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Tim Jordan

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in St. Louis, The United States

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Dr. Tim Jordan MD
- Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician who counsels girls from grade school through college
- Owner Camp Weloki for Girls
- author of 4 books including:
Letters from My Grandfather: Timeless wisdom for a Life Worth Living
Sleeping Beauties, Awakened Women: Guiding the Transformation of Adolescent Girls
- blog (drtimjordan.com/blog) and podcast (Raising Daughters)
- media consultant
- married for 37 years with 3 adult children and one grandson
- love sitting in circles with girls and young women helping them navigate the challenges of growing up ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 26 ratings · 1 review · 5 distinct works

	Food Fights and Bedtime Battles: A Working Parent's Guide to Negotiating Daily Power Struggles 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleeping Beauties, Awakened Women 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keeping Your Kids Grounded When You're Flying By The Seat Of Your Pants by Tim Jordan (Goodreads Author), Sally Tippett Rains 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from my Grandfather: Timeless Wisdom For a Life Worth Living really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SHE LEADS: A Practical Guide for Raising Girls Who Advocate, Influence, and Lead 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Wedding People

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The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

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The Emperor of Gladness

by Ocean Vuong

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great info & easily digestible writing, strongly recommend
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“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

tags: change, life, storm, turbulence

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