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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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142: 5 Ways to Help Your Kids Build a More Regulated Nervous System with Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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141: Nervous System Regulation: Helping Kids Move from Chaos to Calm with Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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140: Philosophy Shifts about Feeding My Family
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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139: Why I Stopped Using the “No Thank You Bite”
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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138: Helping Kids Practice Bravery with Dr. Kathryn Hecht
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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137: Raising Kids Who Can Handle Hard Things with Dr. Kathryn Hecht
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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136: Simplifying Mealtime: Healthy Habits That Save Your Sanity
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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135: Starting Tweens and Teens Off Right with a Planning System that Actually Works with Megan Sumrell
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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134: Using the Word "Overwhelm" Means You're in Time Debt. Here's How to Get Out - with Megan Sumrell
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Taking the Summer Off!
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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133: Sunscreen Label Reading Made Simple for Parents with Autumn Blum of Stream2Sea
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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132: Why Humans in Nebraska Can Hurt the Coral Reefs with Autumn Blum of Stream2Sea
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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131: Chores Matter More Than Extracurriculars for Teens — Here’s Why
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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130: Food Allergies, Inclusion, and Building Community with The Allergy Chef
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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129: Hope for Families with Food Allergies: The Allergy Chef’s Incredible Story with Kathlena, the Allergy Chef
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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128: Family Dinners, Tech Boundaries, and Resilience: A Recipe for Teens Who Launch Well with Tania Johnson
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May 28, 2026 |
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127: Why Teenagers are Like Toddlers (& What That Means for Practical Parenting) with Tania Johnson
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May 26, 2026 |
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126: What's Still Worth Teaching to Prepare Our Kids for the AI Age
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May 21, 2026 |
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125: Why Bother Teaching Life Skills When Robots Will Do Everything?
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May 19, 2026 |
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124: Raising Kids Who Can Problem Solve and Become Independent Adults with Amy Carney
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May 14, 2026 |
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123: How to “Launch” on Purpose: Teaching Life Skills to Your Teens Today That Will Prepare Them for Tomorrow with Amy Carney
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May 12, 2026 |
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122: Making Repairs When Dad Blows Up with Engaged Father Project Founder Jon Hord
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May 07, 2026 |
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121: The Dad Shift: How to Become the Father Your Kids Actually Need with Jon Hord
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May 05, 2026 |
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120: Eating God's Way for Christian Families with Wardee Harmon
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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119: Make Perimenopause About Gain, Not Loss (& What You Need to Eat) with Cynthia Thurlow, NP
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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118: The Menopause Gut: Understand How to Respond to Changing Hormones in Your 40s with Cynthia Thurlow NP
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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117: Heal Your Hunger: How to End Emotional Eating Now with Tricia Nelson
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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116: How to Translate the Language of Your Child or Teen's Behavior with Wendy Snyder
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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115: Why Starting Over Is a Parenting Superpower with Wendy Snyder
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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114: The Truth About Time Management for Moms (It’s Not Your Planner) with Anna Dearmon Kornick
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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113: The Two Stories of Every Cluttered Space with Ingrid Jansen of the Declutter Hub
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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112: Financial Literacy for the Whole Family with Amanda Teixeira
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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111: Troubleshoot Your Child's Poor Digestion with Tara Hunkin, NTP
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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110: Ask Me Anything: Picky Eating, Screen Time, and Intentional Choices
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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109: Quick Change Tastebuds, Slow Biology, & Why Gut Health May Impact Picky Eating with Elissa Arnheim
