Prom Night: A Dad's Advice to his Daughter

<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u>Show Notes</u></strong><strong>:</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Teach your daughter how to be aware of & trust her gut alarms & what blunts them, set firm boundaries, create criteria for sexuality before dating, & how to find non-sexual ways to experience intimacy.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In a fictional letter to his daughter, a dad imparts some wisdom to help her take care of herself on prom night. This advice includes:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Don’t buy into the cultural myth that prom is a coming-of-age party where it’s expected that you get wasted and have sex. Make your own decisions.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">How to find non-sexual ways to experience intimacy.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">How to become aware of and trust your internal alarms, i.e., your gut intuition.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Become aware of what might blunt your alarm: alcohol and drugs, desperately needing a boyfriend or wanting him to like you, worrying that you’re being lame, allowing self-doubts to confuse you, or low self-esteem.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">How to set clear, firm boundaries</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The importance of making a list of your criteria for a dating relationship, including sexual behavior. Creating your own standards while quiet and clear-headed is a much better proposition than trying to make good decisions in the heat of the moment.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I love you but what’s more important than that is, <strong>do YOU love you?</strong> You will take care of yourself in direct proportion to what you feel you deserve.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>For some more wisdom that girls need to navigate their adolescence, read Dr. Jordan’s book,</strong> <a href="https://drtimjordan.com/books/"><strong>Letters From My Grandfather: Timeless Wisdom For a Life Worth Living</strong></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p>