHow to teach your kids to clean up after a mealThe importance of letting kids play with their food10 Ways to prepare vegetables for picky eatersBig encouragement for kids to try new foodsRecipe for picky eaters: blended green soupThe magic of the tiny saladThe Tripp Trapp Chair by StokeyKeekaroo Height Right Chair by Special Tomato Kitchen Stewardship Kids Cook Real Food follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates YouTube shorts channel for HPH Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!

Picky eating has always been a tricky challenge for parents, but did you know it’s been getting worse in the last few decades and particularly since the stress of the pandemic?Parents are frustrated and not sure what to do, partly because the root cause of picky eating is often not even in the food itself.I’ve been teaching kids to cook for eight years and realized that what parents need most isn’t the cooking (at least they don’t think they do), but the eating part. I started using my background as an elementary educator and mom of 4 to tackle the picky eating problem, and people had a lot of success with my suggestions.Then I was trained a few years ago by an incredible picky eating expert, Dr. Kay Toomey, and I learned even more, especially about root causes. It’s my honor to work with parents on a regular basis to reduce the stress at their kitchen tables and help their kids build a great relationship with food.My P.E.P. Club (Picky Eating Playbook) membership includes plenty of opportunities for Q&A, and I thought it might be interesting to give you a peek into some popular Qs about picky eating today.Katie will be interviewing…Katie. Ha!Hope you enjoy learning about:strategies for getting a child to drink morepromoting family unity at mealtimedealing with kids who change their minds about foodhandling junk food at other people's housesmotivating kids to come to the tableand helping kids get more comfortable with foodsPicky Eating Resources We Mentioned TodayRegister for the No More Picky Eating Challenge today!Homemade Smart Water and Homemade Electrolyte DrinkWhat is a highly sensitive person?Check out the free knife skills classI let my real-food kids try soda pop. See what they thought! Kitchen Stewardship Kids Cook Real Food follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates YouTube shorts channel for HPH Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!

I realized during this interview (and never before) that my own husband had a tic off and on for years in our early marriage and before.Seriously!He was always told it was either neurological/anxiety or that he should see an eye doctor (who didn’t know what to do). For years we tried to figure out environmental patterns like what season or climate/city/state it might happen in or stop happening after being present for a few weeks.But what if…it was all in his GUT???We’ve done a lot of gut healing for him over the years, including reversing a chronic autoimmune disease, and he hasn’t experienced the blinking for a really long time.If you’re interested at all in the gut-brain connection and how to help kids on the spectrum and/or with tics resolve them, OR how to help your own kids understand how to talk about and interact lovingly and respectfully with kids struggling with something like a tic, this is a must-listen.Dr. Piper Gibson needed answers so badly for her own son that she left the SAHM mom life and went back to school to find a solution that no one else could give her. (Spoiler: There’s a reason she’s known as a tic expert, and wait until you hear how it all went with her son!)Get the KCRF knife skills video at kidscookrealfood.com/freeknifeskills!Resources We Mention for Gut HealthReducing chronic inflammation in kidsApplying functional medicine to autismWhat’s Making Our Children Sick?  by Dr. Michelle Perro (Amazon/Bookshop.org)Strategies to help kids go gluten and dairy-freeStrategies to help kids with SPD to eatWatch a mini-interview I did with Piper about her new book on tics!Tic Talk by Dr. Piper Gibson Find Dr. Piper Gibson onlineFollow her on social media: Facebook, Instagram Kitchen Stewardship Kids Cook Real Food follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates YouTube shorts channel for HPH Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!

