Regen Horchow, an advocate for early childhood education in Dallas and Texas, joins us on the podcast. She shares how her upbringing in Dallas shaped her outlook on education, parenting, and philanthropy. Reflecting on her parents' emphasis on progress over perfection and fostering conversation, Regen discusses the importance of these values in early childhood development in this engaging episode.
Regen Horchow, an advocate for early childhood education in Dallas and Texas, joins us on the podcast. She shares how her upbringing in Dallas shaped her outlook on education, parenting, and philanthropy. Reflecting on her parents' emphasis on progress over perfection and fostering conversation, Regen discusses the importance of these values in early childhood development in this engaging episode.
Our guest on the podcast today is Regen Horchow, an advocate for early childhood education in Dallas and across Texas. Regen chairs the Dallas County initiative called Early Matters Dallas. This ambitious and broad-based coalition aims to reach new heights in kindergarten readiness and children's literacy around the state.
Growing up in Dallas, Regen’s childhood was pleasant and lively. Her parents, both involved in retail and marketing, were also big on entertaining. Regen remembers her sprawling childhood backyard filled with lively poolside conversation and the variety of guests always seated around the dinner table. Regen and her sisters were always expected to sit at the table and make conversation with her parents’ guests, which instilled an early curiosity for learning about others' stories and hearing from a variety of different viewpoints.
By high school, Regen had already begun to explore her passion for education. In our conversation, she recalls her parents’ straightforward but warm parenting style that emphasized progress over perfection and how it has helped her take both successes and failures in stride. Now a mother to three grown children herself, Regen shares how her parent’s love for people and positivity has shaped her outlook on parenting, education, and philanthropy.
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