Short description
Teen health expert Dr. Meeker has the data and clinical experience to prove that the most important person in a young girls life is her father. She discusses the ten most important steps fathers can make to ensure that their daughters grow into confident, well-adjusted women.
Long description
In today& #8217; s increasingly complicated world, it& #8217; s often difficult for parents to connect with their daughters& #8211; and especially so for fathers. In this unique and invaluable guide, Dr. Meg Meeker, a pediatrician with more than twenty years& #8217; experience counseling girls, reveals that a young woman& #8217; s relationship with her father is far more important than we& #8217; ve ever realized. To become a strong, confident woman, a daughter needs her father& #8217; s attention, protection, courage, and wisdom. Dr. Meeker shares the ten secrets every father needs to know in order to strengthen or rebuild bonds with his daughter and shape her life& #8211; and his own& #8211; for the better. Inside you& #8217; ll discover:
& #8226; the essential virtues of strong fathers& #8211; and how to develop them
& #8226; the cues daughters take from their dads on everything from self-respect to drugs, alcohol, and sex
& #8226; the truth about ground rules (girls do want them, despite their protests)
& #8226; the importance of becoming a hero to your daughter
& #8226; the biggest mistake a dad can make& #8211; and the ramifications
& #8226; the fact that girls actually depend on their dads& #8217; guidance into adulthood
& #8226; steps fathers can follow to help daughters avoid disastrous decisions and mistakes
& #8226; ways in which a father& #8217; s faith& #8211; or lack thereof& #8211; will influence his daughter
& #8226; essential communication strategies for different stages of a girl& #8217; slife
& #8226; true stories of & #8220; prodigal daughters& #8221; & #8211; and how their fathers helped to bring them back
Dads, you are far more powerful than you think& #8211; and if you follow Dr. Meeker& #8217; s advice, the rewards will be unmatched.
& #8220; Reassuring and challenging . . . a helpful road map for concerned fathers that] tackles difficult issues.& #8221;
& #8211; National Review
& #8220; A touching, illuminating book that will prove valuable to all of us who are fortunate enough to have been blessed with daughters.& #8221;
& #8211; Michael Medved, nationally syndicated radio talk-show host, author of Right Turns
& #8220; Dr. Meeker& #8217; s conclusions are timely, relevant, and often deeply moving. No one interested in what girls experience growing up in our culture today& #8211; and the impact that parents, especially fathers, have on the experience& #8211; can afford to miss reading this book.& #8221;
& #8211; Armand M. Nicholi, Jr., M.D., professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School