Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know

Margaret J. Meeker, Meg Meeker

Ballantine Books, 2007 - Family & Relationships - 267 pages

In today’s increasingly complicated world, it’s often difficult for parents to connect with their daughters–and especially so for fathers. In this unique and invaluable guide, Dr. Meg Meeker, a pediatrician with more than twenty years’ experience counseling girls, reveals that a young woman’s relationship with her father is far more important than we’ve ever realized. To become a strong, confident woman, a daughter needs her father’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–and his own–for the better. Inside you’ll discover:

• the essential virtues of strong fathers–and how to develop them
• the cues daughters take from their dads on everything from self-respect to drugs, alcohol, and sex
• the truth about ground rules (girls do want them, despite their protests)
• the importance of becoming a hero to your daughter
• the biggest mistake a dad can make–and the ramifications
• the fact that girls actually depend on their dads’ guidance into adulthood
• steps fathers can follow to help daughters avoid disastrous decisions and mistakes
• ways in which a father’s faith–or lack thereof–will influence his daughter
• essential communication strategies for different stages of a girl’s life
• true stories of “prodigal daughters”–and how their fathers helped to bring them back

Dads, you are far more powerful than you think–and if you follow Dr. Meeker’s advice, the rewards will be unmatched.

“Reassuring and challenging . . . a helpful road map for concerned fathers [that] tackles difficult issues.”
–National Review

“A touching, illuminating book that will prove valuable to all of us who are fortunate enough to have been blessed with daughters.”
–Michael Medved, nationally syndicated radio talk-show host, author of Right Turns

“Dr. Meeker’s conclusions are timely, relevant, and often deeply moving. No one interested in what girls experience growing up in our culture today–and the impact that parents, especially fathers, have on the experience–can afford to miss reading this book.”
–Armand M. Nicholi, Jr., M.D., professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

What people are saying

LibraryThing Review

User Review  - CodyF.Fonseca - LibraryThing

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 ...

This book is a "MUST READ" for all males!

User Review  - Pastor Jim - Christianbook.com

This book is a "MUST READ" for all males; not just fathers. Next week the men in our church are going to begin a 3 month discussion group/study on the book entitled "Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters ...

Contents

• II: 3
• III: 25
• IV: 45
• V: 73
• VI: 89
• VII: 118
• IX: 145
• X: 170
• XI: 191
• XIII: 211
• XV: 222
• XVI: 229
• XVII: 239
• XVIII: 247

About the author

Meg Meeker, M.D., is the bestselling author of The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers; Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters; and Boys Should Be Boys. She has been a physician practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine, working with children and their parents, for more than thirty years. Dr. Meeker is the mother of four children and lives with her husband in northern Michigan.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know
• Authors: Margaret J. Meeker, Meg Meeker
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2007
• ISBN: 0345499395, 9780345499394
• Length: 267 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / Parenting / Fatherhood