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

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Helping Your Overstimulated Child

In this episode, Dr. Kelly Cagle discusses the concept of over stimulation and its impact on children. Emphasizing the importance of understanding and having grace for children who may exhibit unusual behavior in these overwhelming situations

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Growing Strong: Mindfulness in Brain Development w/ Dr. Rebecca Jackson

In this conversation, Dr. Rebecca Jackson discusses the importance of movement for children's development and overall well-being. She emphasizes the negative effects of excessive screen time and the need for balance and regulation. She emphasizes the role of coordination and core muscles in brain development and explains the function of the reticular activating system

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How to Support your Child as a Student

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.

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Loving Each Other w/ Josh Cagle

In this conversation, Kelly and Josh discuss the cultural idea of love and the biblical definition of love. They emphasize that love is an action and requires selflessness and serving others.

They explore the importance of patience and kindness in love and the need for a daily walk with God. They also discuss the significance of rest and refocusing in love. The conversation highlights the choice to love daily and the impact of forgiveness and not keeping record of wrongs. They address the dangers of expectations in love and the need to define love in a diluted world.

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Teaching Kids about Money w/ Maya Corbic

I am so privileged to have Maya Corbic with me today, and here’s why: as the founder of Wealthy Kids Investment Club and a popular instagram account @teach.kids.money, her heart is to inspire parents to raise financially independent kids. You’ll hear more about her story throughout our chat, but just know that her vision is to empower every child to become a financially independent adult– can I get an amen?!?!

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How to be Confident w/ Levi Cagle

Hey lifelong learners, I have the privilege of bringing my son along with me. If you need to pause it real quick and grab your child, or if you have a teenager just forward it to them so they can listen to it when they have a minute.

But this is a special episode to help the next generation hear from a fellow voice about being confident in these busy, loud, and chaotic times we live in.

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  • 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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