253: Raising Capable Kids with Katie Kimball
Maximized Minimalist Podcast
Katy Wells
4.8 • 879 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
I'm super excited to have Katie Kimball with us again. You might know Katie as the genius behind the Kids Cook Real Food e-course, which even the Wall Street Journal called the best online cooking class for kids out there. We’re diving into something all parents think about: how to raise kids who are ready to take on the world.
Katie, a former teacher and mom of four, is here to chat about why it’s crucial (and totally doable) to teach your kids practical life skills. We’re talking about everything from cooking to cleaning, and why these aren’t just chores, but opportunities to build confidence and reduce anxiety in your kids.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why letting kids help around the house is a good thing (and not something to feel guilty about).
- The big wins your family can score when your kids learn to handle tasks on their own.
- Tips on how to get past the common hurdles parents face, like guilt and a crazy schedule.
- Heartwarming stories from Katie’s own life that show the magic of teaching kids to be more independent.
Katie's got some fantastic stories to share about her own journey and the surprising ways these skills have brought her family closer. Whether you’re dealing with mom guilt or just trying to figure out where to start, this episode is packed with insights and laughter to guide you.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist |
| 0:07.7 | podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to |
| 0:14.1 | rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you take |
| 0:20.6 | back your motherhood |
| 0:21.6 | and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:29.6 | Katie Kimball, welcome back to the Maximized Minimalist. We are so happy to chat again with you today. |
| 0:35.5 | Thank you, Katie. It's always good to see you. So for all the new |
| 0:39.7 | listeners out there, if you don't know Katie, so Katie is a former teacher, Mama 4, who founded |
| 0:46.1 | the Kids Cook Real Food e-course, which has to be like one of the like OG courses out there. |
| 0:52.9 | And this is actually how I found you many years ago |
| 0:55.5 | because it was recommended by the Wall Street Journal back in 2020 as the best online cooking |
| 1:00.7 | class for kids. And what an honor. I loved it. I dove right in, learned some really valuable |
| 1:06.7 | skills to teach my kids who are still using them. And they are seven and nine years old, by the way, |
| 1:11.9 | which is so cool. And today, I'd love to, you know, have you on this episode to talk about |
| 1:19.1 | raising capable kids. But before we dive into the purpose of these life skills, and, you know, |
| 1:24.7 | which is a huge part of raising capable kids is teaching them these life skills. |
| 1:28.7 | A common question I hear from so many people in my audience, parents and caregivers alike, |
| 1:35.2 | is like they want to teach their kids these skills, but guilt or lack of time is holding them back. |
| 1:42.1 | I feel like they're two really big pieces. So that helped me |
| 1:45.5 | back for a long time too. Like, well, you know, a lot of people will tell us, kids are only little |
| 1:50.3 | once. Let them be kids. And I remember feeling like the soul crushing feeling like, oh, my kids |
| 1:55.8 | shouldn't be helping around the house. Oh, other people aren't doing this. So I kind of want to start there to |
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