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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108: Why You're Stuck in a Clutter Loop (and a System Won't Save You) with Katy Wells
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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107: Helping Kids Take Ownership of Their Space and How Decluttering Can Solve Your Anxiety with Katy Wells
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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106: No Such Thing as Bad Weather: Practical Ways to Get Kids Outside with Pooja Tandon and Danette Glassy
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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105: How Danish Families Build Connection, Responsibility, and Contentment with Jessica Joelle Alexander
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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104: The Danish Way of Parenting with Jessica Joelle Alexander
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Teen Tidbits, Day 5: The Teenager’s World Is No Longer Black & White: How to Use That to Your Advantage as a Parent
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Teen Tidbits, Day 4: Passing on Family Values Through Teen Involvement in the Kitchen
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Teen Tidbits, Day 3: Why Cooking Helps Teens Let Go of Perfectionism
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Teen Tidbits, Day 2: How Agency in Cooking Teaches Teens to Make Smart Choices
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Teen Tidbits, Day 1: Passing Along Ownership to Our Kids
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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103: Steps to Meal Planning on a Budget for Teens and Young Adults (Part 2)
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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102: Meal Planning on a Budget for Teens and Young Adults (Part 1)
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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101: Raising Work-Ready Teens Through Leadership and Life Skills with Arthur C. Woods
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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100: Why Are You So Tired? (Chronic Fatigue and Long Haulers with Dr. Evan Hirsch)
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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099: Child Melts Down, Parent Blows Up — No More! Scripts for Calm Connection with Author and Therapist Bryana Kappadakunnel
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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098: Having Clear Intentions About Things, Memories, Relationships with Diane Boden
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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097: Teens Want to Be in Control. Here's Why They're NOT (& What They Can Do About it) Direct from a Teen Author of The Teen Health Revolution
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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096: Coughs, Colds and Bees: How Honey and Other BEE Products Can Keep our Kids Healthy! with Carly of Beekeeper’s Naturals
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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095: How Can We Allow Other People to Partner with Us in Parenting? with Author of Don't Mom Alone Heather MacFadyen
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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094: Homeschool Routines That Build Connection with Pam Barnhill
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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093: Eating Disorders Expert & Dietitian on How to Foster a Healthy Relationship with Food for Your Kids
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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092: Navigating Holiday Stress with JoAnn Crohn
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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091: The Daily Scoop: Secrets to Healthy Poops for the Whole Family with Genevieve Howland of Mama Natural
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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090: Decode Your Child’s Behavior and Dial in Your Parenting Boundaries from the Author of Transforming Toddlerhood, Devon Kuntzman
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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089: Bring Back Flavor with Regenerative Farming with Farmer Lee Jones
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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088: Informed Consent Isn’t Optional: Reclaiming Your Role as a Healthcare Consumer with Alexandra of Just the Inserts
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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087: Mess Is a Sign of Life: Overcoming Perfectionism and Overwhelm About Homemaking with Mystie Winckler
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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086: The Evolution of Modern Food & Label Reading 401 with Becky Wells of Hippie Moms
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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085: Kids Are Showing Signs of Alzheimer's, and No One Is Worrying with Dr. Kristina Bosnar
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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084: What’s Really in Organic Food? Shocking Toxins, Label Loopholes, and Smarter Choices with Max Goldberg
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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083: Why Feeding Therapy Can Backfire—Insights from Picky-Eating MD Dr. Katja Rowell
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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082: Building Strong Families, Connected Kids with Father Leo of Plating Grace
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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081: Diagnosing the Root Cause of Meltdowns & How to Calm Tantrums with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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080: Concussion-Proof Your Kids: Building Strong, Healthy Brains & Helping Kids Recover and Thrive After a Knock on the Head with Dr. Spencer Zimmerman
