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Jen Lumanlan is the host of the Your Parenting Mojo podcast, which distills scientific research on child development into a format that parents can actually use.\xa0She has done a TON of research on both child development and education, and also recently launched a course called Your Homeschooling Mojo, which helps parents to decide whether homeschooling is right for their family.\xa0\n\xa0\nSo all that said, a lot of Jen\u2019s friends think it\u2019s pretty ironic that she never thought she would be a parent because she didn\u2019t have an inkling of a motherly instinct in her body.\xa0Jen earned a bachelor\u2019s degrees from U.C. Berkeley and a Master\u2019s of Environmental Management from Yale and spent several years in consulting before realizing that she was way more passionate about being a parent than she ever thought she could be, so she went back to school and got a Master\u2019s in Psychology focused on Child Development and is now working on another in Education.\xa0\n\xa0\nShe\u2019s still doing a less-rigorous day job while she ramps up the business that she hopes will enable her daughter\u2019s homeschooling.\xa0We\u2019ll talk about what she\u2019s learned from the research she\u2019s read that has helped her to be a better parent but also stop worrying so much about being a better parent and just enjoy life!\xa0We\u2019ll also dig into some of the surprising things she learned about the education system while she was doing her master\u2019s thesis research on what motivates children to learn in the absence of a curriculum.\n\xa0\nListen in to hear Jen share:\n\xa0\n\nHow and why she uses research to lead her parenting\n\nThe truth about only children and social skills and intelligence\xa0\n\nHow she knew homeschooling would be the best decision for her daughter \u2013 even though she\u2019s not school age yet\n\nWhy our current education system is not meeting the needs of our kids\n\nThe myths (and truths) of homeschooling\xa0and homeschooling stereotypes\n\nWhy homeschooling is becoming more popular, especially among black families\n\n\xa0\nLinks Mentioned:\n\xa0\nPodcast: The\xa0Your Parenting Mojo\xa0podcast - research-based ideas to help kids thrive (and make parenting a bit easier!)\nCourse: The\xa0Your Homeschooling Mojo\xa0course - helping people who are interested in homeschooling figure out whether (and how) they can actually do it.\xa0Use the code SHAMELESS20 to save $20 on your course purchase.\xa0\nInterview/Book: How to talk so little kids will listen:\xa0Jen\u2019s Interview with Julie King / Book\xa0\nInterview/Book: It\u2019s Not About The Broccoli:\xa0Jen\u2019s Interview with Dina Rose / Book\xa0\nPodcast Episode: Only Children \u2013 Are They As Bad As advertised?\nPodcast Episode: Parenting: All Joy and No Fun?\nArticle: We Don\u2019t Need No Education by Ben Hewitt\nBook: Class Dismissed by Meredith Maran\nBook: Child of Mine: Feeding With Love and Good Sense by Ellen Satter\nTwitter:\xa0@akidisforlife\nEmail: jen@yourparentingmojo.com\nSponsor:\xa0Aaptiv.com\xa0(use code\xa0SMA30\xa0for a free 30 day trial)\nSponsor:\xa0http://www.kindsnacks.com/sma\xa0(use this link to get 10 KIND Snacks for $10 + free shipping)\n\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices