52 Things Daughters Need from Their Dads: What Fathers Can Do to Build a Lasting Relationship
208
52 Things Daughters Need from Their Dads: What Fathers Can Do to Build a Lasting Relationship
208Paperback
-
PICK UP IN STORECheck Availability at Nearby Stores
Available within 2 business hours
Related collections and offers
Overview
Jay Payleitner has given thousands of dads great, man-friendly advice in his bestselling 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad. Now Jay guides his readers into what is unexplored territory for many of them—girl land—giving them ways to…
- do things with their daughters, not just for them
- lecture less and listen more
- be on the lookout for “hero moments” and take advantage of them
- realize that their daughters are females…and tailor their actions and responses accordingly
- give their daughters a positive view of the male sex
Dads will feel respected and encouraged—not made to feel guilty—and they’ll gain confidence to initiate activities that build lifelong positives into their girls. Great gift or men’s group resource.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780736948104 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Harvest House Publishers |
| Publication date: | 03/01/2013 |
| Pages: | 208 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Foreword Robin Brown DeMurga 9
Always Daddy's Little Girl 11
A Daughter Needs Her Dad…
1 To Be the Perfect Father 13
2 To Do Stuff with Her Only 17
3 To Spring for Flowers for the School Bus Driver 19
4 To Embolden Her to Write Her Own Sticky Notes for Her Own Mirror 23
5 To Get Her a Dog She Can Call Her Own 25
6 To Write Her Name on the Moon 27
7 To Not Comment on Every Little Thing 31
8 To Treat Her the Same as a Boy 78 Percent of the Time 33
9 To Not Panic About Her Decrees 37
10 To Raise Her as a Princess Among Knaves 41
11 To Willingly Do the Hokey Pokey, the Macarena, and Even the Chicken Dance 45
12 To Let Her Aspire to Be a Housewife 49
13 To Remember That Less Is More 53
14 To Totally Embarrass Her Once in a While 55
15 To Enter Her in an Ice-Cream-Eating Contest 59
16 To Dance in and out of Her World 63
17 To Let Her Know She Makes You Proud 67
18 To Expect Food Battles 69
19 To Referee Between the Two Most Important Women in Your Life 73
20 To Recall Fondly the Unfortunate Incident at the FBI Building 77
21 To Introduce Her to the Proverbs 31 Woman 81
22 To Fill Her Room with Balloons 85
23 To Be Scared to Death for Her 89
24 To Knock and Pray 93
25 To Surrender to the American Girl Thing 97
26 To Walk Her Down the Aisle 99
27 To Place Her Hand in the Grooms Hand 103
28 To Get a Little Angry and Protective 107
29 To (Maybe) Ransack Her Room 111
30 To Know Who's on First 115
31 To Rig a Handle on Her Surfboard 119
32 To Tweak Your Coaching Style 123
33 To Make Her Wishes Come True 127
34 To Untangle Cultural Expectations 131
35 To Say a Few Things So Many Times That She Repeats Them Before You Finish Talking 135
36 To Be Overjoyed She's a Girl 139
37 To Live with Dents 143
38 To Help Her Build a Lemonade Stand (Metaphorically) 145
39 To Help Her Build a Lemonade Stand (Literally) 149
40 To Not Blame Authors, Artists, Singers, and Movie Producers 153
41 To Extend His Pinky Properly at All Tea Parties 157
42 To Understand the Power of Dopamine and Oxytocin 161
43 To Know How Many Chapters There Are in Proverbs 165
44 To Friend Her on Facebook 167
45 To Ask Other Dads 171
46 To Help Her Experience the Great Exchange Early 175
47 To Be Ready for Anything During Middle School 179
48 To Share a Secret Banana Split 183
49 To Be Whittling on the Front Porch When the Suitors Come Calling 185
50 To Ask Her Questions She Wants You to Ask 189
51 To Expect Her Claws to Come Out Once in a While 193
52 To Let Her Go 195
Notes 199
What People are Saying About This
"This book is not only practical and incredibly insightful, but this is stuff I can immediately incorporate in relating to my three daughters. Jay Payleitner has done a wonderful job making this a go-to book for dads of daughters. Hint: Moms, buy this book for your husband!" —Jim Burns, president of HomeWord and author of Teenology and Confident Parenting
"In easy-to-swallow and to-the-point snippets, Jay gives dads fantastic advice. This is a great tool for any father who wants to be intentional about raising whole and healthy children in a culture that makes that task difficult. I love his approachable writing voice and the alarming but truthful cultural research you'll find in this book." —Dannah Gresh, author of Six Ways to Keep the "Little" in Your Girl and Six Ways to Keep the "Good" in Your Boy
"Every dad wants his daughter to grow up with dignity, self-respect, grace, humility, virtue and significance. These attributes do not come overnight. Jay's approach helps dads with the development of these desirable character traits from early childhood through walking them down the aisle. This man-of-God approach will play a major role in our daughters selecting a man of God for a husband." —Darrel Billups, executive director of the National Coalition of Ministries to Men
"Although raising a daughter seems foreign and frightening to many men, we play a huge role in our little girls' lives. In this book, my friend Jay provides dads with a wealth of insights and practical ideas that will help them invest wisely in their daughters' lives. Maybe best of all, he does it in a way that allows dads to smile and get rid of the fright. He instills confidence that you can have a close and difference-making relationship with your daughter." —Carey Casey, CEO of The National Center for Fathering, radio host of Today's Father, and author of Championship Fathering
"What a wise and wonderful book! Jay Payleitner has given us not only 52 Things Daughters Need from Their Dads...he has given us 52 practical, funny, doable, and amazingly powerful things daughters need from their dads. Read this book and be sure that you give copies to every father of a daughter. He will rise up and call you blessed. His daughters will too!" —Steve Brown, popular author, seminary professor, and radio teacher on Key Life
"Dads have the unique opportunity to influence, guide, and encourage their daughters to grow into godly and gracious young ladies. Jay Payleitner mixes humor with wisdom and biblical insights to help strengthen the bonds between family members. 52 Things Daughters Need from their Dads is a playbook that gives a father the tools he can use for building a lasting and loving relationship." —Karol Ladd, bestselling author of The Power of a Positive Mom
"Payleitner has done it again! Each section of this treasure chest of wisdom contains insights on what every daughter needs from her daddy, and tips every man needs to think about—all in an easy-to-read format. Well done, my friend!" —Rick Johnson, bestselling author of Better Dads, Stronger Sons and That's My Girl
"Just about all the dads I know want their relationship with their daughters to be the best it can possibly be. But then life interrupts. We get distracted with other things and before we know it, she's out the door pursuing life on her own. 52 Things Daughters Need from Their Dads is so helpful not only because it reminds us of the priority our daughters should have in our lives, it also gives us creative, useful ideas for how to create an unbreakable bond with them. Thanks, Jay, for your heart to help all of us dads!" —Wayne Shepherd, national Christian radio host of First Person with Wayne Shepherd