THE PARENTING IQ PODCAST

Understand your child & parent with confidence

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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.

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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.

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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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  • A mind shift between student & learner

  • What every American home desperately needs: Less chaos, more connection

  • Being a healthy mom in an overstimulating world

  • When the world is your school: Learning that happens at home

  • Three character traits every child needs: Competence, creativity, and curiosity

  • Avoiding parental burnout

  • How to fight the current mental health crisis

  • Eight ways people are wired as learners through the 8 Multiple Intelligences theoretical lens

  • Improving home life with an ADHD child: Simple habits that make a big difference

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