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Along with experts from various fields, Dr. Cagle helps parents use the daily little moments as big learning opportunities.
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.
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Helping Dyslexic and ADHDers Love Reading the Bible w/ Laura Bartlett
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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How to Create a Family Vision that Lasts w/ David Green and Bill High
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Simple Tips for a Joyful Family Meal w/ Danielle Kartes
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Strong Families and Self-Aware Fathers w/ Glen Henry
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Raising Confident Kids in a Culture of Comparison w/ Hosanna Wong
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Teaching Girls Discernment in a Loud World w/ Kari Kampakis
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Managing Anxiety in Family Life w/ Becky Keife
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Screens, Family, & Habits w/ Justin Whitmel Earley
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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The Future of Digital Parenting w/ Tim Estes
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Navigating Hormonal Health for Moms w/ Michelle White
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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How to Overcome Complex Shame for a Healthier Family w/ Dr. Zoe Shaw
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Building A Home Your Kids Want to Come Back to w/ Jessica Smartt
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Stretch Marks, Identity and Purpose in Motherhood w/ Abbie Halberstadt
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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How to Dream During Motherhood w/ Melissa Ferguson
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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BONUS Equipping your Kids through Prayer: A Back-to-School Edition
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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How Words, Grace, and Repair Transform our Homes w/ Amy Hughes
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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How to Host Without the Pressure w/ Abby Kuykendall
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Healing Through Community w/ Toni Collier
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Raising Compassionate Kids in a Diverse World w/ Rachel Van Kluyve
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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When You Are Tired of Doing It All w/ Tara Sun
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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How to Create a Healthy Home Culture w/ Pr. Ben Meckel
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Raising Grounded Kids in a Performance-Driven Sport Culture w/ Ed Uszynski & Brian Smith
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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How to Invest in the Next Generation w/ Derrick Kinney
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Helping Teens Discover their God-Given Purpose w/ Dana Roefer
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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6 ADHD Rules for a Focused, Fulfilled Life
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Raising Confident Teens
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Parenting from a Place of God's Love w/ Kyle Worley
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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What Dads Really Need w/ Josh Cagle
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Staying Rooted in Public w/ Amy Davison
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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How to be a Working Homemaker w/ Charity Gibson
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May 27, 2025 |
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Impulsivity, ADHD, & Pornography w/ Kristen Jenson
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May 20, 2025 |
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Finding Freedom in Motherhood w/ Jen Thompson
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May 13, 2025 |
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Raising Healthy and Happy Kids w/ Sissy Goff and David Thomas
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May 06, 2025 |
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School Smarts: Explore Your Options with Confidence
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Thriving, Not Just Surviving: Homeschooling as an ADHD Mom w/Brittany Long
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Sensory Regulation & ADHD: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World w/ Greer Jones
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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How to Navigate Motherhood with ADHD w/ Dr. Shannan Crawford
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Protecting Autistic Children: Why Swimming Skills Are Essential w/ Carrie Meadows
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Parenting on the Spectrum w/Jessica Hurlbut
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Porn w/ Greta Eskridge
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Being Rich in What Matters w/ Julia Ubbenga
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Raising Disciples in the Everyday Moments w/ David Sunde
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Stronger Together: Choosing to Live Close to Family w/ Teran Sands
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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The Power of Hard Conversations: Why Avoiding Conflict Won’t Cut it
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Growing Up Together: The Truth About Sibling Rivalry and Lasting Bonds w/ The Cagle Boys
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Balancing Motherhood and Career w/ Kate Crocco
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Being a Perfectly Imperfect Parent w/ Steph Thurling
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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5 Strategies to Stay Motivated in 2025
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Overall Choice (Replay)- An Intentional Life of Discipleship w/Pr. Deidra Meckel
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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People’s Choice (Replay)- Navigating Ministry and Motherhood w/ Pr. Heather Schott
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Producer’s Choice (Replay)- Teaching Kids about Money w/ Maya Corbic
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Host's Choice (Replay)- Growing Strong: Mindfulness in Brain Development w/ Dr. Rebecca Jackson
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Season Finale: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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How You Communicate Matters w/ Amber Lia
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Gift Giving Made Simple: 3 Questions to Save Money, Stay Thoughtful, and Avoid Debt
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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3 Strategies to Start Hard Conversations
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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How to Create a Sacred Home W/ Jennifer Pepito
