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  • Confidence & Motivation |
  • Independence & Daily Habits |
  • Emotional Connection & Behavior |
  • Academic Skills & Learning Gaps |
  • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes |
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  • Is the Picture of Your Child Still Current?
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • Independence & Daily Habits,
    • 10/26/26

    Is the Picture of Your Child Still Current?

    In this episode, Jacquie shares the story of Jordan. Jordan’s school wanted to hold him back a grade, using assessments that were seven months old.

  • The Library Isn't Optional Anymore: A Reading Crisis Reality Check
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • Independence & Daily Habits,
    • 10/19/26

    The Library Isn't Optional Anymore: A Reading Crisis Reality Check

    In this episode, Jacquie Langworthy sits down with Sarah Johnston, a library media specialist and former classroom teacher who has watched kids grow from not reading yet to reading on their own.

  • What to Ask the Teacher to Find Out Where Your Child Really Stands
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • Independence & Daily Habits,
    • 10/13/26

    What to Ask the Teacher to Find Out Where Your Child Really Stands

    In this episode, Jacquie shares the questions that help you learn what your child’s teacher sees. You’ll find out how to tell if your child truly understands their schoolwork or is just following steps.

  • You Don't Have to Stop Helping. You Have to Stop Taking Over.
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • Independence & Daily Habits,
    • 10/5/26

    You Don't Have to Stop Helping. You Have to Stop Taking Over.

    In this episode, Jacquie shares the story of Alexis, a longtime student whose mom stepped back during a summer internship, and what it revealed. She explains the difference between rescuing and coaching, why kids build confidence through experience, and one simple question that helps you hand responsibility back.

  • What to Do When Your Child Says School Is Hard
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • Independence & Daily Habits,
    • 9/28/26

    What to Do When Your Child Says School Is Hard

    In this episode, Jacquie sits with a student who never once said the work was hard, he just slid in and out without anyone noticing. What she found when she watched him changed how she sees every kid who avoids their work, including why "I can't" and "I don't want to" usually mean the same thing.

  • Your Child Can Read Perfectly and Still Not Understand a Word
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • Independence & Daily Habits,
    • 9/21/26

    Your Child Can Read Perfectly and Still Not Understand a Word

    In this episode, Jacquie sits down with Pearl Flanders, a Reading Specialist at her learning center, to unpack the difference between decoding words and actually understanding them.

  • Is My Child Behind or Is This Normal?
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • Independence & Daily Habits,
    • 9/14/26

    Is My Child Behind or Is This Normal?

    Using 15 years and over 5,000 assessments, Jacquie breaks down the reading signals that reveal a real gap versus normal struggle, and walks you through a simple test that shows you more than a school assessment ever will. It's the same test she used on a sixth grader who couldn't make it past the third sentence of a fourth grade passage.

  • What Independence Actually Looks Like By Age
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • Independence & Daily Habits,
    • 9/7/26

    What Independence Actually Looks Like By Age

    In this episode, Jacquie Langworthy breaks down what independence should look like at four key stages: ages 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to 11, and 12 and beyond. She shares what kids should be handling on their own, the biggest mistake parents make at every stage, and one practical tip to hand more responsibility back to your child this week.

  • Holding Love and Limits in the Same Hand
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • 8/27/26

    Holding Love and Limits in the Same Hand

    Jacquie shares what that moment brought up for her, and the letter she wrote her daughter afterward. If you have ever felt your child pulling away from you, this one is for you.

  • Who You Have to Become to Raise a Scholar
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • Independence & Daily Habits,
    • 8/31/26

    Who You Have to Become to Raise a Scholar

    This episode is personal. Not a framework, not a strategy. It's the story of who Jacquie had to become, and who she had to stop being, to raise the confident, independent kids her own children are today.

  • Raising Three Scholars: One Mom’s Journey Through Every Stage
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • 7/6/26

    Raising Three Scholars: One Mom’s Journey Through Every Stage

    In this episode of Raising Scholars, Jacquie Langworthy sits down with engineer and mom of three, Dericka Oddoye, to talk about the joys, challenges, and lessons she's learned while raising three boys with very different personalities.

  • 15 Years Later: Why I Started Raising Scholars Podcast
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • 7/10/26

    15 Years Later: Why I Started Raising Scholars Podcast

    In this special anniversary episode, she shares the real story behind Raising Scholars, starting in a library with no sign on the door and leading to a college graduation fifteen years later.

  • Welcome Back: What We Learned, What Matters Most, and Where We're Going
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • 6/8/26

    Welcome Back: What We Learned, What Matters Most, and Where We're Going

    In our Season 2 premiere, Jacquie Langworthy shares the lessons that shaped Season 1, the personal story that changed her perspective as a parent, and the R.A.I.S.E. Framework—a practical approach to helping children build confidence, independence, and strong learning habits.

  • 20 Years Later: Divorce Guilt, Over-Functioning, and the Hidden Costs for Our Kids
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • Emotional Connection & Behavior,
    • 4/22/26

    20 Years Later: Divorce Guilt, Over-Functioning, and the Hidden Costs for Our Kids

    In this special bonus episode, Jacquie opens up about the complicated feelings that come with parenting after divorce, especially the urge to over-function out of guilt.

  • How to Create Consistency Without Conflict
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • 1/28/26

    How to Create Consistency Without Conflict

    In this episode of Raising Scholars, Jacquie Langworthy shares practical, pressure-free strategies to help parents create a consistent, supplemental learning routine that becomes as natural as brushing your teeth.

  • Why I Created the Raising Scholars Podcast
    • Jacquie's Story & Behind the Scenes,
    • 1/19/26

    Why I Created the Raising Scholars Podcast

    I’m Jacquie Langworthy, an education leader, Kumon center owner, and mom who has raised two scholars into independence. In this episode, I share why I created Raising Scholars and the philosophy that guides it.

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