Kids Cook Real Food is a hub of information for raising healthy kids, including our weekly podcast, The Healthy Parenting Handbook, with expert interviews, helpful tips, and kid-produced recipes.
Raise your hand if you’ve ever yelled or lost your cool as a parent. Keep that hand up if you thought you would never yell as a parent. I know, right? It’s the story of many who go on to be mindful or positive or grounded parenting experts. “I never thought I would…” Me neither! […]
In today’s Healthy Parenting Handbook episode, I’m going to take 5 different arguments against kids doing chores and learning life skills and counter them with facts, stories, research, and a big ol’ dose of common sense. These are real arguments I hear from both well-meaning parents AND keyboard warriors on social media, plus one from
Moms take care of everyone…but sometimes we forget ourselves. If you’ve had those moments when you blow up at a kid or spouse and then realize, “Oh, I haven’t eaten in 4 hours,” you know what it’s like to feel ‘hangry.’ My guest today draws upon personal and professional experience with nutrition and balancing blood
When you yell at your kids, it always works to improve their behavior and your relationship, right? Ha. But what’s a parent at the end of their rope to do? My guest today, Jennifer Kolari, has worked with some of the toughest, most challenging kids out there, and she has the answer: love them. Connect
I’m losing count of the time I’ve said this phrase: “Gosh, I really hope I don’t look back on my parenting years and regret not homeschooling.” I’m not a fan of regrets SO I will simply chose not to have regrets, but some days, I have some feelings. I love hearing about homeschoolers who have
Episode 63: Is Homeschooling Right for You? Tips, Myths, and Encouragement for Moms Read More »
Humans are designed for relationships. Then why are they so difficult??? My guest today, Dr Morgan Cutlip, is a sought-after relationship expert, but she doesn’t talk down to moms – she’s right in it with us. If you’ve ever had a disagreement with your spouse about who’s doing more than the other in the home,
Episode 62: What Is Mental Load? | How Moms Can Find Balance with Dr. Morgan Cutlip Read More »
We will ALL encounter tough situations and hard times in our lives. We will ALL cope with them in some way. But sometimes coping looks like throwing a chair or eat a whole box of cookies. Licensed Mental Health Counselor Janine Halloran joins us today to talk about the kind of coping that is safe
I call myself a science geek, but my reading and research don’t hold a candle to Pearl and Serene of Trim Healthy Mama, authors of the new book Trim Healthy Wisdom. What I love most about them is that they KEEP learning and aren’t afraid to add to and update their life’s work. When peri-menopause
When Dr. Michael Goran started researching children’s nutrition almost 40 years ago, he wasn’t looking at obesity, type 2 diabetes, or fatty liver disease. That wasn’t because his head was in the sand – those things didn’t exist in kids but now all 3 are becoming prevalent. What is going on??? Time and time again,
Imagine with me…your kids can take over a whole dinner meal and cook it themselves while you get something else done! It’s a dream that has become reality times three for me here at the Kids Cook Real Food™ household. I realized I’ve shared the process we used to gradually release cooking responsibility and teach
Episode 58: Kids Cooking Dinner? Teach Your Kids To Cook an Entire Meal…By Themselves! Read More »
