Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters – Read It Today

Here’s the short version – I’m recommending that fathers with daughters buy this book. I have to confess that I haven’t yet finished reading it.  Even more, I have some reservations about some of the gender generalizations that the author makes.  But the general message of the book and the principles the author shares make it well worth reading.

“Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know” is written by Meg Meeker, MD.  She is a family practitioner with extensive experience working with families generally and teen girls specifically.  She supports her basic claims with compelling stories, making the book an easy read.  That is, once you get past the opening chapter which contains a litany of dire statistics about the health and practices of teen girls.  Her point is that your daughter doesn’t need to be one of these statistics, particularly if you follow the 10 secrets of this book.

For those who start with the final page of a book (a practice I’ve never quite understood), here are the final words of the text: “One day, when she is grown, something between the two of you will shift.  If you have done your job well, she will choose another good man to love her, fight for her, and be intimately connected to her.  But he will never replace you in her heart, because you were there first.  And that’s the ultimate reward for being a good dad.”

So to all good dads, and aspiring good dads, for the sake of your daughter(s) read this book.

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