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We want kids to get messy because we want them to experience food with all their senses. -Melanie Potock

Episode 040: Speech & Picky Eating: Expert Tips to Help Parents Intro New Foods to Kids

Did you know that the way your child eats can affect their speech and vice versa? Melanie Potock is a Speech-Language Pathologist who became a pediatric feeding expert through her experience as a mom of a former picky eater. She uses her SLP expertise to help parents introduce new foods to kids, form healthy eating […]

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Episode 39: How School Lunch May Contribute to Picky Eating

No one has to say school lunches are good or bad, healthy or unhealthy. That’s not my point today – although I think school lunches could use some improvement. 🙂 Today let’s talk about picky eating specifically – could school lunches potentially contribute to or exacerbate picky tendencies for certain kids? I think so. Today

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Parents are hungry for information, they're so smart, but they're not always getting the right information. -Ann Odom

Episode 38: The Health of the Future & Preventing Nervous System Wounds for Your Children with Ann Odom

If your child has ever thrown a tantrum… If you’ve ever reacted, let’s say, “imperfectly” to that tantrum… If you’ve ever wondered why your toddler or teen is having a meltdown over something seemingly inconsequential… My friends, then this interview is a MUST LISTEN. Ann is an incredible teacher – let’s learn about: The impact

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The goal with a standing desk is not standing. The goal is to create movement options. -Juliet Starrett

Episode 037: The Secret to Standing All Day (& Why Kids Should Do It at School!) with Juliet Starrett

What are your feet doing RIGHT NOW? Are you standing on them? If not…stand up and listen to this! I learned so much from Juliet Starrett, founder of one of first 50 CrossFit gyms in America who got passionate about kids’ mobility when she saw a HUGE problem at her daughter’s field day. She launched

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23 Highest Paying Jobs for Teens They Can Start This Week

This post was written by Marjolein Dilven of Radical FIRE. Jobs for teens and high school students aren’t the easiest to find — the job can’t require a ton of experience, be part-time (because, school), offer enough pay to make a dent in your college fund, and most importantly, be solid enough that you can

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We can't control everything but you do have the ability to make an impact. -Brenda Wollenberg

Episode 36: Unlocking Your Health Potential: The Role of Epigenetics in Personalized Wellness with Brenda Wollenberg

Bet you a million bucks you’ve heard people say (or said yourself): It’s too complicated to get healthy – everyone says something different! Such and such diet/strategy/exercise worked for so-and-so, why isn’t it working for me? I feel like I’ve tried everything and it’s so hard to figure out what works! Maybe, just maybe… everyone

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Where does your hope come from? If it comes from health, finances, or something else you can't control that will lead to anxiety. -Dr. Wiggy Saunders

Episode 035: Combating Anxiety and Boosting Focus in Kids with Dr. Wiggy Saunders

We know that anxiety is affecting both kids and adults at alarming rates. We’ve discussed anxiety busters before on the Healthy Parenting Handbook, and today we’re completing the trifecta of experts with an MD who practices integrative medicine (we’ve already hosted a family therapist and a pediatric psychologist). Dr. Wiggy Saunders joins me to dive

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Middle school is the last best chance to instill values and cement your relationship with your kids. -Phyllis Fagell

Episode 34: What Middle Schoolers Need to Thrive with Counselor Phyllis Fagell

I learned today that I still have a lot of internal tendencies from middle school. 😮 Middle school can be a foreign land and a tumultuous time, and figuring out how to parent middle schoolers is hard on parents. We want our kids to be happy, resilient, and thriving, not wilting, crying, and worrying. As

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The kitchen is one of the best avenues for getting to know your child on a deeper level. -Michelle Borba

Episode 33: How to Raise THRIVERS – Mentally Strong Kids with a “WE GOT THIS!” Attitude

Not kidding, I referenced this interview FOUR times the same week we recorded—it’s THAT pertinent to our jobs as parents! I’m already planning to ask Michele back because she’s such a wealth of knowledge, but today we’re focusing on the MOST important quality our kids need today – resilience. Her new book THRIVERS is about

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Episode 032: Olympic Gold Medalist Shannon Miller on “The Gold Medal Mindset”

Shannon Miller is a 7-time Olympic medalist and has over 100 national competition medals in gymnastics as well, more than half the gold kind. People in our generation certainly remember her name from the “Magnificent Seven” team gold winners in the 1996 Olympic games, where she captured the first balance beam gold an American had

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