Raising Daughters

By Tim Jordan, MDSociety & Culture Relationships Parenting Kids & Family

Raising Daughters episodes

May 21How to Help Your Daughter Find Motivation in School
Is your daughter avoiding homework, losing interest in school, or doing only enough to satisfy teachers and parents?

External pressure may produce temporary results, but lasting motivation usually develops when children experience autonomy, purpose, competence, and ownership.

In this episode, Dr. Tim Jordan explains how parents can support their daughter in discovering her own reasons to engage with school.

You will learn:
Common reasons girls lose motivation academically
Why pressure and repeated reminders may create resistance
How autonomy increases engagement and persistence
Questions that help girls identify their personal goals
How interests can connect schoolwork with future possibilities
Why exposure to interesting careers and adult role models matters
How parents can support without controlling every outcome

Instead of asking, “How can I make my daughter work harder?” consider asking, “How can I help her discover what matters to her?”

Follow Raising Daughters for practical parenting advice about school, confidence, independence, communication, and emotional development.

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15 min
May 14 What Your Middle School Daughter Needs From You
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan describes the emotional roller coaster experienced by today’s middle school girls. Learn about girl’s emotional overload symptoms, the cost of having so little alone, quiet, down time, and how to provide safe spaces for girls to openly share, reflect, and become more inwardly focused.

Previous related podcasts by Dr. Jordan:
Middle School Girls Share About Friend Drama, Social Media, Pressures, And Parents
Girls In Middle School Are Like Popcorn

For more information about Dr. Jordan’s weekend retreats and summer camps for girls, visit his website at www.drtimjordan.com

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28 min
May 07 Why Cooperation Trumps Competition Every Time
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan implores us to change what we pay attention to, i.e. wars, conflicts, competition, and power and to instead focus on values like cooperation and connection. Humans are wired to connect and collaborate, so we just need to change what we value and emphasize.

For more information on all of the resources offered by Dr. Jordan, go to his website at www.drtimjordan.com

Previous Dr. Jordan podcasts on related topics:
Do We No Longer Value Sportsmanship podcast:
Teaching Girls Prosocial Skills Can Start Early

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28 min
April 30 Providing Social Skills That Girls Are Lacking Today
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan describes social skills most girls are lacking today due to excessive time spent digitally and how to teach these skills at home and at school.

Previous Dr. Jordan related podcasts:
Why have our teenagers become so socially awkward?

Covid’s lingering social and academic effects on teenagers

Good books on this topic: Turkle, Sherry. Reclaiming Conversation Turkle, Sherry. Alone Together Boyd, Danah. It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens

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28 min
April 23 How Kids Grow From Adversities
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan, using stories about eminent people like Jane Goodall, Paul Coehlo, Abraham Lincoln, and John Green as well as giant sequoia trees and butterflies, describes why kids need to be allowed to face and overcome adversities.

For more info on Dr. Jordan’s 7 published books, weekend retreats & summer camps, and his previous podcasts, visit his website at www.drtimjordan.com

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29 min
April 16 Stories of Courage Our Kids Need To Hear
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan shares some of his favorite stories of real courage in action; some from historical figures, some from everyday people, and others about children.

Visit Dr. Jordan’s website at www.drtimjordan.com for information about upcoming retreats and summer camps as well as all of his previously published podcasts and his books and products for parents.

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20 min
April 09 What about me? Supporting girls who have a sibling with problems
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan describes kids who get overlooked because of a sibling or family member with issues and who subsequently develop beliefs that they and their needs aren’t as important. Learn ways to support them and teach them to advocate for their needs.

Previous related Dr. Jordan podcasts:

Self-care habits for teen girls: why women and teens struggle to take care of themselves

Stressed Out Teen Girls Need to Refuel: Here's How

For more information on Dr. Jordan’s upcoming weekend retreats and summer camps as well as his published books, go to his website at www.drtimjordan.com

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22 min
April 02 How To Support Your Daughter Through a Breakup
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan describes the physiology behind all of the emotions that result from a breakup as well as specific, healthy actions girls can do to take care of themselves. Parents will learn best practices for supporting girls thru the grieving process.

Related Resources:
Book: Anatomy of Love, by Helen Fisher

Previous related podcast of Dr. Jordans:
How to Support Girls Thru Their Grief
Embracing Learning From Our "Dark Feelings" of Anger, Anxiety, and Grief

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34 min
March 26 Do We No Longer Value Sportsmanship?
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan shares inspiring stories of professional, Olympic, & college athletes who exhibited good sportsmanship as role models for your children.

Resources: go to Dr. Jordan’s website to gain access to all of his previous 370 podcasts, his 7 books, and info on upcoming weekend retreats & summer camps for girls.

Good story books:
Stories For the Heart, by Alice Gray
Everyday Greatness by Stephen Covey

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18 min
March 19 How To Raise a Strong-willed, Spicy Child
In this new podcast, Dr. Jordan interviews author Mary Van Geffen about her new book, Parenting a Spicy One. Learn how to understand these kid’s needs, your own needs, and how to parent strong-willed kids in ways that allows them to keep their spirit.

Resources: For more information about the services Mary Van Geffen offers, including her new book as well as her parenting classes & resources, check out her website at www.maryvangeffen.com/parentingaspicyonebook

2 books written by Dr. Jordan related to the topic of how to raise strong-minded, spirited children:
Book: Keeping Your Family Grounded When You Are Flying By the Seat of Your Pants, revised edition 2025

Book: Food Fights and Bedtime Battles: A Working Parents Guide to Redirecting Everyday Power Struggles

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43 min

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Raising a daughter can be deeply rewarding, but understanding what she is thinking, feeling, and experiencing is not always easy. Raising Daughters helps parents build stronger relationships with…