What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist

podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to

rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you take

back your motherhood

and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show.

Hey friends, so glad you're here. And speaking of friends, I'm bringing my good friend,

Katie Kimball from Kids Cook Real Food, back onto the show today. Last time she was on, we talked about

picky eaters and ways we can involve kids in the kitchen. And I heard from so many of you listeners

who felt empowered after listening to that show. You got some really good tips for your picky eaters

and how to invite your kids in the kitchen to help you cook and learn some of these skills.

And it's just made such a positive impact in so many ways, whether that was connection

with your kids or fostering independence and all these things, which so many parents want.

So I wanted to invite Katie back on the show because she and I both share this passion

for not only helping

helping adults, but also kids with empowering them with life skills that truthfully can make

their lives and our lives as parents so much more enjoyable and simple. So let's dive in.

Katie Kimball, welcome back to the Maximized Minimalist show.

Always a pleasure hanging out with you, Katie Wells.

Ditto, Katie Kimball.

So before we dive into the purpose behind teaching our kids and kids everywhere, life skills,

such as house management, how to clean the room, all these things. A common question

I hear from moms and parents alike really is, yeah, that sounds great, but some part of me

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