Tailoring Education: School Choices for Your Child’s Needs with Shiloh Stutz
04/21/25 • 40 min
Follow one family’s journey as they seek the perfect educational fit for their kids. DJ chats with her son, Shiloh Stutz, a Northern California hospital administrator and dad to Roman and Niko. Shiloh shares how he and his wife, a city engineer, chose a small, values-driven Christian preschool for Roman, sparking his academic success. This led to a dual immersion school and later a private Christian school. Niko followed suit, thriving in academics and sports. Shiloh dishes on balancing parental guidance with fostering independence, offering practical tips for parents of young kids. Fans of DJ’s books Roman is Bigger and Roman is a Bigger Brother will love hearing about the actual Roman and Niko! Tune in for faith-based, family-focused advice to help your children excel. Perfect for parents navigating their kids’ educational needs!
Listen now for inspiring, kid-friendly insights!
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Time Stamps
2:41 DJ Stutz and Shiloh Stutz discuss the journey of choosing the right education path for their children, starting with daycare and preschool.
9:53 Shiloh discusses how he and his wife met with the teacher and when they realized how their son’s academic and social needs were not being met.
15:34 DJ and Shiloh discuss doing the research to identify educational options in your area.
36:08 Shiloh shares the difference between being a present parent, involved in your child’s activities and a helicopter parent.
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Follow one family’s journey as they seek the perfect educational fit for their kids. DJ chats with her son, Shiloh Stutz, a Northern California hospital administrator and dad to Roman and Niko. Shiloh shares how he and his wife, a city engineer, chose a small, values-driven Christian preschool for Roman, sparking his academic success. This led to a dual immersion school and later a private Christian school. Niko followed suit, thriving in academics and sports. Shiloh dishes on balancing parental guidance with fostering independence, offering practical tips for parents of young kids. Fans of DJ’s books Roman is Bigger and Roman is a Bigger Brother will love hearing about the actual Roman and Niko! Tune in for faith-based, family-focused advice to help your children excel. Perfect for parents navigating their kids’ educational needs!
Listen now for inspiring, kid-friendly insights!
Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe to Imperfect Heroes so you never miss a new episode
Time Stamps
2:41 DJ Stutz and Shiloh Stutz discuss the journey of choosing the right education path for their children, starting with daycare and preschool.
9:53 Shiloh discusses how he and his wife met with the teacher and when they realized how their son’s academic and social needs were not being met.
15:34 DJ and Shiloh discuss doing the research to identify educational options in your area.
36:08 Shiloh shares the difference between being a present parent, involved in your child’s activities and a helicopter parent.
Connect with Us!
DJ Stutz -
DJ Stutz -Podcast: https://www.imperfectheroespodcast.com/
Website:https://www.imperfectheroes.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheImperfectHeroes
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imperfect_heroes/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpphCRklDJiFXdS76U0LSQ
Rumble: https://rumble.com/v449rkoDJ Stutz Calendar Link: https://bookme.name/ImperfectheroespodcastONE ON ONE COACHING Link: https://www.littleheartsacademyusa.com/courses/one-on-one-coaching-bundle
Find DJ’s Book “Roman is Bigger” on Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Noble, and Walmart.
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Hey, wonderful parents! This episode of Imperfect Heroes welcomes back our favorite guest, Lenora Edwards, ASHA Board Certified Speech Language Pathologist from Better Speech, for another engaging chat with DJ Stutz. They’re diving into a topic every parent of young kids will relate to: how our anxieties affect our little ones. This episode is brimming with insights you’ll want to hear!
Lenora, a cherished recurring guest, explains how parents’ stress can shape kids’ confidence and growth. DJ shares a personal story about her mom’s fainting spells, showing how constant worry can influence children’s emotions. Together, they offer practical tips like fostering curiosity, building trust, and encouraging independent learning to help your kids grow resilient and strong.
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2:37 Lenora Edwards and DJ Stutz discuss how adults can pick up on each other's anxieties, even without realizing it.
14:40 Lenora Edwards explains how the environment, including technology, can contribute to anxiety in children and adults.
25:18 DJ shares an experience in helping a child work through breaking a boundary in a way that helps him consider options instead of pushing buttons and making things worse.
28:28 Lenora shares how reframing a challenge can calm both parent and child.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpphCRklDJiFXdS76U0LSQ
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Meltdowns to Milestones, Celebrate 200 Episodes of Imperfect Heroes
Join DJ Stutz for her landmark 200th episode of Imperfect Heroes: Insights Into Parenting as she looks back at sterling moments and topics for parents and caregivers of kids (birth to age 8). Relive a moving father-son story on emotional regulation, with tips to validate feelings and build trust. Turn challenges like thumb-sucking into bonding opportunities using teamwork strategies. Tame sibling rivalry with practical advice to foster compromise and kindness. Discover why meltdowns are DJ’s favorite with mindset shifts, learning to strengthen relationships, and teach calm-down tools. Boost friendships with tips to help kids choose kind pals. Hear listener comments and heartfelt reviews.
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5:36 DJ shares how a father connected with his new son with skin to skin contact followed by years of being there for his son created a strong bond that keeps the two connected.
9:45 Looking back at a past episode, DJ shares a comment made by past guest Dr. Ted Bennion on understanding that challenges are your kids’ and parents are there to guide and support.
13:39 DJ shares strategies for helping children manage through sibling rivalry
19:55 DJ shares how to make a mental shift about managing meltdowns and how that helps to reduce their frequency and length.
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DJ Stutz Calendar Link: https://bookme.name/Imperfectheroespodcast
ONE ON ONE COACHING Link: https://www.littleheartsacademyusa.com/courses/one-on-one-coaching-bundle
Find DJ’s Books “Roman is Bigger,” “Roman is a Bigger Brother,” and “Oscar’s True Friends” on Amazon, Kindle, Barnes&Noble, and Walmart.
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Imperfect Heroes: Insights Into Parenting - Tailoring Education: School Choices for Your Child’s Needs with Shiloh Stutz
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DJ Stutz 00:14
You're listening to Imperfect Heroes: Insights into Parenting, the perfect podcast for imperfect parents looking to find joy in their experience of raising children in An imperfect world, and I'm your host, DJ Stutz. Welcome everybody, and thank you for spending the next few minutes here with us at Imperfect Heroes:Iinsights into Parenting. And today, you can see there's just a little bit of a different setup. I've only done this maybe three times
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