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Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know | 
 enlarge | Author: Meg Md Meeker
Publisher: Ballantine Books
List Price: $14.95
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Rating:  138 reviews
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0345499395
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.8742
EAN: 9780345499394
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Product Description
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
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 Catholic Fathers, Catholic Daughters January 8, 2009
As I read this I could not believe it was written by an MD and an expert in the field. This author is a hard core catholic and the book is basically catholic dogma gussied up as help for fathers. She trades on fears every father has to push home her one sided world view of what you need to do. She makes a big deal about being a scientist and needing proof before coming to conclusions yet her references are the flimsy and selectively chosen to drive home her one dimensional worldview. The chapter on God is unbelievable - she says (pg 182) "A man can banter with his friends and colleagues about whether God exists. But a father looks at his daughter and knows." The fact that a supposed scientist and doctor can make such an outrageous sweeping claim is staggering and the lot of her conclusions are similarly based on her own opinions - not fact.
She has a lot of good points, which I assume is why so many people think this book is great, but I can save you the money if you do the following:
1 Love your daughters
2 Protect you daughters
3 Teach by example
An awful book though because she claims to teach fathers about caring for their daughters while pushing her conservative agenda. If she had been up front about that I would have no problem with her book, but her duplicity cannot be condoned.
 Amazing book January 6, 2009
My husband says this book has given him great insight for our daughters 11 and 15.
Great book for my husband! January 4, 2009
We've owned this book for over a year, since I bought the summary from ParentsDigest for my husband. I thought it would help my husband understand the importance of his role in our daughter's life - and I was right. He refers to it often, whenever he's feeling like he needs a pointer on how to help strengthen their relationship, or doubting the value of it as she grows older.
 Borrow it if you really want to - but don't buy it. December 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is okay but it is somewhat preachy. She states a lot of her opinions as fact. She does make some nice valid points but somewhat too conservative for everyone's taste.
Overall it's a bit over rated.
My husband wasn't too impressed either.
Exceptional Book for Fathers December 26, 2008
This book has helped me so much. I have two young daughters and now, I feel like I have a greater understanding of how to love them - even into the teenage years! It meant so much to me that I bought ten copies and gave them to my friends and relatives. Please buy this book for the special father in your life!
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