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Season 2 is here!

As a new school year begins, are we preparing children for more than just academics?

In this episode, Dr. Kristi N. Love explores what it truly means to prepare students for success before the first bell rings. From building routines and relationships to teaching emotional regulation and life skills, she challenges parents, educators, and communities to rethink how we support children.

Because children don't just walk into school carrying backpacks. They carry hopes, fears, experiences, and unmet needs. What if the way we prepare for the school year could change everything?

Join the conversation as we continue amplifying voices, challenging systems, and prioritizing children.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why emotional and behavioral preparation matters as much as academic preparation
• Practical ways parents can prepare children before school starts
• How educators can build relationships that set the tone for the entire year
• Why behavior should be viewed as a skill to be taught, not simply corrected

Whether you're a parent, educator, school leader, or advocate, this episode will inspire you to start the school year with purpose, empathy, and high expectations.

Because every child deserves adults who won't stop fighting for them.

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Summer break is a time for fun, family, and making memories, but it can also be a time of tremendous growth.

In this episode of The Advocate Podcast, Dr. Kristi Love explores the reality of summer learning loss and shares practical, low-stress ways families can keep children engaged academically throughout the summer months. More importantly, she challenges parents to think beyond reading and math and consider how summer can be used to strengthen the behavioral, social, and executive functioning skills that children need to succeed in school and in life.

Learn simple strategies to support:
📚 Reading and literacy development
➕ Math skills through everyday activities
📝 Writing and communication skills
🧠 Executive functioning and organization
❤️ Emotional regulation and self-control
🤝 Social skills and responsibility

Dr. Love also shares free and affordable resources available to families and explains why behavior should be approached the same way we approach academics- with instruction, practice, feedback, and support.

Because summer growth isn't just about preventing the "summer slide." It's about helping children return to school more confident, capable, and prepared for success.

Resources Mentioned:
• PBS Kids
• Khan Academy & Khan Academy Kids
• ReadWorks
• National Geographic Kids
• Scholastic Learn at Home
• Local Public Libraries
• NASA for Students

Whether you're a parent, caregiver, educator, or advocate, this episode will help you make the most of the summer months without turning summer into school.

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Some students struggle loudly.

Others struggle silently while everyone assumes they’re fine.

In this episode of The Advocate Podcast, Dr. Kristi N. Love explores why schools often treat academic struggles with intervention and support—but respond to behavioral struggles with labels, punishment, or assumptions.

This conversation dives into the quiet behaviors educators and parents frequently overlook:

• chronic disorganization
• missing assignments
• lack of follow-through
• inattentiveness
• inconsistent performance
• “capable but not producing” students

Dr. Love challenges the idea that these students are simply lazy or unmotivated and explains why behaviors connected to executive functioning, organization, and task completion should be addressed through Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 supports—just like academics.

This episode is a powerful reflection on intervention, skill-building, accountability, and what students may truly need in order to succeed.

Because sometimes the issue isn’t intelligence.

It’s that students were never explicitly taught how to manage the demands school places on them.

🎙️ Perfect for educators, parents, school leaders, counselors, and anyone passionate about supporting the whole child.

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