THE PARENTING IQ PODCAST
Understand your child & parent with confidence
Parenting advice is everywhere. Knowing what fits your child and your family can feel really hard.
The Parenting IQ Podcast helps you make everyday parenting decisions with greater understanding and confidence. Join Dr. Kelly Cagle and her guests for practical conversations that connect research with real family life so you can understand your child, weigh your options, and confidently choose your next step.
Hosted by Dr. Kelly Cagle, a PhD in K-16 education, ADHD researcher, and homeschooling mom of three boys, each episode helps you better understand your child’s needs, so you feel confident teaching life skills, character, and emotional intelligence that go far beyond the textbook and last a lifetime.
Some of the topics we cover include:
ADHD-friendly parenting strategies
How to motivate your kids without nagging
Building confident, connected families
Teaching life skills that stick
Rethinking academics for real-world success
Managing sibling dynamics and home rhythms
Biblical wisdom + brain science and so much more
The show is proudly part of The Christian Parenting Podcast Network.
Our mission is to help you understand your child so you can parent with confidence.
Episode 19: A Few Warnings about the Summer Months
The summer break is super fun, until it’s not fun at all anymore when your kid gets on the struggle bus in August… Listen to 3 warnings to avoid a ginormous awful transition back to school!
Episode 18: Intentionally Wrapping up the School Year
On today's episode with Dr. Kelly Cagle….Yay to the end of another school year! Listen to episode 18 to INTENTIONALLY WRAP IT UP!
Episode 17: What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
It really is never too early to talk about what your kids want to be when they grow up. But this conversation goes way beyond that!
Episode 16: Celebrating Others
Here’s an episode that needs to be on repeat… there’s too much comparison leading to jealousy in the world. But what can you do about it?? Listen to learn 3 ways to help your kids learn to celebrate others!
Episode 15: Home is the Best Place to “Practice”
Home should be a place where kids can try and fail, receive grace, forgiveness, and discipline… and then try to master the skill again! Listen to episode 15, where I teach 3 ways to communicate to your kids that your home– their safe haven– is the best place to practice!
Episode 14: How to Create a “Safe Haven”
Want to know what Josh and I will be discussing on our next date night?! Take a listen! Maybe the conversation won’t be romantic, but being the bestest parents we can be is a tremendous priority of ours. And it takes a lot of work!! In episode 14, I introduce 3 conversation starters to have with your spouse to make sure a home is a safe haven for everyone.
Episode 13: How to Stay Motivated
Got a kid that’s lacking motivation?? Listen to episode 13 to learn 3 ways to help them!
Episode 12: Teach them to Fight
Does your child know “how to fight?” And no… I don’t mean throwing punches because every human knows how to do that! I’m talking about healthy conflict resolution!
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Speaking Topics
ADHD Conversations:
Parenting Beyond the ADHD Label— Understanding a child’s strengths, challenges, and needs without letting a diagnosis “define” them.
Why Won’t You Just Do It?— Exploring why getting started, following directions, and finishing tasks can be difficult, and how parents can help through systems, not more nagging and yelling.
Homework, ADHD, and the Parent-Child Relationship— Creating a more supportive homework experience through realistic expectations and school partnerships.
ADHD and Big Feelings— Navigating frustration and emotional overwhelm with compassion, clear boundaries, and opportunities to reconnect.
Building Independence When Your Child Has ADHD— Helping children practice responsibility with support that grows and changes alongside them.
Home Rhythms Conversations:
Creating a Home That Works for Your Family— Establishing predictable patterns that bring structure while making room for joy, hiccups, and real life.
Less Rushing, More Connection— Using simple moments as anchors, making busy life feel more manageable and less chaotic.
The After-School Reset— Creating space for kids’ needs while juggling homework, activities, and family time.
Running a Home Like a Business— Using systems to create a healthier flow, accomplish more, bring clarity and unity, and build skills
When the World Becomes Your School— Recognizing there are many lessons no school will teach and how we can weave them into our day-to-day.
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