THE PARENTING IQ PODCAST
Family Rhythms, Neurodivergence, &
Parenting Challenges and Solutions
The Parenting IQ Podcast is your go-to show for turning real-life parenting struggles into powerful learning opportunities. Whether you're raising a neurodivergent child, homeschooling, or navigating the pressures of academics and behavior, this podcast will equip you with practical tools and research-backed strategies to build a thriving home culture.
Hosted by Dr. Kelly Cagle-- a PhD in education, ADHD researcher, and homeschooling mom of three boys-- each episode unpacks how to use the daily little moments (yes, even the messy ones!) as opportunities to teach life skills, character, and emotional intelligence that go far beyond the textbook.
The show is proudly part of The Christian Parenting Podcast Network.
Topics 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
Subscribe on Apple or Spotify and join us as lifelong learners!
OUR MISSION IS TO HELP PARENTS USE THE DAILY LITTLE MOMENTS AS BIG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Episode 8: Your Requests & Input!
Today’s episode has a different structure– Josh & I chat about different topics you have sent in….
Like: loving our spouses in different ways, balancing work + house chores + parenthood + marriage + & self-care, and of course, sex too!
This would be a great episode to listen to with your spouse ;)
Episode 7: #1 Issue Married Couples Fight about
What’s the #1 issue married couples fight about???
And how can you create a home culture to fight it in a healthy way?!
Episode 6: Let’s Talk about Sex, Baby
Racism, politics, agendas, fears, negative & positive words are all part of your home culture. If your walls could talk, what would they be saying???
p.s. listen to how your kids are talking/fighting. 👀
Episode 5: If these Walls could Talk
Racism, politics, agendas, fears, negative & positive words are all part of your home culture. If your walls could talk, what would they be saying???
p.s. listen to how your kids are talking/fighting. 👀
Episode 4: Watching your Parents Fight
What kind of fighting did you witness in your home as a kid?
In episode 4, Josh and Kelly talk about the importance of COMMUNICATING those experiences as you establish your own “fighting culture” within your home.
Episode 3: Fighting through the Frustrations + Disappointments
Have certain frustrations led to unnecessary arguments?! Have disappointments been creeping into your marriage?!
Listen to episode 3 to hear some funny and other serious ways that Josh & Kelly fight FOR their marriage through the frustrations + disappointments in life… because they come on a daily basis!
Episode 2: The Back to School Groove + Routine
We’ll talk about……Understanding each other’s strengths and weaknesses and also communicating your needs– busy week at work; tough week with kids
Episode 1: Learning to Fight
Let’s go, SEASON 3!!!
With my co-host, Josh Cagle, here are some of the things you’ll learn in episode 1:
*Leading reasons for divorce in 2023
*A real life glimpse of who we are
*Some of our fighting stories (most of them are so embarrassing…)
The 3 things we do every single time we fight (sometimes we do them really well, other times very poorly… but we still do them!)
Feature Dr. Kelly Cagle
on Your Show
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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