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 36: A Mother’s School Experience with Sally Pinon
Balancing life’s demands can be quite challenging. In this episode, Sally Pinon talks about how, even through the ups and downs of business ownership, she continues to prioritize her children and their educational experiences. You won’t want to miss some of her takeaways, especially if you’re a University-Model parent!
Episode 35: Avoiding the Melting Point
What’s the melting point, you ask? It’s a term Dr. Cagle created to define the breaking point or the threshold of disaster. And, it can be applied to every area of life and to people of all ages. Come hear Dr. Cagle’s #1 strategy to avoid the melting point with your kiddos!
Episode 34: What about Good Study Skills? with Levi Cagle
What does “raising an independent kid” mean? Heather Larsen, a type A homeschooling mom of 3, shares her experiences and real-life scenarios, along with her top 3 strategies that we can apply with our own kiddos!
Episode 33: Let’s Talk about Education & COVID
I bet you’ve heard about the impact COVID has had on kids more than once these last few years. The question is, what can YOU do to help your child? Dr. Cagle shares findings on the academic, emotional, social, and spiritual impact ranging from preschool all the way to higher education– in all academic spectrums. Additionally, she provides two tactics you should apply in your home ASAP. You won’t want to miss this episode!
Episode 32: How to Steward our Kids with The Valadez
What does “raising an independent kid” mean? Heather Larsen, a type A homeschooling mom of 3, shares her experiences and real-life scenarios, along with her top 3 strategies that we can apply with our own kiddos!
Episode 31: Education Triggers
We all have triggers related to our educational experiences. This episode is timely for parents and educators as they gear up for a new school year to prevent kids from having some unfortunate school encounters, when they can easily be avoided by our efforts.
Episode 29: The Need for Rest
Sleep isn’t the only way to rest... additionally, different personalities rest in different ways. In this episode, Dr. Cagle teaches rest strategies to try at home that will be beneficial during these last few summer days and how to implement them throughout the school year starting super soon as well
Episode 28: Raising Independent Kids with Heather Larsen
What does “raising an independent kid” mean? Heather Larsen, a type A homeschooling mom of 3, shares her experiences and real-life scenarios, along with her top 3 strategies that we can apply with our own kiddos!
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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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