What Dads Need to Know About Daughters/What Moms Need to Know About Sons

by John Burns, Helen Burns

A two-in-one guide on how to parent a child of the opposite sex discusses how the bond between a mother and son profoundly influences how a man will treat his wife, and provides accompanying recommendations for fathers on how to model the traits that will contribute to a daughter's self-image and future relationships.

Genres: Parenting

192 pages, Hardcover

First published March 6, 2007

Reviews

[Maria (Ri) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel really torn about this book. Parts of it felt so true. Other parts I really reeled against. I'm not so much into the overly Christian and Bible-ish parts and found myself skimming over that. There was a beautiful message to be gained aside from that though. I've known that a father's relationship with his daughter can have a profound impact on her and her future relationships. It was nice to have this reaffirmed and described in a slightly different way. It was also great to read about the importance of my relationship with my son as well as ways to help him develop in positive ways.

My main problem with the book was the premise of strict gender roles. While so much of it felt deeply true, the feminist in me really recoiled. I am still processing how I feel about it. The great thing is that it made me question my own beliefs and re-evaluate my own ideas. Any book that can get you to think is valuable!

[Jesica · Rating 3 out of 5]

some interesting insights for moms with boys, although not the best on this subject.

[Tiffany Wolf]

Excellent, every parent should read this, great information about raising children and understanding your spouse/partner

[Keith Heidenga · Rating 4 out of 5]

was a good book had a lot of the same info I already knew bit never a bad thing to read the info again in a different book