Pregnant and realizing you may be a bit short on parenting instinct?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Know you may not have had great parenting models in your life, and want to do better?<\/span><\/p>\n Having felt a little daunted by impending motherhood, Jan decided to play to her strength:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHaving a daughter, I think, was the ultimate catalyst. I basically realized that I had no parenting instinct whatsoever, but I DID have really good research skills. And I could use those skills to bridge the gap.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Recognizing similar needs in other parents and parents-to-be, Jan wanted to provide relief and reassurance along with big doses of parenting reality. Voila! Her podcast was born, bringing in-depth, practical, and important insights, strategies, and support to uncertain parents wanting to do the best for their kids.<\/span><\/p>\n Your Parenting Mojo<\/span><\/i> is a rich, interesting, down-to-earth translation of research into reality. It makes the latest parenting discoveries immediately practical to your daily parenting experience.<\/span> What can you believe? Who do you believe? How do you decipher the worthwhile messages from the worthless marketing? Who\u2019s pushing what and why?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI realized that I needed a framework to put around [my education] to ensure I wasn’t missing anything important. And in the process of doing that, I thought, I’m learning so much! It’s really crazy not to share it all with other people. I started the podcast really just as a way of sharing what I was learning through the psychology degree.\u201d<\/span><\/i> Jan\u2019s got you covered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Recognizing the vast issues facing children and their parents, Jan seeks out thought leaders like Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum on racism, and Dr. Bernard Dreyer, past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics on general and best practices to feature as guests on her show. Her expert guests speak to the credibility of the show, furthering its authority and providing clear guidance in their niches.\u00a0 <\/span> Shore up your experience with the knowledge and insight you\u2019ll find in this podcast\u2014designed to help you be the best parent possible.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pregnant and realizing you may be a bit short on parenting instinct?\u00a0 Know you may not have had great parenting models in your life, and want to do better? Pulling your hair out wondering why no one warned you about the perils and pitfalls of parenting? You\u2019re going to be so glad you found Your Parenting Mojo with host Jan Lumenlan!\u00a0 Having felt a little daunted by impending motherhood, Jan decided to play to her strength:\u00a0 \u201cHaving a daughter, I think, was the ultimate catalyst. I basically realized that I had no parenting instinct whatsoever, but I DID have really<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[557,554,555,556],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPulling your hair out wondering why no one warned you about the perils and pitfalls of parenting?<\/span>
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\n<\/span>You\u2019re going to be so glad you found <\/span>Your Parenting Mojo<\/span><\/i> with host Jan Lumenlan!\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/span>Internet savvy, Jan recognized the surplus of fear-mongering clickbait aimed at parents. You know\u2026 the stuff you don\u2019t ask for that floods your inbox as soon as you look up a phrase like, \u201cmy child is sick.\u201d Not only do you get tons of unwanted emails, but Google seems to read your mind, and bam! Every page you look at thereafter contains ads for anything and everything child related. Too much!<\/span><\/p>\nJan is familiar with the struggle: <\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cEven when people reported on a reliable study, they would just give you the results of that study, without any sense of how it fit into the complete body of research on a topic. Does this confirm what we already knew? Or does it go completely against what we already knew? I just had no idea. How does this become useful in my quest to give my daughter the best parenting possible?\u201d <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Not one to leave stones unturned, Jan went back to school to obtain a master’s in psychology focused on child development. And she didn\u2019t stop there. She returned for a master\u2019s in education, too.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
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\n<\/span><\/p>\nEvery episode of <\/span>Your Parenting Mojo<\/span><\/i> gives you gold. Jan says she\u2019ll often read thirty articles to produce one quality show. No wonder each podcast episode is so rich with content!<\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>No topic is off limits, including \u201cOnly Children: Are They As Bad As Advertised?\u201d to \u201cHow To Help A Child Overcome Anxiety\u201d and everything in between. Got a sensitive child who is awash in tears? A gender-creative kid who triggers your fears? Wonder how to address racism? Want to know what to do with a three-year-old throwing a hissy fit in the supermarket before it happens\u2026 again?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n<\/span>Your Parenting Mojo<\/span><\/i> is delivered at a digestible pace: one new episode every other Sunday. Of course, the archives provide busy and\/or overwhelmed parents with searchable episodes to answer pressing questions. With 106 episodes, listeners have an instant resource to turn to when a parenting problem keeps them up at night. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Parenting can be scary, especially if you\u2019ve had poor role models, or you\u2019ve suffered from neglect or lack of validation in your own upbringing. Luckily, Jan realized that help is all around for those wishing to augment their parenting instincts. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>It\u2019s impossible to know everything about a huge subject like parenting. Seeking help, whether from a trusted friend or a podcast host who\u2019s done her homework, is a sign of strength, not an admission of lack! So why not seek support on your journey to feeling confident about your choices? <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Your DNA really doesn\u2019t matter; good parenting is a <\/span>learned<\/span><\/i> skill.\u00a0 <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Your Parenting Mojo<\/span><\/i> shortcuts your journey through the tough spots, and those requiring a pro-active approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n