Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know
by Meg Meeker
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Drawing on her thirty years' experience practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine, teen health expert Dr. Meg Meeker explains why an active father figure is maybe the single most important factor in a young woman's development. In this invaluable guide, Meeker shows how a father can be both counsel and protector for his daughter as she grows into a spiritually and mentally strong young woman. From cradling his newborn to walking her down the aisle, a father must relish his paramount show more responsibility guiding the course of his daughter's life. Meeker reveals - how a man can become a "strong father" - how a father's guidance influences every part of a woman's life, from her self-respect to her perspective on drugs, alcohol, and sex - how to lay down ground rules that are respected without creating distance in your relationship with your daughter - why you need to be your daughter's hero - the mistakes most fathers make and their serious consequences - how to help daughters make their own good decisions and avoid disastrous mistakes - how a father's faith will influence his daughter's spiritual development - how to get through to you daughter, even during her toughest don't-talk-to-me years - true stories of daughters who were on the wrong path-and how their fathers helped to bring them back Learn how to grow, strengthen, or rebuild your relationship with your daughter to better both your life and hers in the bestselling Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know. show lessTags
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The author, Meg Meeker, writes a suprisingly touching book about fatherhood and daughters based on her professional experiences talking to trouble young women and the impact their fathers had on them.
Interesting with pratical guidelines and in some ways an eye-opener. She hits the right mix of stories and experiences without seeming preachy.
Interesting with pratical guidelines and in some ways an eye-opener. She hits the right mix of stories and experiences without seeming preachy.
I really enjoyed this book and felt empowered as a father to not have a mentality of, "Well, my daughter is a girl so my wife should handle most of the parenting," which is a big issue I see when talking to other fathers with daughters. The statistics help support the importance of a father in the life of his daughter.
The author uses a lot of real life stories to share practical advice. I did feel as though a couple of the stories seemed fabricated from the dialogue she uses for them, so I needed to get passed that and apply the message of the stories.
My biggest take away is that a father CANNOT be passive. This really goes as being a parent in general, but she brings this point home by the end of the book.
I'm glad I read it and would show more suggest all fathers with daughters to read it. show less
The author uses a lot of real life stories to share practical advice. I did feel as though a couple of the stories seemed fabricated from the dialogue she uses for them, so I needed to get passed that and apply the message of the stories.
My biggest take away is that a father CANNOT be passive. This really goes as being a parent in general, but she brings this point home by the end of the book.
I'm glad I read it and would show more suggest all fathers with daughters to read it. show less
A very good reminder of the necessity for father's to pay attention to their daughters. Some people called this book "too scary" or "not inspriring." But it's great that she doesn't sugar coat the dangers our "toxic society" pose to young girls and women. The dangers are real. If you don't think so then you aren't paying attention to what's going on out there.
As a father of daughters this book didn't scare me...it gave me hope.
As a father of daughters this book didn't scare me...it gave me hope.
Wasn't crazy about the religious stuff, but the rest of it I liked a lot. The book definitely helped me.
Although there are a few parts to this book that I do not agree with or do not like how she words it (especially in relation to spirituality), I think it is a book that all fathers of daughters should read for at least a starting point. Some very shocking statistics. Overall, pretty good book.
This book portrays the very special relationship between fathers and daughters and the incredible impact this relationship can have on their lives.
Very helpful in lighting a fire under fathers re: their importance to their daughters.
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Meg Meeker, M.D., the country's leading authority on parenting, teens, and children's health, has spent thirty years practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine and counseling teens and parents. She lives in northern Michigan, where she shares a practice with her husband, Walter. Learn more about the physician Dave Ramsey calls "America's Mother" show more at meekerparenting.com. show less
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- Original publication date
- 2006
- Blurbers
- Medved, Michael; Limbaugh, David; Nicholi, Armand M., Jr.; Bennett, Elayne
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
- DDC/MDS
- 306.8742 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Marriage, partnerships, unions; family Intrafamily relationships Parent-child relationship Father-child relationship
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- HQ755.85 .M44 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women The family. Marriage. Home Parents. Parenthood
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