I'm Jen Lumanlan, host of the Your Parenting Mojo podcast (4M+ downloads, named Best Research-Based Parenting Podcast by Lifehacker) and author of Parenting Beyond Power. I hold master's degrees in Psychology and Education.
I’ve read over 10,000 books and academic articles, and translate them into tools you can use.
As a Co-Active Coach, I’ll listen to you in a way that most parents tell me they've never experienced before.
From there, I draw on extensive training on working with neurodivergent families (including ADHD, Autism, and PDA), trauma & parts work, and couples' communication to help you build strategies that work for your specific family.
Meet Coach Denise,
the Your Parenting Mojo Community Manager
(and an accredited coach
as well)
She's been around my work since the very beginning and knows Your Parenting Mojo resources better than I do!
After you map out your situation using the online form, you’ll get a 20 minute call with Denise to make sure your next steps will actually work.
"For the first time in a year, my son let me brush his teeth."
My toddler couldn't tell me what was wrong. Every night, brushing his teeth turned into a fight. I'd end up holding him still just to get it done, because growing up I learned to do it that way - to just get it over with. He hated it, and so did I.
I started observing what made him tense up, and what made him relax. I gave him a say in how it happened. I let him brush his own teeth first, for as long as he wanted, and I brushed mine next to him. I saw no progress and kept trying anyway.
Three days later: He opened his mouth and LET ME IN. For the first time in probably a year. I brushed about 80% of his teeth with no struggle. I'm just in awe of this.
And it’s not just about the teeth. I have the sense that in the future I will get back all of the extra time I'm investing in this process now, along with a much deeper relationship between us based on trust and not force.
- Cori R.
"For the first time in a year, my son let me brush his teeth."
My toddler couldn't tell me what was wrong. Every night, brushing his teeth turned into a fight. I'd end up holding him still just to get it done, because growing up I learned to do it that way - to just get it over with. He hated it, and so did I.
I started observing what made him tense up, and what made him relax. I gave him a say in how it happened. I let him brush his own teeth first, for as long as he wanted, and I brushed mine next to him. I saw no progress and kept trying anyway.
Three days later: He opened his mouth and LET ME IN. For the first time in probably a year. I brushed about 80% of his teeth with no struggle. I'm just in awe of this.
And it’s not just about the teeth. I have the sense that in the future I will get back all of the extra time I'm investing in this process now, along with a much deeper relationship between us based on trust and not force.
- Cori R.
Most approaches tell you to hold better boundaries (and mix up boundaries and limits as they're doing it!), or find a stronger consequence. Here you'll learn how to see what's really going on underneath your child's difficult behavior in ANY situation you're facing, and find strategies that meet BOTH of your needs. It's a very different approach, and is based on the idea that your needs and your child's needs are equally important.
Yes. The problem solving process doesn't depend on your child being able to explain what's wrong. You can identify the feeling and the need underneath even before your child has words for either one. You'll watch a parent understand her child's needs without even talking to him!
The problem solving process is built around understanding what's driving a behavior, not managing the behavior itself. That approach tends to work well for neurodivergent kids, since it starts from curiosity about what's going on instead of assuming the behavior is a choice. Even neurodivergent people are people with needs, a fact that's easy to lose sight of in the daily struggles. Coach Denise can help you think through how to apply this to your specific child on your call if you get stuck.
The problem solving approach works for ANY challenge you're having with your child. After you watch me coach a parent using each of the tools I'll guide you through how to enter your information in the online form. After you submit it you'll book your call with Denise to discuss your strategies - she's a credentialed coach and one of the founding members of the Parenting Membership. She often remembers more of the resources we have than I do!
No! Denise will help you refine your own strategies if you'd like, and identify more strategies that could work for you. We have the benefit of being able to draw on the experience of Parenting Membership members who have been using this approach for years, so we've seen which strategies are most likely to be effective.
It's about both of you. The process asks what need is driving your child's behavior, but it also asks what you need. Maybe it's rest. Maybe it's to not be hit in front of other parents at pickup. Your needs count as much as your child's do. A strategy that meets your kid's need and burns you out isn't a real strategy. Part of what you'll practice in this training is naming your own needs - and knowing you deserve to have them met.
You can start using the problem solving approach on your own. A lot of parents find that once their kid responds differently, their partner gets curious about what changed. The training is yours to use multiple times over if you like.
No. You won't get a list of exact words to say - you already know those don't work, because the person who wrote the script doesn't know you or your child. Instead, you'll learn a process for figuring out what's going on and building a plan together. The recordings show you how the steps sound in real conversations, so you can hear how it works without needing a script.
No - this training stands on its own. If you want ongoing support past this one issue, the Parenting Membership picks up where this leaves off.
You can watch the training videos as many times as you like. You're welcome to submit one online form and have one follow-up call with Denise. You'll also get access to a downloadable version of the form you can use for future challenges.
Yes! If you've done the program (watched the videos, completed the online form, met with Denise, tried a strategy) and you aren't satisfied, we'll give you your money back. Guaranteed. Just email us at support@yourparentingmojo.com and we'll help you out.
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You don't need a different script for every behavior.
You need one question: what need is this behavior communicating?
Get the four steps, your call with Denise, and - if you register before September 16 - the live session with me, all for $27.
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