How Your Daughter Feels Different Matters

Show 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 programs

The many ways girls feel different

Sizetallest girl, 1st to start puberty, short, heavier build, “fat thighs”, long legs, muscular arms 

Appearance: big nose, red hair (research great GM), curly hair, 1st to have braces, 1 finger on both hands, no fingers on 1 hand, cochlear implant with hearing aid b/c deaf, dark skin, birth marks, cleft lip

Behavior: stutter, tics, fear of vomiting, misophonia, impulsive or can’t sit still, not a girl-girl, confide in pets or stuffed animals

Labels: ADHD, depressed, anxiety, social anxiety, shy, loud, too sensitive 

How girls feel different in their family

Family: adopted, divorced, only child, embarrassed to have Fs over b/c Ps fight a lot, have 2 moms, brother with autism, sister with Downs syndrome, wild sister who’s always in trouble & fights with Ps and cops called, dad in prison, Iowa Ps with drug problems (meth), introvert in family of extroverts, artsy in family of athletes 

Things: not have a phone or on social media, not get to watch TV shows friends do, no free time b/c so many activities, uncommon hobby 

Ways girls feel different due to their abilities

AbilityGillian Lynne story; schoolwork is hard, dyslexia, think they are stupid, worst athlete at recess, slow runner, uncoordinated, last kid chosen for games, all siblings with straight A’s & they struggle for Bs & Cs, feel behind socially, family of achievers & they want to do hair 

Lessons & gifts from their differences

Stories of eminent people who didn’t fit the mold as kids:

Choreographer Gillian Lynne, Sculptor Olga Ayala, American artist Benjamin West

For more information about Dr. Jordan’s weekend retreats, summer camps, and Strong Girls Strong World School Program, check out his website at www.drtimjordan.com

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