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Raising Daughters
Raising a daughter can be deeply rewarding, but understanding what she is thinking, feeling, and experiencing is not always easy. Raising Daughters helps parents build stronger relationships with their daughters and confidently navigate the challenges of childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood.
Hosted by developmental and behavioral pediatrician Dr. Tim Jordan, each episode provides practical guidance on the real issues girls and their families face today, including anxiety, confidence…
Episodes
Raising DaughtersWhy Every Parent Needs To Meditate With Katie Krimitsos
Many parents struggle with juggling everything, leaving them feeling burnt out. Even in the midst of chaos, you can still find calm, clarity, and connection…
Raising DaughtersHow To Help Your Daughter Become Unstuck
In this follow-up podcast to a previous one about why girls feel stuck, Dr. Tim Jordan describes the ways girls can take responsibility for their feelings and…
Raising DaughtersHow Childhood Traumas Form Lasting Memories And Ways to Support Kids With Beth Tyson
Two-thirds of kids experience childhood trauma, and these are stored as memories and emotions that can be triggered throughout their lives. Dr. Tim Jordan…
Raising Daughters4 Ways To Increase Your Happiness
What factors in our lives will help us to become and remain happy? In this podcast, learn how a strong marriage, becoming motivated by purpose and fulfillment…
Raising DaughtersOne Thing For High School Grads To Let Go Of And One Thing To Reach For As Leaving The Nest
It is so important for high school grads to become aware of any limiting beliefs they have accumulated from their life experiences and to reframe them to a…
Raising DaughtersHow To Get Kids Off The Couch And Outdoors This Summer
In this podcast, Dr. Jordan describes how to get your family off on the right foot this summer, starting with firing yourself as their entertainment director…
Raising DaughtersWhy Girls Feel Stuck, Procrastinate, And Can’t Make Decisions
In this podcast, Dr. Tim Jordan describes over a dozen reasons why girls feel stuck and can’t make decisions, including: focusing on things they have no…
Raising DaughtersHow To Prepare For And Thrive In Your Empty Nest With Bobbi Chegwyn
Dr. Tim Jordan interviews Bobbi Chegwyn, author of The Post Nest Book, about the process of preparing yourself for the empty nest. They discuss coping with all…
Raising DaughtersMiddle School Girls Share About Friend Drama, Social Media, Pressures, And Parents
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the social whirlwinds and emotional storms of your middle school daughter? You're not alone! This episode of Raising Daughters…
Raising DaughtersHow To Find A Fulfilling Career: Advice From A Career Coach, Courtney Page
Not every teenager knows what they want to pursue or what path they should forge ahead. That dilemma is common, which Dr. Tim Jordan wants to address today. In…
Raising DaughtersWhat’s More Impactful Than Adversities Are The Secrets, Shame, And Drama We Create Around Them
Dive into the profound exploration of the lasting effects of adverse childhood experiences in this enlightening episode with Dr. Tim Jordan. What holds more…
Raising DaughtersBest Ways To Support Your Daughter Through The College Application Process With Dr. Pamela Ellis
Is your daughter heading off to college? Are you concerned about how best you can support them as they navigate the college application process while staying…
Raising DaughtersWhy Teenagers Do Stupid Things
Why do teenagers do stupid things? In this podcast, Dr. Tim Jordan describes the major reasons why teenagers make bad choices, including their immature…
Raising DaughtersA Children's Book About Encouraging Children To Use Their Voices And Talents To Help The World With Linsey Davis And Michael Tyler
Authors Linsey Davis and Michael Tyler describe their new, inspirational book about encouraging girls to use their talents and voices to speak up about what’s…
Raising DaughtersHow To Be Happy, Successful, And Mindful While Getting It All Done With Laura Mae Martin
Google productivity coach Laura Mae Martin, author of the new book, Uptime, describes how to operate at the highest levels of productivity while enhancing your…
Raising DaughtersWhy Is My Daughter Having Sex?