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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079: Perimenopause May Be the Wisest and Best Years of Your Life - How to Make That Reality with Jenn Pike
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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078: How to Sleep Better: Practical Advice for Families from Sleep Specialist Dr. Whitney Roban
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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077: Teaching Teens About Money: Budgeting, Stress, and Starting Smart Conversations with Crystal Paine of MoneySavingMom
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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076: “I Don’t Like Fish”: Why You Might Be Wrong (and How to Start Loving It)
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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075: The Real Root Cause of Eczema in Children: A Deep Dive with Deidre Bloomquist
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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074: The ADHD Brain is an Addicted Brain - Shattering Myths About ADHD and Executive Function and Pouring out Hope for Families with Michael McLeod
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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073: From Mom Guilt to Growth: Emotional Regulation for Moms Who Want to Raise Problem Solvers with Emily Hamblin
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May 27, 2025 |
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072: Is Kefir Healthy? How Fermented Foods Boost Gut Health and Immunity with Julie Smolyansky of Lifeway Kefir
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May 20, 2025 |
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071: Embracing Neurodivergent Parenting: Wisdom for Mothers and Their Unique Children with Ginny Kochis
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May 13, 2025 |
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070: Why Everything You Know About Vision Is Wrong | Healthy Vision for Kids with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum
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May 06, 2025 |
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069: Starting Your Kids Off on the Right Financial Foot | Teaching Kids About the Dangers of Debt with DebtFree Dad Brad Nelson
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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068: Exclamation Point Kids with Hunter Clarke-Fields and Jess Trayser [Different Brains, Amazing Kids Series 3]
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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067: Parenting Without Yelling, Demands, or Getting Triggered with Hunter Clarke-Fields
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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066: Why Teaching Your Kids Chores and Life Skills Is NOT Taking Advantage of Them
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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065: Eating Close to Nature and Balancing Blood Sugar on a Budget with Chandis RDN
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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064: How Connecting with Our Kids & Brain Science Makes Us Better Parents with Jennifer Kolari
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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063: Is Homeschooling Right for You? Tips, Myths, and Encouragement for Moms with Monica Swanson
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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062: What Is Mental Load? | How Moms Can Find Balance with Dr. Morgan Cutlip
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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061: How Kids Can Learn to Deal with Big Challenges and Big Emotions with Counselor and Coping Skills Expert Janine Halloran
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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060: Women Metabolize and Build Strength Differently Than Men (Especially Over 30) with Pearl & Serene, authors of Trim Healthy Wisdom
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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059: The Real Truth About Sugar AND Fake Sugar with Dr. Michael Goran of Sugarproof
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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058: Kids Cooking Dinner? Teach Your Kids To Cook an Entire Meal...By Themselves!
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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057: Higher Level Thinking for Kids and How That Improves Independence and Life Skills with Author Noel Foy
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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056: Do You Think Parenting Ends at 18? Think Again with Kim Muench
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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055: Are You Breathing? You're Probably Doing It Wrong | Proper Breathing Technique with Shirley Gutkowski
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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054: Redefining Parenting: Look for the Good with Ralphie Jacobs
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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053: Building Resilience & Reducing Stress in Kids: Interview with Jess Sherman
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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052: The Risks of Consuming Synthetic Food Dyes with Whitney & Brandon Cawood | Are Food Dyes Bad for You?
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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051: Finding Nutrient Balance for Kids and Busy Families with Jess Donovan, Naturopath
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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050: What If You Could Actually Tidy Up Your Life? with Tyler Moore
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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049: My Top Tips for Raising Nice Boys (From a Mom of Three Boys!)
