Smarty Podcast

Smarties Jen P. and Cheryl talk to Mary Yorke Oates, Director of Admissions at Charlotte Latin School, about de-mystifying educational buzzwords like "stamina" and growth mindset." We broke it all down for you here, Smarties. Enjoy the listen

Smarties Jen P. and Cheryl talk to George Ramsay, co-founder of Bold Music, a premier music lesson provider specializing in in-home music lessons in the Charlotte area. He has great insight into how to spark the love of music in your kids.

Smarties Cheryl and Jen P. talk to Charlotte Star Room's Alexis Bruce and Levin Chaskey about how Charlotte Star Room was born and how you can foster your child's voice and musical talents.

Today we're talking to Dr. Josh Martin, a pediatrician at Atrium Health Levine Children's Charlotte Pediatric Clinic. We dive into a super podcast-worthy topic: boys and puberty. Dr. Martin gives us great tips on how navigate the early teenage years with the boys in your life - from growing at different rates to foot odor to weight lifting - we cover it all. It's a Smarty must-listen!

Today we talk to Hallie Rojeski, Head of School at The John Crosland School, a school in Charlotte for children with learning differences. She gives us some more insight into the school and who it serves.

Today we're talking to Lara Fleming. Lara is a Smarty Mama of two children ages 13 and 10. We’re talking about her oldest, Noah’s, life struggle with a very misunderstood disease called PANDAS/PANS. This is one must-listen, Smarties.

Today we're talking to Heidi Tringali, an Occupational Therapist who specializes in pediatric Occupational Therapy services. Heidi holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Special Education and Psychology from Hastings College and a Masters of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Tufts University. She has practiced as an Occupational Therapist for over 25 years and she specializes in clinical education, program development, and pediatric therapy services. Heidi is also co-founder of a new school here in Charlotte, The Oaks. Enjoy getting to know Heidi and The Oaks!

Today Smarty Cheryl is solo with a follow-up podcast to our "Anxiety in Kids and Parents" podcast. Our two special guests, educator Mary Yorke Oates, Admissions Director at Charlotte Latin School, and Dr. David Oats, a psychologist at University Psychological Associates, PA. Dr. Oates specializes in depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and interpersonal relationship problems, offer tips on how to manage anxiety in the classroom Make sure to tune in to the podcast that was posted right before this for more great information from Mary Yorke and David on anxiety.

Today Smarty Jen P. is solo today with TWO guests: educator Mary Yorke Oates, Admissions Director at Charlotte Latin School and Dr. David Oats, a psychologist at University Psychological Associates, PA. Dr. Oates specializes in depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and interpersonal relationship problems. And, it's not a coincidence - these two are married and together in the studio! They're talking anxiety in kids and adults. This is a HUGE topic - so big that we had to break it up into two podcasts. So listen in to this week's podcast now and tune back in next week when Smarty Cheryl dives a little deeper into the topic with the dynamic Oates duo.

Smarties Cheryl and Jen P. talk to Eddie Mensah, Head of School at Charlotte Preparatory School about the benefits of a Pre-K-8 education.

Smarties Jen P. and Cheryl talk to Southeast Psych's Jonathan Hetterly about strategies for managing social media and technology with your kids. Great advice here!

Smarties Cheryl and Jen P. talk to Jonathan Hetterly, Licensed Professional Counselor at Southeast Psych about the second season of the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" and how it might impact your teen.

Smarties Jen P and Cheryl talk to Mary Yorke Oates, Director of Admissions at Charlotte Latin School, about why keeping your kids reading and staying sharp with math skills will make all the difference come August.

Smarties Cheryl and Jen P. talk to Brian Tenholder, Tenholder Travel, about tips for taking a cruise with kids.

Smarties Jen P. and Cheryl talk to Charlotte Christian's Middle School Asst. Principal Karl Simon on how to manage screen time and social media for young users.

Smarties Cheryl and Jen P. talk to Mary Yorke Oates, Director of Admission, Charlotte Latin School on how to teach your child leadership, civics and character.

Smarties Jen P. and Cheryl talk to Charlotte Latin School's Mary Yorke Oates about the importance of music, art, and other school "Specials" in your child's education.

Smarties Jen P. and Cheryl talk to Charlotte Latin School's Mary Yorke Oates on how to get the most out of a parent/teacher conference.

Smarties Jen P and Cheryl talk to Beech Mountain Resort's Shawn Williams on Smarty ski tips.

Smarties Cheryl and Jen P. talk to "The Queen of Hearts" author Kimmery Martin.