Special 100th Episode: Maximizing your Child’s Potential

welcome to Season 4!

Equipping parents during their child’s academic years to bring learning to daily moments. 

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on today’s episode…

In this 100th episode of the Parenting IQ Podcast, Dr. Kelly Cagle discusses the importance of applying parenting strategies in the home. Dr. Cagle explains the eight intelligences: spatial, bodily kinesthetic, musical, naturalistic, linguistic, logical-mathematical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.

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Summary

In this 100th episode of the Parenting IQ Podcast, Dr. Kelly Cagle expresses gratitude to the listeners and discusses the importance of applying parenting strategies in the home. She introduces the concept of multiple intelligence theory and its potential to maximize a child's potential. Dr. Cagle explains the eight intelligences: spatial, bodily kinesthetic, musical, naturalistic, linguistic, logical-mathematical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. She highlights the limitations of traditional classroom settings and emphasizes the need to recognize and nurture individual strengths to support lifelong learning.

Takeaways

• Applying parenting strategies in the home is essential for transformation in families.

• Multiple intelligence theory, developed by Howard Gardner, identifies eight different ways individuals can be gifted.

• Traditional classroom settings often focus on linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligences, neglecting other strengths.

• Recognizing and nurturing individual strengths is crucial for maximizing a child's potential and supporting lifelong learning.Summary

In this episode, Kelly Cagle discusses how to support your child as a student and foster a love for lifelong learning, emphasizing the difference between being a student and being a learner, highlighting the importance of seeing learning opportunities in everyday life. Kelly also explores different learning styles, including visual, auditory, read and write, and kinesthetic. She addresses the challenges faced by kinesthetic learners in traditional classroom settings and offers strategies to engage and support them. Additionally, Kelly provides three ways parents can support their child as a student: speaking life into their identity, redefining success, and being present and engaged in their academic journey.

The 8 Multiple Intelligences is a theory developed by a Harvard psychologist, Howard Gardner, and proposes that everyone has unique ways of learning– that not everyone can learn the same. 

I love this framework because it helps moms and dads, teachers and pastors, coaches and bosses recognize people’s strengths and maximize instruction accordingly!

Notes

The 8 intelligences are: spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, naturalistic, linguistic, logical-mathematical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.

1. Spatial: the ones that understand space well. 

1. Visuals, charts, and images

2. Doodle on anything

3. Great sense of direction

2. Bodily-Kinesthetic: the ones that understand their bodies and abilities. 

1. Naturally athletic

2. Hands on activities

3. Moves a whole lot

3. Musical: the ones that are musically gifted.

1. Turns anything into songs

2. Turns anything into drumsticks 

3. Hums and whistles

4. Naturalistic: the nature-lovers. 

1. Animal, nature, and weather facts

2. Outdoorsy

5. Linguistic: the wordy ones.

1. Readers, talkers, storytellers

2. Takes notes, keeps a journal

6. Logical-Mathematical: the matter-of-fact ones. 

1. Thrives with specific instructions

2. Likes to know the plan

7. Interpersonal: the ones that understand others’ needs. 

1. Reads the vibe well

2. Naturally empathetic

3. Works well in group environments

8. Intrapersonal: the ones that understand their own needs well.

1. Understands their emotional tank

2. Communicates what hurts 

The kicker is… do you see these 8 areas being targeted in the classroom setting? Nope. Which is where a lot of learning disconnection starts happening for kiddos. 

The ultimate goal about learning this info is that you work towards growing in all 8 areas! 

Remember, go to @drkellycagle on Instagram and DM me the word QUIZ to get that resource that will help you learn new ways to support your child to maximize their potential! 

Practical advice: I hope you feel more empowered to recognize some of your child’s strengths to maximize their potential as well as their weak points so you can help them strengthen those!

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Healthy parenting is about seeing yourself as your child’s #1 teacher, saying the right words (or nothing at all) at the right time, and having the right tools to be intentional and impactful. Guessing your way through life, which is what most parents do, is a recipe for failure, but following the lead of someone who has two decades of research-based information and fully understands the demands of parenthood is a recipe for a full life— for you and your child.

With a PhD in education, I’m here to teach you how to use daily moments are learning opportunities so you raise confident and competent lifelong learners that thrive in an ever-changing world. 

Additionally, I offer workshops and keynotes on various topics to parents, educators, students, and business leaders— because the need to understand, support, and empower learners is everywhere..