How To Bully-Proof Your Daughter

11/09/23 • 29 min

If you’ve ever been bullied in your childhood, you’d know just what a quagmire the hallways of middle school are for kids. No matter how much you want to protect your daughter, there is simply no way to prevent bullying incidents from happening. How do you bully-proof your daughter? The answer has surprisingly little to do with the bullies themselves. In this episode, Tim Jordan, MD, teaches us a few tricks to help our daughters cope with bullying by not letting words hurt them, being in charge of their own feelings, and not letting anyone take away their power. Dr. Jordan shares a few ways to instill this to your daughter in a language that they can understand. There is so much to learn from this episode. Tune in!

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How to Keep Your Daughter Safe With Her Phone and Social Media

Show Notes:

Digital wellness expert Dawn Wible discusses programs for keeping kids safe on their devices and social media.

Dawn shares who is most vulnerable to the harmful effects of devices and social media, including information about the immature adolescent brain.

Dawn talks about the areas in our lives that are deeply affected by our screens and what we can do to move toward healthy and safer habits - digital flourishing vs. addiction.

Dr. Jordan and Dawn go into monitors and filters she recommends, online safety talks with kids/teens, and strategies to "delay" smartphone and social media until later. They also talk about when kids are ready to start using a phone and what kinds of devices to start them with.

Dawn discusses the resource Bark to help parents with monitoring, managing screen time, blocking websites, and track location. She also shares her thoughts on how to do check-ins and hold kids responsible to agreements about usage.

How to contact Dawn Wible and access her resources: https://www.talkmoretechless.com

Bark phones and monitoring

Contact Dr. Jordan at https://drtimjordan.com

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Empowering Young Girls: How To Guide Your Daughter To A Fulfilling Life

Being young should be the time for freedom, fun, and self-exploration. Unfortunately, in today’s competitive environment, kids as young as grade schoolers already worry about their futures. Tim Jordan, MD has seen this during a father-daughter retreat, where young girls show how they already feel the pressures of having a life mapped out. As parents, what should you do? How can you guide your daughters to a fulfilling life? In this episode, Tim gives some advice on how you can support your daughters as they navigate this crucial time in their lives. With stories and insights from remarkable people as well as resources you can use, Tim equips you with the tools to help your daughters as they figure out who they are. Tune in and get the guidance you need to mold our future generation of strong women charging towards their calling!

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