Hi, I\'m Jen Lumanlan, host and founder of the Your Parenting Mojo podcast and author of Parenting Beyond Power: How to Use Connection and Collaboration to Transform Your Family and the World. The Your Parenting Mojo channel shares evidence-based parenting strategies that help you navigate the challenges of raising children. Through interviews with child development experts, psychologists, and fellow parents, we explore topics like emotion regulation, understanding child behavior, and building practical parenting skills. My goal is to help you make informed decisions that work for your unique family--without relying on quick fixes or one-size-fits-all solutions--so you can focus on truly meeting your child\'s needs - and YOUR needs as well. Subscribe to learn how to parent with confidence, connection, and collaboration. Learn More About My Book: https://yourparentingmojo.com/book
Re-release: Creative Problem-Solving (Without Giving the Answer)
If you want your kid to solve problems creatively instead of waiting to be told the answer, this episode is for you. I\'m talking with Sara, whose four-year-old started asking permission for things he used to just do on his own, like grabbing the markers off his own shelf. In this episode, Sara talks about the drone that showed up out of nowhere and the fifteen minutes her son spent working out how it worked, using nothing but a toy helicopter he already understood. She also talks about the perfectionism she didn\'t realize she was carrying into their explorations, until a coaching call helped her name it. https://yourparentingmojo.com//creative-problem-solving Key chapters: 00:00 — Can Your Child Be Your Teacher? 03:09 — The Pressure of Growing Up With “Be the Best” 10:14 — “Who Is the Child in Front of You?” 12:27 — How Perfectionism Affects Parenting 20:59 — The Simple Rule: Don’t Give Your Child the Answer 25:45 — How to Know If You’re Actually Teaching Your Child 27:11 — Is It OK If Your Child Gets the Wrong Answer? 33:39 — Turning Everyday Problems Into Learning Opportunities 41:13 — The Power of Saying “I Wonder” 50:20 — Can Working Parents Actually Do This? 51:36 — The Most Important Skills Kids Need to Learn Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourparentingmojo/ Join our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2174808219425589 Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/YourParentingMojo Read my blog: https://yourparentingmojo.com/blog/ Check out past audio episodes: https://www.yourparentingmojo.com/episodes #ChildLedLearning #InterestLedLearning #Parenting #ChildDevelopment #PositiveParenting
3 Aug 2026
Re-release: Raising an Entrepreneur (Without Taking Over Their Business)
Re-release: Raising an Entrepreneur (Without Taking Over Their Business) If you want your kid to build real skills like reliability and clear communication, and you\'re wondering whether starting a business could be the way to do it, this episode is for you. My daughter Carys started a pet sitting business at 10 years old, and I didn\'t expect how much she\'d learn from it. In this episode, I talk about the alarm that went off twice before Carys figured out how to remember the client\'s security code. I also talk about the client who wanted a regular early morning walk. Carys told him no, and a well-paying job sat right there while part of me wanted her to take it anyway. For links to references mentioned in this episode, go to https://yourparentingmojo.com/raising-an-entrepreneur Key chapters: 00:00 A shocking financial gift for kids (it\'s NOT a college fund) 01:26 Why kids should earn real income before middle school 03:08 The life skills every child learns from running a business 05:31 How entrepreneurship teaches organization naturally 07:13 Teaching healthy boundaries through business 08:07 Raising kind kids—not profit-obsessed entrepreneurs 09:35 Why difficult clients build resilience 11:11 How responsibility becomes self-motivation 12:50 Why entrepreneurship can be especially powerful for neurodivergent kids 13:59 Why ages 8–12 are the perfect time to start 17:50 Best businesses kids can actually start 20:24 The surprising power of starting young 22:05 Financial freedom vs. chasing money 25:02 How to support your child without taking over 31:54 Biggest concerns parents have (and the truth) 39:29 What running a kid\'s business actually looks like 47:31 A healthier alternative to screen time 48:38 How to help your child discover a business idea 52:05 Introducing Mind Your Own Business for Kids 53:13 The real goal isn\'t raising entrepreneurs Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourparentingmojo/ Join our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2174808219425589 Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/YourParentingMojo Read my blog: https://yourparentingmojo.com/blog/ Check out past audio episodes: https://www.yourparentingmojo.com/episodes #Parenting #ParentingTips #Entrepreneurship #KidsBusiness #FinancialLiteracy #RaiseIndependentKids #PositiveParenting #MoneyMindset #LifeSkills #YourParentingMojo #ChildDevelopment #Homeschool #Unschooling #EntrepreneurKids #ParentEducation
15 Jun 2026
Burnout vs Depression: The Mental Load of Mothers
If you’re feeling exhausted, and overwhelmed and you aren’t sleeping - and you wonder if you might be depressed, this episode is for you. Bob Whitaker is a journalist who has spent decades investigating psychiatric treatment in the U.S. He won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His book Anatomy of an Epidemic is a New York Times bestseller. And he has a lot to say about why so many mothers are being handed a diagnosis when what they actually need is support. In this episode, Bob traces how women\'s distress has been medicalized instead of treated as a reasonable response to impossible circumstances. He describes psychiatry as a form of social control - because the entire system directs attention toward individual brains and away from the situations we’re living in. And he shares the results of a New Zealand study on postpartum depression that should have changed how we support new mothers - but it didn’t. For links to references mentioned in this episode, go to https://yourparentingmojo.com/adhd-without-medication Key chapters: 00:00 Why Depression Diagnoses Are Rising in Mothers 01:25 Is Burnout Being Misdiagnosed as Depression? 03:29 Psychiatry as a Form of Social Control 04:26 Why Women\'s Distress Gets Medicalized 06:47 From Valium to Antidepressants 07:34 Are We Treating the Wrong Problem? 10:49 Depression or a Response to Your Environment? 12:05 The Postpartum Depression Study That Changed Everything 13:33 What Actually Prevented Postpartum Depression 14:33 Is the Problem Your Brain—or Your Situation? 15:00 What Every Burned-Out Mother Needs to Hear Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourparentingmojo/ Join our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2174808219425589 Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/YourParentingMojo Read my blog: https://yourparentingmojo.com/blog/ Check out past audio episodes: https://www.yourparentingmojo.com/episodes #MomBurnout #MentalLoad #Motherhood #BurnoutVsDepression #MaternalMentalHealth #ParentingPodcast #YourParentingMojo #WorkingMoms #PostpartumDepression #MentalHealth #ParentingSupport #MomLife
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