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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048: Is it Possible to Create a Peaceful Home in the Midst of a Chaotic World? with Jennifer Pepito
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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047: Teens and Fertility | Hormone Health Is NOT Just About Having Babies with Dr. Mandy Patterson
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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046: Sharing the Mental Load of Cooking Responsibility
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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045: Why Are You So Tired? (Chronic Fatigue and Long Haulers with Dr. Evan Hirsch)
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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044: Breaking the Cycle of Busy, Broke, and Exhausted with Brie Sodano
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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043: Your Sleep Makes You a Better (or Worse) Parent -- Sleep Like the Boss You Are with Christine Hansen
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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042: 3 Ways Parents Can Help Prevent Depression in Their Kids
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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041: Organizing Styles for Families and How Kids Organize Differently with Cas Aarssen of Clutterbug
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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040: Speech & Picky Eating: Expert Tips to Help Parents Intro New Foods to Kids with Melanie Potock, SLP
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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039: How School Lunch May Contribute to Picky Eating
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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038: The Health of the Future & Preventing Nervous System Wounds for Your Children with Ann Odom
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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037: The Secret to Standing All Day (& Why Kids Should Do It at School!) with Juliet Starrett
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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036: Unlocking Your Health Potential: The Role of Epigenetics in Personalized Wellness with Brenda Wollenberg
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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035: How Anxiety in Kids Is Causing Attention Problems at School with Dr. Wiggy Saunders
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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034: What Middle Schoolers Need to Thrive with Counselor Phyllis Fagell
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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033: How to Raise THRIVERS – Mentally Strong Kids with a “WE GOT THIS!” Attitude with Michele Borba
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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032: Olympic Gold Medalist Shannon Miller on “The Gold Medal Mindset”
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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031: Seek Shade or Embrace the Sun? What to Look for in a Safe Sunscreen with Tatyana Cerullo
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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030: Solving the Summer Snacks Dilemma
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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029: The Importance of Life Skills in a Digital Age
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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028: Your Task List Is No Good! Says Megan Sumrell + Why Harmony Is Better Than Balance
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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027: Feeding Your Growing Family Well Without Going Broke with Erin Chase of $5 Dinners
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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026: Villain to Mentor - Becoming the Person Your Teen Turns to Instead of Fights Against with Joey Mascio
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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025: Tapping into Creativity and Why Woodworking Helps Kids Learn Real Life Skills with Anika Gandhi
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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024: Why Kids Need to Understand Their Bodies (And a Few Practical Ways to Teach Them) with Dr. Robin Dickinson
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May 28, 2024 |
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023: Expected Mess Vs. True Clutter - What's the Difference and How to Solve Them with Katy Wells
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May 21, 2024 |
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022: Nurturing Young Skeptics: Essential Guide to Teaching Critical Thinking to Kids and Teens with Kathy Gibbens
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May 14, 2024 |
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021: What Is Your Kid's Poo Telling You? with Dr. Elisa Song (BONUS episode!)
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May 10, 2024 |
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020: Why Teaching Your Kids Chores and Life Skills Is NOT Taking Advantage of Them
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May 07, 2024 |
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019: How to Help Kids Thrive with (and in spite of) Tech and Screens with Andrea Davis of Better Screen Time
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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018: The Secret to Raising Strong-Willed "Cactus" Kids with Wendy Snyder
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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017: Discipline With No Punishment at All! (Especially for Parents of Aggressive Boys!) with Tosha Schore
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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016: How We’re Failing Our Kids by Not Letting THEM Fail with Bestselling Author Jessica Lahey
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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015: Can We Help Our Highly Sensitive Kids Manage Their Stress Sensitivity? with Dr. Heidi Hanna
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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014: The BFF Strategy to Reduce Stress and Increase Your Mental Capacity!
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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013: Stress Busting for Moms: One Simple Habit to Use Every Day!
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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012: Hope for Healing: Childhood Trauma and Resilience with Ryan Pink
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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011: Balancing Motherhood and Self-Care by Simplifying with Chanelle Neilson
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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010: Sensory Processing Disorder & How to Get Kids to Eat Healthy Anyway with Dr. Nicole Beurkens
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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009:The Real Cause of Picky Eating (It’s Likely NOT Parenting) with Dr. Kay Toomey
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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008: Frequently Asked Questions about Picky Eating with an Expert (...Me!)
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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007: Do Tics Start in the Gut? Answers for Families of Kids with Autism with Dr. Piper Gibson
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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006: An ADHD Diagnosis Doesn't Have to Mean Medication with Dana Kay
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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005: The "Worst Mom in America" on Raising Confident, Free-Range Kids with Lenore Skenazy of Let Grow
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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004: Why Consequences (or Rewards) Aren’t the Goal of Discipline with Positive Parenting Solutions' Amy McCready
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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001: Welcome to the Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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002: A Pediatrician Speaks on What Kids Should Eat with Dr. Elisa Song
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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003: Why We Must Change (or Eradicate) the Idea of “Kid Food” with Bettina Elias Siegel
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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TRAILER: Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball
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Dec 22, 2023 |