In this podcast, Dr. Tim Jordan describes the many reasons why your daughter may choose to have sex, including: old limiting beliefs about herself, really…
Raising DaughtersWhy My Daughter Can't Find a Best Friend
Friendship isn't just about fitting in—it's about finding the courage to stand out and connect authentically with the people for you. In this episode, Dr. Tim…
Raising DaughtersTouching Stories To Guide Your Parenting
Parenting is a journey enriched by stories—windows into empathy and wisdom. In this episode, Dr. Tim Jordan shares eight touching stories and poems that…
Raising DaughtersThe Joys And Stresses From Raising A Chronically Ill Child With Dr. Maureen Petersen
Parenting a chronically ill child teaches us that within life's challenges lies the extraordinary opportunity for growth, resilience, love, and even self-care…
Raising DaughtersHow Mentors Inspire Success In Young People
Mentors have keen eyes to see anyone’s potential that no one would notice at first glance. Those eyes are the keys to helping mentors unlock someone’s highest…
Raising DaughtersRaising Readers: How To Get Your Kids To Love Reading With Maya Smart
As primary educators, parents play a pivotal role in instilling a love for reading in their children. Join us in this episode with Maya Smart, the author of…
Raising DaughtersSix Ways We Are Conditioning Girls To Be Discontented And Miserable
Childhood isn't a race to the top; it's a journey of self-discovery. Let's raise daughters empowered by their uniqueness, not conditioned by society's…
Raising DaughtersBest Remedy For Girl Drama: Learning To Resolve Conflicts Directly And Effectively
One of the best ways to avoid girl drama is to learn to handle your conflicts directly, peacefully, and effectively. Teach your daughters the skills to do that…
Raising DaughtersHigh School Girls Discuss Today's Dating Scene
Dating in today's generation is quite complicated compared to the previous generation. In this episode, pull back the curtain and listen in as four teen girls…
Raising DaughtersHow To Support And Raise High-Performing Girls With Nadine Rajeh
Talented young girls who stand out among the rest should never be discouraged or suppressed but encouraged and nurtured. Dr. Tim Jordan interviews Nadine Rajeh…
Raising DaughtersIt's A Little Scary What's On The Minds Of Girls Today
It’s a little scary what’s on the minds of girls today. As parents, it can feel like we are living worlds away from our daughters and this distance can cause…
Raising DaughtersA Conversation With Teen Girls About Phones And Social Media
Ever wonder how teenagers view social media and their phones? Listen in as four teen girls candidly discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly about social media…
Raising DaughtersNew Year, New Beginnings: Inspiring Quotes For Your Parenting And Personal Journey
The New Year is here; a time for another fresh start, marking a time of transformation and anticipation of what is to come. So as we greet 2024, why not make a…
Raising DaughtersAmidst The Negativity And Chaos Of Our World, Look For Kindness
Bolster your holiday spirit by focusing less on the troubles in our world and more on acts of kindness around you. In this episode, our dear host Dr. Tim…
Raising DaughtersHow Unrevealed Commitments Prevent You From Getting What You Want
We are always reaching for our happiness, that sense of fulfillment, like it’s an elusive thing. Why can’t we just get what we want? What holds us back? In…
Raising DaughtersDoes My Daughter Have An Eating Disorder? With Sara Hofmeier, LPC
Many parents sometimes find it difficult to talk to their daughters about their bodies, especially when it comes to breaching the topic of eating disorders…
Raising DaughtersHow To Help Young Adults Learn To Deal With Uncertainty About Their Future
We’ve all been through a point in our lives when we seemed to be at a crossroads and we don’t know which road to take. We’ve all been afraid we would screw up…
Raising DaughtersBlue’s Clues Creator Angela Santomero Discusses How To Follow Life's Clues To Find Happiness
There are tons of life’s clues scattered along your journey that reveal the way towards achieving happiness. And sometimes, they are found not in the adult’s…
Raising DaughtersEmpowering Young Girls: How To Guide Your Daughter To A Fulfilling Life
Being young should be the time for freedom, fun, and self-exploration. Unfortunately, in today’s competitive environment, kids as young as grade schoolers…
Raising DaughtersHow To Bully-Proof Your Daughter
If you’ve ever been bullied in your childhood, you’d know just what a quagmire the hallways of middle school are for kids. No matter how much you want to…
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How to Keep Your Daughter Safe With Her Phone and Social Media
Show Notes: Digital wellness expert Dawn Wible discusses programs for keeping kids safe on their devices and social media. Dawn shares who is most vulnerable…
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Embracing Our “Dark Feelings” of Anger, Anxiety, and Grief
Show Notes: Mariana Alessandri, author of Night Vision, discusses the need to normalize all of our emotions and to educate girls to listen to what they have to…
Raising DaughtersWhen and How to Educate Girls About Puberty and Periods
Show Notes: Gynecologist Dr. Maggie Abraham discusses how to educate girls about the physical changes from puberty and about menstruation management. Dr…
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Why Girls Refuse to Move On From Toxic Friends
Show Notes: Girls often respond to toxic friends with tend & befriend behaviors instead of moving on for fear of being alone. Dr. Jordan describes how…
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A Self-Care Primer for Girls and Women
Show Notes: Health coach Marnie Dachis Marmet discusses the many ways girls & parents can practice regular self-care, including sleep, nutrition, yoga, and…
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Best Diet for Adolescent Girls
Show Notes: The most beneficial diet for adolescent girls includes social-emotional and mental health items, not calories. Perhaps there is a different…
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In Search of Character and Calling
Show Notes: The book, The Soul’s Code, offers a way to see thru children’s misbehaviors for the deeper meaning behind them, i.e., see the oak tree when all you…
Raising DaughtersFamily Meetings: The Best Parenting Tool Ever!
