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“Hell’s Kitchen” Chef Harper on Cooking, Family and Love

ModernMom was super excited to snatch an interview with Chef Rock Harper, season 3 winner of the acclaimed cooking competition “Hell’s Kitchen”, book author, philanthropist and most importantly, father of three. He opened up about everything — from sharing some touching personal stories to offering moms advice for healthy cooking that kids will actually want to eat. Here’s our Q&A session with the endearing chef:

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Interview 4 Inspiration- Rudy Wietfeldt- Therapist, Speaker, and Author

Interview 4 Inspiration is a series. Here you will find a sequence of questions answered by inspirational people. People who have inspired me in one way or another, either through knowing them personally or through their work. I believe people are the best sources of inspiration; therefore it gives me great pleasure to share a little more about them with you in a series of questions.

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Alicia Keys Hopes to Be A Charitable Role Model

Singer Alicia Keys, expecting her first child with husband Swizz Beatz later this fall, planned and hostedthe seventh annual Black Ball for her ‘Keep a Child Alive’ foundation.Alicia co-founded the organization to raise money to supportfamilies affected by HIV and AIDS. Not only that, she hopes to pass on her charitable ways to her child.The baby is going to see everything we do and I think that we are giving individuals …

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You Be the Judge, or Not?

Teaching my children and myself not to be judgemental is a very important life lesson going on in our house. It makes me happy to say this because although all of us in our home are guilty of it sometimes, we are much more conscious of this act, which better enables us to remove it from our lives.I find that similar to living with healthy eating habits, when you do it as a group …

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Our Kid’s Education Doesn’t Stop When the Bell Rings

Time flies so fast. I have been out of school for 10+ years and still get back to school jitters. I have children who are now in school. I learn so much from watching my kids learn and grow. At each stage of their journey, you both gain and lose something. My son is definitely not a baby anymore; he suddenly transitioned into a little boy. While I miss my little mushy baby, I adore the little man now standing before me with his unique vernacular. With his backpack ready to take on the world, Im already wondering where the past 4 years went. As he heads off to school, I pray and wonder, how can I help? How can I guide him? Sometimes I feel so lost in how to direct him to his next steps.