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.
Loving Each Other w/ Josh Cagle
In this conversation, Kelly and Josh discuss the cultural idea of love and the biblical definition of love. They emphasize that love is an action and requires selflessness and serving others.
They explore the importance of patience and kindness in love and the need for a daily walk with God. They also discuss the significance of rest and refocusing in love. The conversation highlights the choice to love daily and the impact of forgiveness and not keeping record of wrongs. They address the dangers of expectations in love and the need to define love in a diluted world.
Teaching Kids about Money w/ Maya Corbic
I am so privileged to have Maya Corbic with me today, and here’s why: as the founder of Wealthy Kids Investment Club and a popular instagram account @teach.kids.money, her heart is to inspire parents to raise financially independent kids. You’ll hear more about her story throughout our chat, but just know that her vision is to empower every child to become a financially independent adult– can I get an amen?!?!
How to be Confident w/ Levi Cagle
Hey lifelong learners, I have the privilege of bringing my son along with me. If you need to pause it real quick and grab your child, or if you have a teenager just forward it to them so they can listen to it when they have a minute.
But this is a special episode to help the next generation hear from a fellow voice about being confident in these busy, loud, and chaotic times we live in.
Little Habits, Big Growth
Habits… do you have any??? Are the good or bad? In this episode Dr. Kelly Cagle shares some examples of how to form good habits, because it’s never too early to start forming habits.
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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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