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Two Tips to Avoid Burnout in Parenting
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Embracing Imperfections in Parenting w/ Melanie Domen
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Every Testimony is a Story Worth Sharing
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Boundaries and Balance w/ Levi Cagle
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Two Simple Strategies to Support Anxious Kids
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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I Said I Would Never Homeschool w/ Erin Norlander
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Raising Responsible Kids: Building Accountability and Independence
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Letting Go of Expectations & Writing a New Family Script w/ Evgeniia Arasim
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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24 Ways to Boost Learning for Your Child
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Effective Sex Education w/ Kristen Miele
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Household CEO: 3 Business Strategies for a Smooth Home
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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The Journey of Education at Home w/ Brittany Long
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Don’t Neglect your Purpose, Impact, & Well-Being
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Conscious Parenting: Managing Triggers, Setting Screen Boundaries, and Being Intentional w/ Nina Cruz
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Fixed Mindset and Growth Mindset
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Triple M: Balancing Money, Marriage, and Motherhood w/ Delaney Ripple
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Watching Mom and Dad Fight w/ Levi Cagle
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Creating a Healthy Sexual Culture in the Home w/ Greta Eskridge
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Sunny Days Ahead: 4 Habits for a Joyful Summer
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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An Intentional Life of Discipleship w/Pr. Deidra Meckel
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Accountability Matters: The Key to Personal and Professional Growth
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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We Were Made for Community
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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“Fatherhood Unfiltered: Embracing the Journey of Being a Dad with Steve Penate”
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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The Power of Lifelong Learning
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Making Every Moment Count w/ Levi Cagle
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May 28, 2024 |
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Navigating Ministry and Motherhood w/ Pr. Heather Schott
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May 21, 2024 |
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Brains in Action: The Journey of Information
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May 15, 2024 |
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When You’re Not Smart Enough
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May 07, 2024 |
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When Mama’s Had Enough
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Unleashing Creativity Through Unstructured Play
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Smart Spending, Stylish Living: The Art of Owning Less w/ Levi Cagle
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Special 100th Episode: Maximizing your Child’s Potential
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Safely Navigating the Digital Minefield w/ Joshua Adams
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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3 Things your Kids are Telling You
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Creating Positive School Experiences w/ Levi Cagle
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Helping your Overstimulated Child
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Growing Strong: Mindfulness in Brain Development w/ Dr. Rebecca Jackson
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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The Simplicity of Homeschooling w/ MJ Cash
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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How to Support your Child as a Student
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Loving each other w/ Josh Cagle
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Teaching Kids about Money w/ Maya Corbic
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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How to be Confident w/ Levi Cagle
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Little Habits, Big Growth
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Episode 17: fighting for the long haul
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Episode 16: How to Fight in a Crowd
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Episode 15: How to Identify Expectations
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Episode 14: Fighting for Gratefulness
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Episode 13: How to Fight for Rest
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Episode 12: How to Fight for Engagement
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Episode 11: How to Set Boundaries
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Episode 10: Fighting for Time
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Episode 9: How to Stop Fighting about the Kids
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Episode 8: Your Requests & Input!
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Episode 7: #1 Issue Married Couples Fight about
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Episode 6: Let’s Talk about Sex, Baby
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Episode 5: If these Walls could Talk
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Episode 4: Watching your Parents Fight
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Episode 3: Fighting through the Frustrations + Disappointments
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Episode 2: The Back to School Groove + Routine
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Episode 1: Learning to Fight
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Episode 19: A Few Warnings about the Summer Months
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May 16, 2023 |
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Episode 18: Intentionally Wrapping up the School Year
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May 09, 2023 |
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Episode 17: What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
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May 02, 2023 |
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Episode 16: Celebrating Others
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Episode 15: Home is the Best Place to “Practice”
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Episode 14: How to Create a “Safe Haven”
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Episode 13: How to Stay Motivated
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Episode 12: Teach them to Fight
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Episode 11: No, you don’t need another toy!
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Episode 10: An Epic, Cheap Spring Break!
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Episode 9: A Safe Haven for Introverts (and extroverts too)!
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Episode 8: Does your Child have this Trait?
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Episode 7: Put a Stop on Negative Self-Talk!
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Episode 6: Prioritizing your Marriage in the Busyness of Parenthood with the henks and The Cagles
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Episode 5: What’s a Good Friend?
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Episode 4: Stuff Doesn’t Equal Success
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Episode 3: Helping your Kid Create Great Habits
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Episode 2: Seeing a New Semester as a New Beginning
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Episode 1: Helping your Kids Start a New Year
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Episode 53: 24 Years Later: An Immigrant’s Story with Kisi Sakzenian
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Episode 52: Balancing School & Sports with Roman Pierson and Levi Cagle
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Episode 51: Gratitude, not Entitlement.
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Episode 50: The Cultural Influence on Parent Engagement with Stephanie Baird
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Episode 49: Voting Matters
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Episode 48: Homeschooling 101 with Natalie Kreifels
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Episode 47: Kids Acting Out? Follow this 9-Step Framework
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Episode 46: Growing a Garden & a Family with Andrea Cornell
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Episode 45: The Independently Dependent Learner
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Episode 44: Educator turned Entrepreneur with Jenn Kleiber
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Episode 43: Student vs Learner
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Episode 42: Thinking Outside our Walls
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Episode 41: One Family’s Adoption Story with Haley Coon
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Episode 40: A Family’s Adventure with Amanda Escajeda
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Episode 39: Everyone Has a Story
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Episode 38: Lessons from 3 University-Model Educators
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Episode 37: Good-Bye Summer, Hello School!
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode 36: A Mother’s School Experience with Sally Pinon
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Episode 35: Avoiding the Melting Point
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Episode 34: What about Good Study Skills? with Levi Cagle
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Episode 33: Let’s Talk about Education & COVID
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Episode 32: How to Steward our Kids with The Valadez
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Episode 31: Education Triggers
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 29: The Need for Rest
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 28: Raising Independent Kids with Heather Larsen
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Episode 27: What’s your Definition of Success?
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 26: School Choice with Valerie Trentham
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Episode 25: A Different Way of Schooling: University-Model
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Episode 24: Receiving Life-Changing News with Lindsey Brister
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Episode 23: A Personal Story
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Episode 22: Motherly Fashion with Flavia Soares
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Episode 21: Are you Looking for Affirmation?
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode 20: The Best Choice with Kerri Abbatacola
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Episode 19: A Thief of Intentionality
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode 18: Living Cleanly
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Episode 17: 3 Strategies to Get Kids’ Help with Chores
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Episode 16: Young Love with Josh & Kelly Cagle
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Episode 15: Parenting with an Audience
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode 13: The Power of Choices
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May 30, 2022 |
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Episode 12: Let’s Talk About Abortion with Amy Ford
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May 26, 2022 |
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Episode 11: Welcoming the Hard Conversations
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May 23, 2022 |
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Episode 10: Fueling Bodies and Minds with Sonja Love
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May 19, 2022 |
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Episode 9: Raising Lifelong Learners
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May 16, 2022 |
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Episode 8: Mindfulness in Parenthood with Katy Brooks
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May 12, 2022 |
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Episode 7: Work + Life Balance
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 6: Advocating for your Child with Dr. Catherine Robert
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May 05, 2022 |
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Episode 5: Speaking to Kids’ Belief Systems
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May 02, 2022 |
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Episode 4: The Benefits of a Village with Meshali Mitchell
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Episode 3: At Home with Dr. Kelly Cagle
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode 2: Parent Engagement with Susan Crosier
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Episode 1: The Mission of Parenthood
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Introducing The Parenting IQ Podcast
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Mar 31, 2022 |