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Author: Tim Jordan, MD

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Girls tend to be more sensitive and anxious than boys. They experience a wide range of emotions simultaneously, which can make them difficult to predict. This presents a significant difficulty for parents, many of whom are already overburdened. If you do not know what is going on in their heads and hearts or the struggles they face on a daily basis, it is hard to know how to best support them. You have found Raising Daughters, a warm and helpful resource for parents on how to best care for and direct their young daughters as they develop. If you have daughters and want to help them through life's challenges, this podcast can give you the tools and guidance you need to do just that. Learn ways to connect with them such that you can remain an influence in their lives throughout the teen years and beyond, Find out in each episode what it really takes to take care of your girls, who are under more stress than ever before. They may be overly concerned with academic success, self-image issues, or anxiety to handle diverse social situations. Being overwhelmed by their emotions can lead to sleeplessness, irritability, anxiety and even depression. It is your responsibility as a parent to guide them in the right direction despite the chaos of the outside world. Learn from this podcast how to start important conversations with your daughters and give them the help they need to feel protected and loved. Each discussion delves deeply into what kids are thinking, feeling, and experiencing today, from schoolwork to dating life, friendships and even within themselves. Get ready to hear some personal, sensitive, and confronting information about the lives of modern-day young women. Learn from their experiences, some of which may go unnoticed or ununderstood, and improve as a parent of your own daughters as a result. The parents featured in this podcast share their insights and advice gained through raising children. Data-driven strategies for raising daughters are discussed, and episodes feature authors and experts in various fields of child development. To really get to the heart of what is going on in a girl's head, heart, and soul, the show also has girls on who share their current thoughts, feelings, and experiences. The podcast also discusses the effects of technology on the lives of young women. Parents need to step up their game as their children become more preoccupied with their phones and more vulnerable as a result of what they see on social media. In today's instantaneous digital world, it is important for parents to be informed about the various online communities in which their children participate. This podcast will serve as your helpful guide as you learn about the media and technology your daughters are using. Dr. Tim Jordan, a specialist in developmental and behavioral pediatrics, hosts the podcast. He has been mentoring young women for over 30 years, primarily through his counseling practice, weekend retreats and summer camps with a focus on self-improvement and leadership. Throughout his career, Dr. Tim gave talks to audiences of parents and professionals in the United States and around the world. He has the pulse of what every parent needs in raising daughters because of his extensive background and personal encounters with both parents and children. In every episode, he sets the tone with a friendly and humorous introduction that makes the discussion more enjoyable for the audience.  The thoughts and feelings of young women are often misunderstood. If you label them as emotional wrecks, you are missing the point. Make a special effort to understand your children's feelings. Follow along with Dr. Tim as he helps you delve into their heads to learn about and empathize with their inner workings. In doing so, you improve as a parent and better meet the needs of your precious daughters.
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In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan describes how girls can move on from toxic friends, dating partners, and limiting beliefs about themselves.Dr. Jordan’s previous related podcasts: Drama Busters Every Girl Needs to Begin the School YearA Bird Nest On Your Head? Teach Your Daughter How To Be In Charge Of Their Negative Self-TalkMiddle School Girls Share About Friend Drama, Social Media, Pressures, And ParentsThank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan uses stories about Jane Goodall and Paul McCartney to describe the importance of supporting children’s interests and passions even if they are different than our own.Dr. Jordan’s website: www.drtimjordan.com  Thank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan relates why so many of our daughters are burned out and overwhelmed by their sports, activities, and schedules. High levels of stress, pressure ,and focusing on the future have robbed girls doing things for the love of the game.Previous related Dr. Jordan podcasts:Stop Overscheduling Your Daughters!Thank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast, using the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty, Dr. Jordan describes the many parts of themselves that girls give up in order to fit in as well as ways they can reclaim their authentic selves.   Previous related podcasts:I hate my body! The history of body dissatisfaction in femalesWhy body image issues begin with girls: interview with Dr.s Ashleigh & Janet BoseovskiStop blaming Instagram for girl’s body image issues:Taming the body image monster  Thank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan related a beautiful concept of Ubuntu which means that we are made for interdependence and generosity; this is where peace is to be found. Previous related podcasts:Christmas podcast 2024: A Holiday Wish: Look For Kindness in Others and You Will Find More of itChristmas Spirit:2 Heartwarming stories about tinsel and loveThank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan describes research that reveals that homework does not produce better academic achievement and can have a destructive effect on student’s interest in learning, their depth of understanding, and their preference for challenging tasks. Dr. Jordan also offers some solutions to consider for dealing with this issue. Resources on this topic:Making Kids Work a Second