Raising Daughters
236 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 124 ratingsThis podcast will provide information, awareness, practical tools, and inspiration to parents and other adults who work with elementary, middle, and high school girls.
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Crucial Skills Young Adults Need to Get Hired
November 17, 2022 12:03Show Notes: Top grades from a top college are less important to employers than soft skills like people skills, creativity, love of learning, and problem-solving. Soft skills employers look for in young adults Dr. Jordan […]
The Birds and the Bees Talk: How, When, Where, and Why 
November 10, 2022 12:03Show Notes: Girls need information about puberty and sexuality, but most of sex ed should be relationship education that starts in early childhood. When should you discuss sexuality? When: girls are starting puberty earlier and […]
How to Teach Kids to Let Go and Not Sweat the Small Stuff
November 03, 2022 11:05Show Notes: Girls can learn to let things go and not sweat the small stuff to avoid being stressed out. Catch self when ruminating & switch it Learn to catch themselves when they are ruminating […]
What to Ask Your Daughter Instead of, “How Was Your Day?”
October 27, 2022 11:03Show Notes: To get your daughters to share more & to remain an influence in their lives, use these questions vs the standard, “How was your day?” The need to redefine how courage & leadership […]
When and Why Youth Sports Went Off the Rails
October 20, 2022 11:03Show Notes: Learn in this podcast when and why youth sports changed into a commercialized business that is detrimental to children. The HISTORY of youth sports in the US Dr. Jordan retraces the history of […]
Why is your child’s teacher quitting her job?
October 13, 2022 11:03Show Notes: Listen in to this sobering conversation as 2 teachers discuss the challenges they are facing with students, parents, and the educational system post covid. Dr. Jordan discusses the effects of covid on students, […]
How Not to Raise an Entitled Brat
October 06, 2022 11:03Show Notes: Are we raising a GENERATION of indulged & entitled brats? Adults these days worry that we are raising a generation of entitled and indulged brats; here’s how prepare kids to be hardworking and […]
Is College Necessary for a Successful Life?
September 28, 2022 11:03Show Notes: Drop the 1-size-fits-all standard about everyone needing college & be open to kids finding their own path to success. Kids conditioned to believe there is only 1 path to success I encourage all […]
10 Common Mistakes Parents of Girls Make
September 22, 2022 11:03Show Notes: The following are 10 of the most common mistakes parents make that leave girls feeling misunderstood, unsupported, and unloved. Give her a day: What shall you give to one small girl, a glamorous game, […]
How to Teach Children to Live a Meaningful Life
September 14, 2022 11:03An interview with Vitaliy Katsenelson, author of the new book, Soul in the Game, about teaching kids to live a meaningful life. Show Notes: Have a higher vision for your children than they have It’s […]
Are You Too Close to Your daughter?
September 08, 2022 11:03Being too close & enmeshed in your daughter’s life will prevent her from finding herself, her path, & happiness Show Notes: In this podcast, learn the many ways that it can look when parents are […]
How Kind Heroes Can Change a Child’s Life
September 01, 2022 11:03Show Notes: Listen to 4 true stories about kind heroes who made a huge impact on how children saw themselves, me included. My encounter with legend Stan Musial Listen to how Stan Musial, one of […]
Your Daughter Is Being Sexually Harassed at School
August 25, 2022 11:03Show Notes: Many girls are sexually harassed at school & feel helpless to stop it; here’s what parents & schools can do to stop it. How girls are sexually harassed at school Dr. Jordan describes […]
How to Get Your Daughter Invested in Service & Making a Difference in the World
August 18, 2022 11:05Show Notes: An interview with Sarah Evans, founder of Well Aware, about how to connect kids to a cause that makes a difference in the world & in their self-esteem. Sarah Evan’s NFP Well Aware […]
Social Emotional Learning Transforms Classrooms into Caring Communities
August 11, 2022 11:05Show Notes: The best deterrent for mean girl behavior The best deterrent for mean girl behaviors is how much girls come to know, understand, and care about each other; SEL programs create these results. Put […]
How Your Daughter Feels Different Matters
August 04, 2022 11:03Show Notes: All girls feel different in some way & they need our unconditional love & support Here’s to the kids who are different poem How you feel different CIRCLES at my camps & school […]
Sacred, safe spaces allow girls to connect and flourish
July 28, 2022 11:05Having safe spaces where they are accepted for who they are allows girls to stretch & flourish Show Notes: Dr. Jordan provides examples from his camp, Camp Weloki for Girls, about what a safe space […]
Mixed Messages That Continue to Haunt Girls
July 21, 2022 11:03Girls today continue to be haunted and confused by mixed messages absorbed from the culture, leading to excessive stress, pressure, anxiety, and depression. Show Notes: Dr. Jordan describes Dr. Stephan Hinshaw’s concept of the triple […]
Your Daughter’s Belief That She Is Not Good Enough Is Literally Killing Her