Business meetings are designed to help businesses run more effectively. So, why shouldn’t families use family meetings in the same way to be better? Running…
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Why Women Don’t Scream, Fight Back, or Report Sexual Assaults and Rapes
Show Notes: Women don’t scream or fight back during sexual assaults and rapes due to protective brain responses and cultural conditioning. In this podcast…
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Food Fights and Bedtime Battles: Redirecting Everyday Power Struggles
SHOW NOTES: Dr. Jordan many reasons why kids engage us in power struggles including: feel disconnected from distracted parents, intense & powerful temperament…
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How to Handle Homesick College Students
Show Notes: Learn how to handle calls from homesick college freshmen to empower them to learn how to cope, problem-solve, and grow in confidence. Many parents…
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How Girls Can Turn Physical and Emotional Scars into Beauty
Show Notes: Dr. Jordan discusses how girls can reframe past experiences & scars into healthy stories Dr. Jordan describes an exercise he did with his high…
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How My Campers Invented the Greatest Game Ever!
Show Notes: Creating a lot of down time at our camp allows kids to take initiative & create their own fun and games. In this podcast, Dr. Jordan describes how…
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The Hardest Gift To Give Is Forgiveness
Forgiveness is an internal process that sets you free from negative feelings & thoughts, opening you up for love and happiness. Show Notes: BENEFITs of…
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5 Ways We Are Sucking the Soul Out of Children
Show Notes: The following are 5 ways we are sucking the heart and soul out of our children’s lives and with great cost: 1. Lack of down time for unsupervised…
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How Our World Would Be Different If Women Had Been the Storytellers
Show Notes: Using her book, Cassandra Speaks, author Elizabeth Lesser describes how our human stories and our views of women would change if women were the…
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Covid’s Lingering Social and Academic Effects On Teenagers
Show Notes: Dr. Jordan interviews 4 young adult women about the lingering social & academic effects from covid. Questions discussed in this interview: What…
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The Recipe for Success Contains These Key Ingredients
Show Notes: Girls need to decide what success & having it all means for them, & to develop the following qualities to achieve a fulfilling life. The following…
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Why Trigger Warnings and Sunday Scaries Are So Troubling
Show Notes: Learn the truth about Sunday scaries & trigger warnings as well as how to prevent & manage them. The Sunday scaries are nagging feelings of…
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Blue star grit: A mother’s journey of triumph and tragedy raising a defiant child into an exceptional leader
Show Notes: Listen to author Ginny Luther’s story about learning how to raise her independent-minded son Bart, the childhood traumas he triggered in her, and…
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Get Outside and Play! Why It’s So Critical For Kids
Show Notes: Research shows that time in nature is associated with improved mental health, decreased stress, enhanced creativity and prosocial behaviors, and…
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How to Purposefully Parent with the End in Mind
Show Notes: Elevate your parenting by creating an end in mind and using it to guide all of your decisions; listen in for how to do this. Learn the two main…
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Could Your Daughter Be the Next Taylor Swift?
Show Notes: The critical ingredients for developing talent are inspiration, deep practice, good coaches, and autonomy. In this podcast, Dr. Jordan describes…
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The Many Ways That Parents Show Love
Show Notes: It’s healthy for girls to realize the many ways their parents do love them vs. lamenting the ways they don’t. Dr. Jordan describes the concept of…
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What Your High School Senior Needs From You
Show Notes: Learn some specific ways parents can support high school seniors as they transition to the next leg of their journey. Understand & normalize touch…