Presenter: Dr. Kelly Cagle, Researcher, Coach & Educator
Too many kids nowadays are disengaged with learning, increasing their anxiety because of poor grades, inability to understand content, and doubting their potential. When kids lack self-awareness and good study habits, they lose interest more easily, experience negative self-talk, and begin questioning their own abilities. In contrast, when children know how to learn, they confidently look for ways to grow through everyday challenges. In this session, Dr. Kelly Cagle will teach moms and dads how to raise lifelong learners by using daily moments as learning opportunities to build their child’s confidence and problem-solving skills.
Conference Sessions
Parenting Conference Welcome
Pastor Dave Carl sets the tone for the 2024 Parenting Conference and explains the conference schedule.
Opening Keynote
Counselor, professor, and family physician Dr. Ekpedeme Wade presents the morning keynote address for Healthy Minds & Godly Hearts.
The GAP Year Experience and the Future of Discipling the Next Generation
Find out how a gap year program following high school can equip young adults to build a life of true success.
Teaching Generation Alpha a Biblical Worldview
Gain understanding about the challenges this generation faces, and hear strategies for teaching kids to view the world through the lens of God’s Word.
Parenting with Love & Logic for Preschoolers
Learn the time-tested techniques of the Love & Logic method that’ll help reduce conflict in your home and prepare you to guide your young child through their challenging emotions and behaviors.
Parenting Round Table Interview with Cynthia Yanof & Nathan Kocurek
Student Ministries Pastor Nathan Kocurek interviews author Cynthia Yanof about her new book, Life is Messy. God is Good.
Enjoying the Marriage and Parenting Journey
See how God’s grace, key tools, and healthy perspectives on marriage can pave the path to enjoying unity, joy, and hope in parenting.
The Sex Talk
Explore the when, how, what, and where of having conversations with your kids about sex, integrating a biblical perspective of sexuality with researched methods for approaching today’s generation of children and youth.
Family Discipleship
Uncover a simple and approachable model of discipleship that’ll help you evaluate where your family is spiritually and decide what steps you can take to grow.
Raising Mentally Healthy Kids
Get informed and equipped to guide your kids as they face a culture saturated with mental health struggles.
Closing Keynote
Dr. Ekpedeme Wade closes out the conference with final remarks and a Q&A session.
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For more than two decades, Dr. Kelly Cagle has researched parenting, relationships, and human development, in addition to being an educator.
Dr. Cagle is a homeschooling boy mom of three, holds a PhD in K–16 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, and loves her job of teaching parents how to raise lifelong learners. She’s an advocate of school choice and parents using daily moments as learning opportunities.
Aside from education, Dr. Cagle is passionate about drinking lots of coffee, having a healthy daily consumption of chocolate, and enjoying lunch at Joe T’s with her family every Sunday after church.