Episode 215: Strengthen Parent-Child Relationships Through Cooking & Food

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest this week is Chef Kibby</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Chef Kibby and I discuss the power of food and connection. When the pandemic hit, his professional career drastically shifted, but what he didn’t know was his lacking relationships with his biological, adopted, and fostered children would flourish. Whether you are a stranger in the kitchen or a trained chef, Chef Kibby will walk you through tips and strategies on how simple it can be to connect with your child through food and cooking together! Sharing experiences not just in cooking, but in and around the preparation of food can strengthen your relationship with your child while also improving mental health, coordination, patience, development and so much more.  Let’s dive in to learn how to build lifelong skills and memories that will serve the whole family!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chef Kibby is a professional chef, parenting strategist, public speaker and online content creator. He has combined his 25 years of food experience with 14 years as a biological, foster and adoptive parent, to create a personal brand dedicated to demonstrating the connecting power of cooking and eating with our children, a mindset he calls “Cooking is connecting.” He has a <a href="https://youtu.be/vT-4todcF9o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube channel</a>, <a href= "https://www.cookingisconnecting.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">podcast</a>, online courses, lots of other stuff we will get into.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Chef Kibby:<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Insta:</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">@chefkibby<br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Facebook:</span> <a href= "http://facebook.com/cookinwithkibby" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">facebook.com/cookinwithkibby</span></a><br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Website:</span> <a href= "https://coo