Shift: Alfie Kohn article 11-1-25:The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing; Alfie Kohn, (Da Capo Press, 2006)The Pros and Cons of Homework: Edutopia, Youki Terada, 9-26-25The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits Learning; Etta Kralovec and John Buell, (Beacon Press, 2000)The Game of School: Why we play it, how it hurts kids, and what it will take to change it; Robert FriedDr. Jordan’s website: www.drtimjordan.com To send Dr. Jordan comments on his posts and to offer ideas for future podcasts, email him at Anne@drtimjordan.comThank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan relates many stories of how parents invalidate their daughter’s feelings and how to support girl’s emotional health.Dr. Jordan’s previous related podcasts: Cassandra Speaks: When women are the storytellers, the human story changes, interview with author Elizabeth LesserEmbracing Our “Dark Feelings” of Anger, Anxiety, and Grief: interview with author Mariana Alessandri about her book: Night Vision: Seeing ourselves through dark moodsFor all of Dr. Jordan’s resources including books, weekend retreats & summer camps, and podcasts, visit his website at www.drtimjordan.comThank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan shares stories from girls who are extremely overscheduled, resulting in them feeling stressed, discontented, anxious, disconnected from family and friends and themselves, and lacking space for down time, unsupervised play, and time with family and friends.For more information about resources Dr. Jordan provides, including his counseling practice, 7 books, weekend retreats and summer camps, and previous 350 podcasts, go to www.drtimjordan.com Dr. Jordan’s previous podcasts on related topics: Why rushed girls are lonely and stressedStressed Out Teen Girls Need to RefuelHow To Be Happy, Successful, And Mindful While Getting It All Done With Laura Mae MartinThank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
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In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan relates a story about a young girl on the streets of Mexico who reminded him of the need to express gratitude for all of our blessings, especially during this holiday season. Dr. Jordan’s previous podcast on gratitude: Is your daughter ungrateful? George Bailey gratitude will helpThank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan describes 8 principles girls need to live out in order to become happy and fulfilled, including being internally motivated, creating their own standards of success, making decisions based on their intuition, focusing on the journey vs. the destination, cultivating regular quiet, alone time, and loving and accepting themselves. Send comments and suggestions for future podcasts to anne@drtiumjordan.comThank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan makes a strong case for why, when young adults are starting their careers, the 1st step is to prioritize fulfillment because we all tend to get better at things we care about most. Learn the value of autonomy, flow, understanding your micro-motives and identity capitol, fixed and growth theory of motivation, and that we are not fulfilled by being excellent at something, but being deeply engaged with things that we choose. Dr. Jordan’s previous related podcast: The good, the bad, and the ugly about being in your twentiesHow Kids Find Their Intrinsic, Lifelong MotivationOne Way We Are Crushing Our Daughter's SpiritsThank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
Dr. Jordan interviews Dr. Judith Orloff about the challenges and gifts experienced by sensitive, empathic girls as well as ways they can best take care of themselves to avoid becoming overloaded. They also discuss Dr. Orloff’s newest book for children, The Highly Sensitive Rabbit.Dr. Orloff is a psychiatrist, an empath, and a New York Times best-selling author who is a champion of highly sensitive children and adults. She is also on the UCLA Department of Psychiatry Clinical Faculty. Resources:For more information on Dr. Orloff’s books and programs: www.drjudithorloff.com Other books by Dr. Orloff: The Empath’s Survival Guide; The Genius of EmpathyPrevious related podcasts from Dr. Jordan:A 10 Is A 10 Is A 10: Understanding Girl's Emotional Roller Coaster Why Girls Need To Be Angry, Anxious, and CryingThank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this podcast, Dr. Jordan describes how to teach girls that it is the pursuit of fulfillment that leads to excellence and also learn how to become aware of their intrinsic motivation. Also included is how being so future-directed (doing things because it looks good on college applications and to be accepted someday into a top college) causes kids to lose playing sports for the love of the game and learning for learning’s sake. My favorite books on finding your calling:Letters From My Grandfather: Timeless Wisdom For a Life Worth Living: Tim JordanDark Horse: Todd RoseThe Element and Finding Your Element: Ken RobinsonThe Talent Code: Daniel CoyleRange: David EpsteinCallings: Dave IsayOriginals: Adam GrantEveryday Greatness: Stephen CoveyThe Soul’s Code: James HillmanThank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast Dr. Jordan describes how damaging labels are for kids and how to reframe behaviors into positives. Some labels discussed are being bossy, too shy or sensitive, perfectionists, weird, depressed, losing it, lazy, and socially awkward.Previous related podcasts by Dr. Jordan:Ghosts in the nurseryAre you an “unreasonable” parent? Perhaps there is a ghost in your nurseryThe most amazing girls I know: An interview with 3 “old souls”To send ideas for future podcasts, email me at anne@drtimjordan.comJoin Our Community:https://www.facebook.com/DrTimJordanhttps://www.instagram.com/drtimjordan/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-jordan-md-79799120b/Thank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan discusses important factors that have occurred over the past 200 years that have shifted cultural standards for how women are supposed to look, creating a moving target of unrealistic standards and pressures that continues to cause intense body dissatisfaction.Some key factors discussed :Bathrooms moving indoors with mirrors and weight scales; a cultural perspective that being overweight was considered a character flaw associated with