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Tuesday Talks!
Join me for weekly discussions about ALL things education...from preschool through high school! As a mom, Speech Language Pathologist, and educator, I share my personal experiences related to each week's topic in relatable and informative ways.
My message about education is powerful: Reflecting on what is and making waves to cause change!
Episodes
92 episodes
Real Partnership That Creates Real Student Success
Most of what schools call “partnership” isn’t partnership at all, it’s participation with a nicer name. If you’ve ever shown up to the meetings, answered the emails, tried the strategies, and still watched a child struggle, I want to offer a di...
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If You Could Choose Any School… What Would You Choose?
Most families don’t pick a school, they inherit it. We enroll where the boundary lines tell us to enroll, then we try to make our child fit the system even when the system does not fit our child. I want to flip that script and start with a simp...
From Cries to First Words: Building Speech & Language from Day One
Your baby is communicating right now, even if you haven’t heard a single “real” word yet. This week, Dr. Tiffany walks through what infant speech and language development actually looks like from birth to 12 months, so you can stop guessing and...
What Parents And Coaches Miss About Student Athletes’ Mental Health
Your child can look fearless under the lights and still be carrying a heavy load home. We sit down with Licensed Mental Health Clinician Jasmine P. Evans to separate sports myths from clinical reality and to talk about what student athlete ment...
Inflated Grades, Deflated Effort: A Silent Policy Shift in Public Schools
If you’ve ever wondered why a child seems to be “passing” but still struggling, this is a conversation you’ll want to hear. A new grading policy is gaining popularity in public schools: "Minimum Grading” and “No Zero grading”? Some schools now ...
Toxic Friends, Clear Boundaries: Helping Kids Leave Unhealthy Friendships
Your instincts are rarely random. When you meet your child’s friend, the hard part isn’t noticing the red flags, it’s knowing what to do next without turning into the controlling parent your kid stops talking to. We dig into that tension and tu...
Empowering Kids to Choose Better Friends
Peer approval can feel louder than our voices—and there’s a brain-based reason why. This week Dr. Tiffany pulls back the curtain on how the developing prefrontal cortex and early-firing reward systems make belonging so powerful, then connect th...
Toughness Culture: Student Athletes And Their Mental Health
If you care about youth sports, this conversation gives you a clearer playbook: safer language, smarter systems, and a path to raise athletes who love the game and themselves. This week, we sit down with Jasmine Evans, a licensed mental health ...
Raising Thinkers In The Age Of AI: A Practical Guide For Parents And Teachers
What if the real danger isn’t AI itself, but raising kids who can’t think without it? We dive straight into that tension and map out a clear, humane path for parents and teachers who want powerful tools without sacrificing grit, curiosity, or i...
Why Treating AI Like A Tutor Protects Real Learning
A kid says, “I used ChatGPT to study,” and every parent’s stomach tightens. The question isn’t if kids will use AI, but whether we’ll teach them to use it well. This conversation unpacks the fear and the opportunity, showing how AI can be...
Rescue Less, Support More: How to Step Back and Build Strong Learners
We continue our conversation about The Learning Pit and focus on learning the difference between Rescuing and Supporting kids as they learn. The urge to rescue kids in challenging learning situations is powerful—especially when tears rise, the ...
Guiding Kids Through The Learning Pit With Confidence And Care
Struggle doesn’t mean something’s wrong; it means something’s working. In this week's episode, we dive into the Learning Pit—the messy middle where confusion turns into real understanding—and show how parents and teachers can coach without resc...
Checking In With Uriah!
What happens when my fifth grader asks for more control over his learning—and then grades his parent on how well that’s going? We sit down for a midyear check-in that blends honesty, humor, and a surprisingly sharp plan to finish strong. From s...
Something Feels Off at School: A Parent’s Guide to Special Ed Testing
Worried your child is still struggling while the school year flies by? This week, Dr. Tiffany is breaking down the real-world roadmap from concern to support: how to request a special education evaluation, what timelines to expect, and the exac...
Raising Kids Who Lead With Effort
What if a single phrase could change how a child learns, how a teacher leads, and how a team grows? We’re digging into the real mechanics of mindset with leadership coach Andre Kennebrew, showing how language, feedback, and belief can flip a fi...
Tuesday Talks: We’re Back — And We’re Just Getting Started!
After a short holiday break, Tuesday Talks is back—and we’re stepping into the second half of the school year with clarity, courage, and conversation.Whether you’re a long-time listener or brand new to the show, this episode re-introduce...
Agency, Advocacy & Accountability: A Tuesday Talks Recap
We're recapping the most powerful insights, conversations, and mindset shifts from the previous two months of this season's Tuesday Talks centered on agency, advocacy, and accountability in education.Dr. Tiffany SLP reflects on standout ...
Practical Holiday Traditions That Spark Lasting Memories For Kids And Parents
Perfection doesn’t make the holiday—connection does. In this's week's episode, we dig into realistic winter break plans that swap pressure for presence, so your family can laugh more and stress less. From Motown-backed tree decorating and edibl...
Becoming the Leaders Students Deserve: A Conversation with Dr. Jamila Singleton
What if we stopped choosing sides and chose students instead? We sit down with Dr. Jamila Singleton, executive director of Rooted School Vancouver, to trace the real work of educational change: expanding agency, centering family partnership, an...
Breaking Free: One Mom's Journey to Homeschooling (Encore)
What drives a parent to make such a significant change? For Danita, a mother who made the bold decision to withdraw her eight-year-old daughter from a public charter school in favor of homeschooling, it wasn't one dramatic incident but a patter...
When Kids Lead The Conference, Everyone Learns (Part 2)
Last week's episode got a lot of parents, teachers and administrators talking! Some in support of the shift and some opposed to it. We are continuing the conversation from last week's episode discussing the shift from parent-teacher conferences...
Grades Can Wait, The Kid Has The Mic: The New Parent-Teacher Conference
A tiny chair, a big shift. When a fifth grader leads his own conference, the room changes: honest reflection replaces guesswork, goals become concrete, and trust builds between home and school. We unpack that story and reveal the social dynamic...
SEL In Action: Teach The Heart First, Then The Mind
Big feelings don’t clock out when the bell rings. We sit down with Head Start family advocate Corey Green to explore how self-awareness and relationship skills can transform a school day—from a nervous kindergartner at the door to a high school...
The Tough Truth About Teacher Safety and IEP Discipline
When a student with an IEP injures a teacher, the room doesn’t just go silent—the whole system gets tested. We take you inside that moment and beyond it: the legal guardrails of IDEA, the hard questions of manifestation determination, and the d...
Resolving Conflicts: The culture shift schools and families need
Conflict is everywhere kids go—classrooms, playgrounds, sports fields, and group chats—and the way adults handle it teaches them what “normal” looks like. In this week's episode, Dr. Tiffany unpacks how adult behavior becomes a blueprint, from ...