Ep 104 | From Control to Connection: Transforming Your Parenting Approach with Jen Lumanlan

Have you ever considered how the way we parent connects to bigger societal systems like white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism? 

In this episode of the Heartful Parent Podcast, I have the privilege of sitting down with Jen Lumanlan—host of Your Parenting Mojo podcast and author of Parenting Beyond Power—for a thought-provoking conversation about how traditional parenting methods can unknowingly reinforce these power structures. 

Jen helps us see how discipline and authority play into these systems and explore how a more heartful, mindful approach to parenting can create lasting change in our families and beyond.

Jen also points out how balancing our own needs with our kids’ needs can actually foster connection, respect, and collaboration. And by recognizing the needs of others, we can in turn break down the power structures that are prevalent in everyday life right now.

This episode is packed with insights and practical tools to help you rethink discipline, shift power dynamics, and create a home environment rooted in empathy and mutual understanding. Pass this episode along to at least 2 other parents, and you’ll make a difference not only in your life and their lives, but it could begin to shift the world as a whole. Doesn’t that sound pretty amazing? 

Resources:

yourparentingmojo.com

yourparentingmojo.com/needs

yourparentingmojo.com/quiz

Parenting Beyond Power by Jen Lumanlan

yourparentingmojo.substack.com

White Women, Get Ready by Amanda Gross

Your Parenting Mojo Podcast episodes mentioned:

154: Authoritative isn’t the best Parenting “Style

148: Is spanking a child really bad?

Transcript: 

Episode 104 transcript

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