walk us through the eight great smarts.

Word smart, we think with words.

The second one is logic smart and logic smart children think with questions. Then the third one is picture smart. We think with our eyes. And then the fourth one is music smart. And music smart people think with rhythms and melodies. Number five is body smart and we're the movers and the touchers. Number six is nature smart. These kids would rather be outdoors than indoors. Number seven is people smart, but people smart people

read body language well and respond appropriately to that. And they also are able to debate without arguing.

This is Charlie Kirk. Charlie was word and logic in people extraordinarily. Number eight is

self-smart. But self-smart people think with deep reflection inside of themselves. When a parent starts

celebrating the way God made their

child instead of making them fit in a man-made box, do you think that God receives that as a form of

worship to him? Oh, come on, Alex, yes. Oh, I have tears in my eyes. It honors God. He is a strategic,

intentional, loving creator, the capital C. He knows what he's doing.

And when we recognize that and we work with him and we don't get in his way,

we are thanking him.

We are thanking him. Have you ever wondered why your child struggles in school or at home?

Maybe it isn't because they aren't smart.

It's because no one has noticed how smart they are.

Today we're flipping the script on traditional ideas of intelligence and uncovering the unique strengths that every child was created to have.

Our guest is Dr. Kathy Cook, a former

tenured professor, award-winning author, and the founder of Celebrate Kids. With a PhD

in Reading and Educational Psychology from Purdue, Kathy has spent her career helping parents,

teachers, and mentors see children for the brilliant, unique learners they truly are. From teaching second graders to coaching middle schoolers,

serving on a school board and writing nine books,

she's devoted her life to one mission,

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