Be the Dad She Needs You to Be: The Indelible Imprint a Father Leaves on His Daughter's Life

ISBN: 0718097025

Author: Leman, Kevin

Condition: New

From the New York Times best-selling author of Have a New Kid by Friday comes a call to dads to step up to the plate and become the loving, actively engaged father that a daughter needs for life and relational success.The relationship that matters most to your daughter isn't always the one with her mother-sometimes it's the one with you, Dad. Her self-esteem, choices, behavior, character, and even her ideas about or choice of a marriage partner are all directly tied to you, as the most important representative to her of the male species.In Be the Dad She Needs You to Be Dr. Kevin Leman-internationally-known psychologist, New York Times best-selling author, and father of four daughters-will show you not only how to get the fathering job done and done well, but also how to: Make each daughter feel unique, special, and valued. Discipline the right way . . . when it's needed. Talk turkey about what guys are really thinking. Keep the critical eye at bay. Wave the truce flag when females turn your family room into a battleground. Set your daughter up for life and relational success.With some effort on your part, you can gain the kind of lasting relationship you dream of with your daughter-one based on mutual love and respect. The simple yet profound suggestions in this book will transform you into the kind of man your daughter needs . . . for a lifetime.