July 12, 2022 11:05 - 25 minutes - 43.5 MBMany girls have a belief that they are not good enough, and it’s literally killing them. Here’s what parents can do about it. Show Notes: In this podcast Dr. Jordan describes many causes of why […]
The Pressure for A’s is Senseless and Destructive
July 07, 2022 11:03Many adults didn’t get fully engaged in their education until college or later, so stop pressuring your children to get straight As or else! Show Notes: Included in this week’s podcast: Value of remembering when, […]
Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine
June 30, 2022 11:06 - 14 minutes - 28.5 MBListen to 15 hilarious jokes and stories about kids & parents that will lighten your mood & decrease your stress. Show Notes: Dr. Jordan describes some of the physiologic, mental health, and social benefits of […]
Humans Are Naturally Good, But Institutions Make Us Wicked
June 22, 2022 11:05How we view our fellow humans affects the way we treat them. Human’s natural inclination is for cooperation, connection, kindness, & empathy; if you believe the best, you’ll experience their best. Dr. Jordan speaks about […]
Taking A Bite Out of Sibling Rivalry
June 13, 2022 19:50Decrease sibling rivalry by changing your intention from figuring it all out to teaching kids skills to handle their conflicts on their own. Show Notes: School’s out, kids are home, and thus there is the […]
What the World Needs Now Is Listening, Sweet Listening
June 09, 2022 11:05 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBShow Notes: Children, parents, couples, and the world would be far better off if we’d all learn to listen to each other; here’s how to accomplish this. Research into the value of feminine qualities of […]
The Children Murdered in Texas Are Our Children Too
June 02, 2022 11:03Show Notes: Listen to these inspiring stories to help you make sense of the senseless murders of children in Texas and Ukraine I encourage you to read the NY Times article on curbing gun violence […]
A Dozen Ways Girls Can Keep Their Power
May 26, 2022 11:03Show Notes: Listen in as Dr. Jordan describes 12 ways that girls can keep their power in order to build confidence and self-esteem. Advocate for yourself Know what you want and ask for it. Become […]
12 Ways Girls Give Their Power Away
May 19, 2022 11:03Show Notes: Here are 12 ways girls give their power away and how it costs them. Reasons why girls give thier power away Dr. Jordan explains reasons why girls and women give their power away, […]
High School Grads: Don’t miss 10 strategies to ensure a successful life
May 11, 2022 11:05 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBShow Notes: Dr. Jordan shares 10 strategies to help high school grads launch successfully into their future What have you learned about you so far? Academically, socially, relationships, interests, aptitude, passions Overcoming adversity: reframe any […]
Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ Girls
May 04, 2022 11:03Dr. Jordan’s observations about girls questioning their sexuality & gender identity to help parents better understand & support their daughters. Show Notes: Girls who QUESTION their sexuality I’m seeing more and more adolescent girls who […]
The most amazing girls I know: An interview with 3 “old souls”
April 21, 2022 11:03 - 28 minutes - 39 MBDr. Jordan’s fascinating interview with 3 high school girls about what it’s like to be an old soul: Show Notes: Questions the girls answered: Describing “old souls” What does it mean to be an “old […]
Letting Go of Your Teenager Starts in Infancy
April 13, 2022 11:03Show Notes: Letting go is a process that should begin in infancy in order to best prepare teens to launch How to begin letting go in infancy Letting go in infancy involves developing a reciprocal […]
How You Parent Matters: Don’t Screw Up Your Kids
April 07, 2022 11:03 - 40 minutes - 58.3 MBShow Notes: How you parent matters, and the style of parenting you employ will have long-term effects on who your kids become. 2 Parenting styles Dr. Jordan describes two main parenting styles: authoritarian and authoritative. […]
How to Help Kids Develop Empathy
March 31, 2022 11:03Show Notes: There are many ways we can help kids develop more empathy resulting in them having greater courage, stronger relationships, and the ability to solve problems peacefully. What is empathy? Dr. Jordan describes what […]
Why You Might be Overprotective and Overinvolved in Your Children’s Lives
March 24, 2022 11:03Show Notes: There are reasons behind why parents micromanage, overprotect, overindulge, and become over-involved in their children’s lives. In this podcast you will learn about the concept of the vulnerable child syndrome and the effects […]
Our Children Deserve Better Than Aggression & War
March 16, 2022 11:03Show Notes: Use of aggression to solve problems The war in Ukraine reveals our unhealthy conditioning about aggression, labeling, and focusing on differences. Dr. Jordan uses some insightful stories to raise points about why we […]
Don’t Allow Fears to Ruin Your Children’s Childhood
March 10, 2022 17:05Show Notes: Parental fears have changed how we view childhood in a harmful way. 2 Fears driving parents today 2 fears are driving parents to push and micromanage their children: The fear that their kids […]
The Gift That Keeps On Giving? Covid!