laziness and a lack of self-control; the rise of advertising playing on teen girls anxieties and insecurities about their looks; earlier sexualization and objectification of girls; increased exhibitionism, perfectionism, lookism, and consumerism causing girls and women to be obsessed with weight, body, fashion, and being sexy.Other valuable resources related to the topic of body image and body dissatisfaction:Previous Dr. Jordan podcasts on the topic of girls and body imageI Hate My Body! When And Why It Starts And What Parents Can Do About It With Dr. Ashleigh Gallagher And Dr. Janet BoseovskiWhen and why body image dissatisfaction begins:Dr. Jordan’s book on adolescent girls: Sleeping Beauties, Awakened Women: Guiding the Transformation of Adolescent GirlsBook: Fat History, by Peter StearnsSend ideas for future podcasts or if you have comments/questions to: anne@drtimjordan.comJoin Our Community:https://www.facebook.com/DrTimJordanhttps://www.instagram.com/drtimjordan/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-jordan-md-79799120b/ Thank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan interviews author Jean Twenge, PhD about her new book, 10 Rules for Raising Kids In a High-tech World: how parents can stop smartphones, social media, and gaming from taking over their children’s livesResources:For more info on Dr. Twenge’s resources, visit her website at www.JeanTwenge.comListen to past podcasts with Melanie Hempe from Screenstrong.org and from Gabriella Nguyen on helping kids and teens to wean themselves from screens. Join Our Community:https://www.facebook.com/DrTimJordanhttps://www.instagram.com/drtimjordan/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-jordan-md-79799120b/Thank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
Dr. Jordan interviews Ob-Gyn Dr. Melissa Holmes, founder of the educational App Girlology, about educating girls and parents about puberty, periods, sexuality, and body image.Link to the Girlology App: https://girlology.com/Instagram @girlologyTo access free content for parents, Dr. Momfidence is our chatbot that will answer questions with content and resources that only come from Girlology and patient ed materials from some of our academic partners.Listeners can use this discount code for 20% off an annual subscription to the Girlology platform : ParentingGirlsPrevious Dr. Jordan podcast on girls & body image, interview with Dr. Ashleigh Gallagher & Dr. Janet Boseovski: I hate my body! When and why it starts and what parents can do about itFor more information about Dr. Jordan’s books, camps, and other resources, check oujt his website at www.drtimjordan.comTo send comments or requests for future podcasts topics, email him at Anne@drtimjordan.comJoin Our Community:https://www.facebook.com/DrTimJordanhttps://www.instagram.com/drtimjordan/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-jordan-md-79799120b/Thank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
In this episode, Dr. Jordan discusses the harm from girls not asking for what they want and always putting other’s needs before their own. Learn some tools to help girls redirect their unhealthy pattern and raise their confidence and self-esteem.Dr. Jordan’s new book is available! Keeping Your Family Grounded When You’re Flying By the Seat of Your Pants, revised and updated edition with an invaluable chapter and technologies and social media and readiness signs for both  https://drtimjordan.com     Amazon Book Link:Send questions for Dr. Jordan to address in his next podcast to: Anne@drtimjordan.comJoin Our Community:https://www.facebook.com/DrTimJordanhttps://www.instagram.com/drtimjordan/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-jordan-md-79799120b/Thank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
Dr. Jordan interviews author Melanie Hempe about how to educate children and teens about the brain science about how smartphones and social media negatively affect their brains, their social skills, and cause addictive behaviors.Keywords: Melanie Hempe, Screenstrong, smartphones, social media, addictions, video games, gaming, screen use addictions, dopamine, stress, sleep deprivation in teenagers, teenagers, adolescents,Resources:Melanie Hempe’s website: ScreenStrongKidsBrainsAndScreens.com  The Adventures of Super BrainDr. Jordan’s previous podcast: 5 Step Method For Teenagers To Wean Off Social Media With Gabriela NguyenJoin Our Community:https://www.facebook.com/DrTimJordanhttps://www.instagram.com/drtimjordan/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-jordan-md-79799120b/ Thank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
Description: In this new podcast, Dr. Jorda describes the harm of overvaluing war and sports metaphors and the need to be more mindful of the words we use. He also discusses the need to value the many ways girls exhibit courage, power, and leadership.Dr. Jordan’s previous related podcast: Redefining power and leadership: How Our World Would Be Different if Women Were the Storytellers Dr. Jordan’s book on raising female leaders: She Leads: A Practical Guide for Raising Girls Who Advocate, Influence, and LeadDr. Jordan’s new book is available! Keeping Your Family Grounded When You’re Flying By the Seat of Your Pants, revised and updated edition with an invaluable chapter and technologies and social media and readiness signs for both  https://drtimjordan.com     Amazon Book Link:Join Our Community:https://www.facebook.com/DrTimJordanhttps://www.instagram.com/drtimjordan/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-jordan-md-79799120b/ Thank you for listening to my podcast.  Please join our community on our social media platforms and share with yours to help us grow!
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Holly Simpson Corley

thank you so much for this episode! I used one of your analogies this morning :) thabk again for helping both me and my daughter through these difficult years in her life.

Oct 29th
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Rach M

Thank you. Very interesting.

Aug 11th
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kirsty ploenges

this was a great episode. Im a new subscriber so quite honestly I wasnt sure if this channel was for me. I'm quite liberal and some of the titles of some episodes was... iffy. but this was a nice episode.

May 17th
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