Imagine your child saying to you, “Praise me for my efforts.”

In this episode, I share with you how you can use the shared act of cooking and eating with your child to communicate encouragement - a quality identified by Search Institute in their Developmental Relationships Framework as a key to your child growing healthy, happy, and resilient.

Imagine your child saying to you, “Show me you enjoy being with me.”

In this episode, I share with you how you can use the shared act of cooking and eating with your child to communicate warmth - a quality identified by Search Institute in their Developmental Relationships Framework as a key to your child growing healthy, happy, and resilient.

Imagine your child saying to you, “Make me feel known and valued.”

In this episode, I share with you how you can use the shared act of cooking and eating with your child to communicate to them that you believe in them - a quality identified by Search Institute in their Developmental Relationships Framework as a key to your child growing healthy, happy, and resilient.

Imagine your child saying to you, “Really pay attention when we are together.”

In this episode, I share with you how you can use the shared act of cooking and eating with your child to communicate to them that you listen - a quality identified by Search Institute in their Developmental Relationships Framework as a key to your child growing healthy, happy, and resilient.

It's so encouraging to meet someone who understands you - who is dealing with many of the same issues, who can empathize and validate your feelings.

I had just such an experience upon meeting Megan Champion, fellow podcaster and Clubhouse user, whose approach to parenting and behavioral issues is very similar to mine.

We sat down for a virtual conversation about behavioral issues and cooking with kids. This episode is the second half of that talk -- so if you missed the first part, go back and listen after you’re done!

Imagine your child saying to you, “Be someone I can trust.”

In this episode, I share with you how you can use the shared act of cooking and eating with your child to communicate to them that you are dependable - a quality identified by Search Institute in their Developmental Relationships Framework as a key to your child growing healthy, happy, and resilient.

It's so encouraging to meet someone who understands you - who is dealing with many of the same issues, who can empathize and validate your feelings.

I had just such an experience upon meeting Megan Champion, fellow podcaster and Clubhouse user, whose approach to parenting and behavioral issues is very similar to mine.

We sat down for a virtual conversation about behavioral issues and cooking with kids. This episode is just the first half -- I'll share the rest in Part 2 coming out next week, so be sure to hit the subscribe button!

In my experience as a biological, foster, and adoptive parent, I have come to realize that the shared act of cooking and eating with my children is a great way to help them build connection.

What do I mean by connection? In this episode, I explain to you the 3 ways in which cooking helps your child connect with the world around them — and with you — in the hopes that you, too, will become more intentional about using the power of cooking and eating together to help your child be healthier, happier, and more resilient.

During a recent interview on a Theology of Hustle Podcast, host Currey Blandford heard me speak on my perspective regarding food and cooking, and he reacted with overwhelming surprise — “Why is nobody talking about this?!”

In this episode of the podcast, I’m going to dive into why I believe more people haven’t yet made the connection between cooking and trauma-informed care.

The wait is finally over — I’m back with another season of the Cookin’ with Kibby Podcast!!

This season, I am narrowing my focus on helping foster, adoptive, and other trauma-informed parents to harness the connecting power of cooking and eating with their children to manage behaviors, build attachment and resilience, and bring joy into their homes.