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 4: The Benefits of a Village with Meshali Mitchell
Meshali shares about her role as an aunt and why she prioritizes her busy schedule to speak and pour into her nieces’ and nephew’s lives. She encourages parents to bring others into their “village” and gives advice to individuals who aren’t parents to take advantage of opportunities to love on others’ kids.
Episode 3: At Home with Dr. Kelly Cagle
How life experiences can shape even our kids’ education!
Episode 2: Parent Engagement with Susan Crosier
Parent involvement and parent engagement are not the same. In this episode, Susan Crosier, takes a deep dive at what a beautiful parent-educator partnership can look like.
Episode 1: The Mission of Parenthood
Your home should be your child’s primary “school” in many areas. In this episode, I’ll teach on four of these areas, which will help you better equip your child as they attend their actual school.
Introducing The Parenting IQ Podcast
Along with experts from various fields, Dr. Cagle empowers and equips parents during their child’s academic years. Conversations ranging from establishing good study habits to abortion, or theoretical approaches in academic settings to ideal snack and lunch options… if it’s a possibility to individuals parenting their kids ages birth-higher education, we’ll talk about it.Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
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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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