March 03, 2022 12:03Show Notes: And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing […]
Stories to Inspire Girls to Forge Their Own Path
February 24, 2022 12:03Show Notes: Dr. Jordan’s interview with author Dr. Clare Fieseler about inspiring girls through stories of real life, modern day women who forged their own paths in science and exploration. Stories from the new book, […]
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Parents – Part 2
February 17, 2022 12:03Show Notes: Dr. Jordan offers 3 more parenting strategies that will cause their daughters to become miserable adults: Focus on what you do have control over & solutions 5. Focus on unhealthy things: too often focus […]
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Parents Pt. 1
February 10, 2022 12:03Show Notes: Dr. Jordan offers 7 ineffective parenting strategies that will result in their daughters becoming miserable adults: Making decisions to please or to not disappoint others Buy into cultural myths & standards 2. Buy […]
Overcome Overwhelming Stress and Live a Fulfilling Life
February 03, 2022 12:03 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBHow to overcome overwhelming stress and live a fulfilling life Show Notes: Edgar Allan Poe’s Descent Into the Maelstrom Metaphor Dr. Jordan uses Edgar Allan Poe’s story, Descent into the Maelstrom, as a metaphor for […]
Anxious Girls Can Learn to Tame Rumination
January 20, 2022 12:03Show Notes: Ruminating, i.e., making mountains out of molehills, causes much anxiety in girls & can be tamed with awareness & tools Help girls understand why they ruminate and learn tools to handle it and […]
The Upside of Stress
January 13, 2022 12:03Show Notes: My interview with author Dr. Kelly McGonigal about the upside of stress and how to harness it Belief about stress determines it’s effect on you People who reported high levels of stress but […]
Inspiring quotes to launch 2022
January 06, 2022 12:03Show Notes: Learning from the covid pandemic Covid fatigue: When we are in the eye of the storm and can’t find our way out, it is easy to lose hope and think the storm will […]
Three Stories That Capture the Spirit of the Holidays
December 23, 2021 12:03Show Notes: An invitation for world peace A 13-year-old Japanese girl in 1955 shows us a model for lasting peace Express gratitude for those who have been there for you A heart warming, true story […]
Kindness and Peace Are Contagious; Spread Them Everywhere
December 16, 2021 12:03Show Notes: Mirror neurons cause peer pressure Mirror neurons keep track of what other people are thinking, feeling, and doing. We are hard-wired to connect; alone = death Individual choices are powerfully shaped by what other […]
Girls Who Are Their Friend’s Therapist Get Overwhelmed; Here’s How To Support Them
December 09, 2021 12:03 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBShow notes: Girls who are mature, old souls Dr. Jordan describes mature girls who are empathetic and become their friend’s therapist Benefits girls receive from being a confidant The value girls derive from being a […]
21-Year-Old Women Share About Their Education, Dating, Future, and Covid
December 02, 2021 12:03Show Notes: Four 21-year-old women candidly share about their lives, future, & the effects of covid. Here are some questions they answered. Education How has covid affected your education? Relationships, dating, & partying What is […]
The Hardest Gift to Give Is Forgiveness
November 24, 2021 12:03Forgiveness is an internal process that sets you free from negative feelings & thoughts, opening you up for love and happiness. Show Notes: BENEFITs of practicing forgiveness Research has shown that forgiveness is linked to […]
Why Your Daughter Wants To Be a Phone or TV Set
November 18, 2021 12:03Kids want to be as noticed, important, heard, irreplaceable, & loved as their parent’s phone & TV Show notes: Kids feel unloved around distracted parents Kids feel unimportant, not cared about, and unloved when they […]