Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know

by Meg Meeker

most of what we communicate to another person comes not from what we say, but from our body language.

Even though girls think they’re using electronics to connect, when they use a computer, a cell phone, or an iPod, they’re really alone. They’re not face-to-face with anyone. While electronic relationships are real, they are profoundly limited and even dangerous.

If your daughter is an average girl, she will spend between six and eight hours a day with electronic tools of some sort.

We find ourselves grasping for that elusive “something” that will make us feel more complete.

It’s your family—your children, your spouse—and God.

If she knows that you are there, dependable and full of love for her, you will have taught her this great lesson: Life is good. Good men help make it so.

what you say and do, the example you set, and the leadership you provide can absolutely keep your daughter on the right track—or

Truthfully, I would prefer that my teen patients (and my own kids) smoke during their teen years rather than have sex.

We know that regardless of a girl’s personality, intelligence, or grade point average, she does not have the intellectual maturity of an adult, and she can be easily seduced into trouble.

Understanding God is the most important intellectual and spiritual journey anyone makes.