Six million kids in America are diagnosed with ADHD.ADHD expert and health practitioner Dana Kay asks a very important question about that number: How many of those diagnoses are real ADHD?Her story will bring tears to your eyes but also hope to your heart, and after helping her own son find healing, this fierce mama bear is now on a mission so that other families with this diagnosis don’t have to struggle as hers did.The 2 BEST truth bombs of the interview?I learned what it looks like when a child whose gut is inflamed stops eating gluten. This may change your life!We established that chores build executive function, and since kids with ADHD struggle with executive function — what better muscle to build than their pre-frontal lobe?!Whether you have a child with ADHD in your life, struggle with any other neuro-diversity including anxiety, or just want to learn more about the gut-brain connection and how you can bring hope to other parents, this interview is a fast-paced winner.We discuss:The powerful effect of the gut on our brain health and why that mattersThe 3 inflammatory foods Dana suggests all her client families remove (and some crazy effects beyond what you’d expect!)How community can make all the differenceThe role of chores and cooking in a child’s healing processThe HOPE she offers to all families who aren’t loving the slippery slope of medication (and the GRACE she offers to those who choose meds but want other options too) Resources We Mention for ADHD DiagnosisPractical solutions for ADHD symptomsStrategies to help your kids manage stress and anxietyWhite sugar and chronic inflammationQuenching inflammation in kidsGuide to going gluten and dairy-free with kidsDana's free Facebook groupFind Dana onlineDana's 2022 book, Thriving with ADHD: A Guide to Naturally Reducing ADHD Symptoms in Your Child Check out Dana's free masterclass on reducing ADHD symptoms hereFollow her on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube Kitchen Stewardship Kids Cook Real Food follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates YouTube shorts channel for HPH Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!

Our interview guest today has been a journalist and writer for many years and earned herself the title of “Worst Mom in America.” I’m so proud to interview her because she earned that title when she let her 9-year-old ride the subway alone and wasn’t afraid to write about it in a major publication. 🙂Growing wings from the firestorm that ensued, she published a book called Free-Range Kids and has been an advocate for letting kids grow ever since. She encourages legislation to protect parents when they are making wise choices for their children’s independence and even has a nonprofit offering curriculum to schools and families with the sole purpose of encouraging adults to step back so that children can step up.If you want to raise healthy, independent adults, this half-hour will enlighten and inspire you, edifying you to push back in the face of a culture that seems to be flying away with helicopter parenting.Let’s ground that movement!Resources We Mention to Raise a Confident ChildLenore’s websiteLet Grow Independence Kit: FREE to download — there are ideas for things your kids to do independently and an explanation of how independence makes kids less anxious, more confident, and competent.Follow Let Grow on social media: Facebook, Instagram, and X.Follow Lenore on social media: Facebook and X.Lenore’s book Free-Range Kids (Amazon/Bookshop.org)Range by David Epstein (Amazon/Bookshop.org)Benefits of letting kids fail with Jessica LaheyRaising adults with Julie Lythcott-HaimesChallenges to raising adults in today’s cultureFree knife skills class from me!Find today's show notes, video, and time-stamped "skim notes" at https://www.kidscookrealfood.com/005.  Kitchen Stewardship Kids Cook Real Food follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates YouTube shorts channel for HPH Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!

I am a better person, a better parent, every single time I listen to Amy McCready's coaching.There's a good reason she is a TODAY Show parenting expert, my goodness - the way she explains why consequences aren't the answer, how rewards set our kids up for massive problems (blew my mind!!) and gives us practical toolbox phrases we can just start using today, it's truly enriching.Even if you've heard Amy speak before, I worked hard to ask new questions that definitely made me think!WHY looking for consequences is a losing proposition and what we can do insteadWhat the research says about the negative consequences for child and family with reward systemsHow to create more opportunities for power struggles (guessing you're wanting to antidote that that one! She shares that too) ;)Praise labeling, and why it's all too easy to fall into the trapOne phrase that gives kids ownership of their behaviorThe benefits of teaching kids to cook, from a positive parenting perspectiveWhat "pendulum parenting" is (and my confession)The 3 words you need to start using today...mostly in your own headGet the free knife skills class here!See all the show notes as well as time-stamped skim notes at kidscookrealfood.com/004. Resources We Mention for Positive ParentingVisit Positive Parenting Solutions for tons of free resources and strategiesFollow Positive Parenting Solutions on social media: Facebook, InstagramAmy's books: If I Have to Tell You One More Time (Amazon/Bookshop.org), The Me, Me, Me Epidemic (Amazon/Bookshop.org)Free "Get Kids to Listen without Nagging, Yelling or Losing Control" classMore examples of encouraging vs. praisingMindset by Carol Dweck (Amazon/Bookshop.org)Why we need to let kids failRaising successful adults Kitchen Stewardship Kids Cook Real Food follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates YouTube shorts channel for HPH Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!