Empathy is a crucial quality for effective leaders and yet seems to be in short supply these days. Empathetic people are aware of other people’s feelings and in a sense ‘feel their feelings’ without judgment. …
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Knowing yourself is a crucial quality for effective leaders. Meghan Markle’s story illustrates making positive sense of past experiences so they don’t limit your influence. Want to learn more about raising strong leaders? Catch Dr. …
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I wrote my new book, She Leads: A Practical Guide for Raising Girls Who Advocate, Influence, and Lead in part because I noted that many adult leaders don’t have a clue about a win-win mindset. The …
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3 women discuss the challenges, growth, parties, and their changing relationship with their parents during their 1st semester at college Coming soon! Dr. Jordan’s new book: She Leads: A Practical Guide for Raising Girls Who …
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Our culture of extreme polarization and disrespect discovered a new tool that could potentially become more cyberbullying; it’s called cancelling others. This refers to a behavior usually played out online that allows people to cut someone out …
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Adding regular deposits to the goodwill account with your daughter is the best way to stay close & remain an influence in her life; here’s how. Coming soon! Dr. Jordan’s new book: She Leads: A …
Best leverage with your daughter is not her phone; it’s a full goodwill account Read More »
Instead of stressing out in attempts to create magical, Hallmark, quality time experiences with your children, focus instead on finding ‘moments between moments’ to savor. On a snowy Saturday night when my son John was …
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*A mistake was made during the recording of this podcast and there is a ticking noise throughout the episode. I thought about scrapping it but I can’t get these college girls back together to re-record …
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Amidst the mounting problem of rising loneliness amongst teenage girls comes mukbangers to the rescue. You heard me right, mukbangers. Mukbangs involve people broadcasting their meals, typically large amounts with unexpected food combinations, on the internet, while …
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Oftentimes the presents that are most meaningful to a child are not things but rather non-material expressions of affirmation and love. The following story is a prime example of this type of gift. A mother …
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4 stories to help you focus on your attitude each day, take full responsibility for your life, and watch the world shift.
Any time you find yourself being unreasonable with your parenting, consider that you may have a ‘ghost in the nursery’ influencing your behavior. The psychoanalyst Selma Fraiberg coined that phrase back in 1974 to describe …
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I sometimes find myself wishing I could tell my younger self some things about how life really works, about what’s real and true. I would love to dissolve some harmful assumptions, experiences, and conditioning that …
Life lessons: Words I wish my younger self had heard growing up Read More »
For many kids of divorce, the holidays may not be such a merry time. One of the main reasons for these children’s holiday blues is due to what they have come to believe about themselves …
Parents worry that their children will end up entitled & spoiled. Listen to stories about the many ways we overindulge kids & what to do different.
Busy schedules along with high tech toys and screens have contributed to a decrease in parents reading nursery rhymes to their children and at great cost. Speech therapists tell me that kids are entering grade …
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According to a 2019 study by Plan International, 76% of girls globally aspire to be a leader in their country, community, and career. They surveyed over 10,000 girls and young women in more than 70 countries. One …
The now familiar concept of grit resonates with middle and upper class parents, but what is not often discussed is how different this quality can appear in disadvantaged children. People who exhibit grit go after something …
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Self-compassion is THE best tool to redirect negative self-talk and self-hatred in girls and to increase motivation, self-esteem, and confidence.
A 2018 study by the American College Health Association found that 67% of females felt very lonely, up from 60% in 2013. 73% of females felt very sad, 45% felt so depressed it was difficult …
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