Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine
Listen 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
How 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 …
Humans Are Naturally Good, But Institutions Make Us Wicked Read More »
Taking A Bite Out of Sibling Rivalry
Decrease 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
Show 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 …
What the World Needs Now Is Listening, Sweet Listening Read More »
The Children Murdered in Texas Are Our Children Too
Show 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 …
The Children Murdered in Texas Are Our Children Too Read More »
A Dozen Ways Girls Can Keep Their Power
Show 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
Show 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, …
Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ Girls
Dr. 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”
Dr. 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 …
The most amazing girls I know: An interview with 3 “old souls” Read More »
Letting Go of Your Teenager Starts in Infancy
Show 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
Show 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 You Parent Matters: Don’t Screw Up Your Kids Read More »
How to Help Kids Develop Empathy
Show 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
Show 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 …
Why You Might be Overprotective and Overinvolved in Your Children’s Lives Read More »
Our Children Deserve Better Than Aggression & War
Show 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 …
Our Children Deserve Better Than Aggression & War Read More »
The Gift That Keeps On Giving? Covid!
Show 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
Show 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, …
Stories to Inspire Girls to Forge Their Own Path Read More »
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Parents – Part 2
Show 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 – Part 2 Read More »
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Parents Pt. 1
Show 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 Make choices to not disappoint others or to please …
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Parents Pt. 1 Read More »
Overcome Overwhelming Stress and Live a Fulfilling Life
How 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 …
Overcome Overwhelming Stress and Live a Fulfilling Life Read More »
Anxious Girls Can Learn to Tame Rumination
Show 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 …
