Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know | 
 enlarge | Author: Meg Meeker
Publisher: Regnery
Category: EBooks
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  138 reviews
Sales Rank: 348
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.8742
ASIN: B000X16PVE
Publication Date: October 8, 2007
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The most important person in a young girl's life? Her father. That's right-and teen health expert Dr. Meg Meeker has the data and clinical experience to prove it. After more than twenty years of counseling girls, she knows that fathers, more than anyone else, set the course for their daughters' lives. Now Dr. Meeker, author of the critically acclaimed Epidemic: How Teen Sex Is Killing Our Kids, shows you how to strengthen -- or rebuild -- your bond with your daughter, and how to use it to shape her life, and yours, for the better. Directly challenging the feminist attack on traditional masculinity, Dr. Meeker demonstrates that the most important factor for girls growing up into confident, well-adjusted women is a strong father with conservative values. To have one, she shows, is the best protection against eating disorders, failure in school, STDs, unwed pregnancy, and drug or alcohol abuse -- and the best predictor of academic achievement, successful marriage, and a satisfying emotional life. Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters reveals: -The essential characteristics and virtues of strong fathers -- and how to develop them - How daughters take cues from their fathers on everything from drug use, drinking, smoking, and having sex, to self-esteem, moodiness, and seeking attention from boys - Why girls want you to place restrictions on them (even though they'll complain when you do) - How to become a hero to your daughter -- and why she needs that more than anything - The one mistake fathers make that is the primary cause of girls "hooking up" - Why girls depend on the guidance of fathers through, and even beyond, their college years - cipe for disaster: the notion that girls "need to make their own decisions and mistakes" - Why girls need God -- and how your faith, or lack thereof, will influence her - How to communicate with your daughter -- and how not to - True stories of "prodigal daughters" -- and how their fathers helped bring them back. Dads, you are far more powerful than you think you are. Your daughters need the support that only fathers can provide -- and if you are willing to follow Dr. Meeker's advice on how to guide your daughter, to stand between her and a toxic culture, your rewards will be unmatched
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 Catholic Fathers, Catholic Daughters January 8, 2009
M. T. Meaney
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
S. Sweat (Atlanta, GA USA)
My husband says this book has given him great insight for our daughters 11 and 15.
Great book for my husband! January 4, 2009
Busy Mom (Larkspur, CA)
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
G_Laeken (Northeast US)
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
W. J. Cranston III (Magnolia, AR USA)
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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