10 Ways Dads Can Stay Close With Their Daughters
There is a nicely written article by Wayne Parker called Top Ten Ways to Stay Close to Your Daughter As She Grows Up. This sort of hit home for me because I have 3 daughters and I am always looking for any advice I can get on raising them. Top 10 are:
1. Respect her mom
2. Know her friends
3. Learn to listen
4. Read together
5. Take her on dates
6. Get involved in her interests
7. Help with homework
8. Be there at the crossroads
9. Make and keep promises
10. Be a little physical
Great find Steve. Thanks for sharing it. I have 3 daughters too, and it was nice to see that I was already doing most of the suggestions.
The date thing is spot on. My wife’s friend is one of 3 girls and she still has fond memories of going out with her dad (they still go out, even though she’s married and has her own kids).
It’s also funny how different their tastes are. My 7-year old likes someplace with a sundae bar, and my 9-year old wants some place with a maitre’d, no kids menu, and Creme Brulee.
Tony, my kids are still very young. My oldest daughter is in 1st grade so the crossroads and the knowing her friends doesn’t seem to really apply quite yet. I still take each of my kids on small dates if that’s what you want to call them. I take my oldest out to the Texas Roadhouse every so often. On her birthday she loves to ride the saddle haha!!
Thanks for the great find, Steve!
We’ve got only 1 girl and she turns 1 year in a few weeks time, but even at this age some rules already apply
Better be prepared, I think
Thanks!
Gleb, it is always nice to get advice before you need it.
How very true!
I’ll be sure to give a list of my own advices back to the community as soon as I’ve got it compiled!
All the best, Steve! See you around!
Would love to hear any advice you may have. I checked out your site too. Very nice!!!
Great list. My daughter is almost 5. Scary how fast they grow.
Why is this list just for fathers and daughters? All of it would seem to apply to sons too.
Our daughter loves it when daddy helps her with bath time. She is only 22 months old and loves it when her daddy puts water on her head and shakes his head with her to get the water off her face. It gtes a laugh every time.
Patrick, seems as though it would apply to all kids I agree.
Kellys, bathtime is a lot of fun in our house too.
Great list. My hubby actually just got done taking a bath with both of our kids. (No, he’s not sick. He covers himself up.) They love to take a bath with him. He gets in there and plays with them. It’s too cold to get in the pool, so they’ll take a fun bathtime instead.
My hubby takes our daughter on dates too. He’s done that since she was little. He would always take her to car show every week with him. It was their special thing together. Now he’s having to schedule in special things with our son now that he’s 18 months old. It’s hard to find time to do everything, but we’re making the effort.
We also let the kids come and lay in the bed with us when we’re off from work. They like to roll around and cuddle, and sometimes we’ll watch a cartoon together.
Respecting the mom is a big one. Dads, if you don’t respect your wives, then your daughter will probably grow up and marry someone that doesn’t respect her. Plus, your daughter will think it’s ok to disrespect her mom. You don’t want a child that’s trying to play you and your wife against each other.