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$\"\"$ <\/a>I recently got a hold of Dr. Meg Meeker\u2019s book Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: A 30-Day Challenge<\/em><\/a> (The A Group, 2012).\u00a0 It\u2019s based off of Meeker\u2019s best-selling book by the same name, and it\u2019s geared at getting dads to invest in their daughters.<\/p>\n

Meeker writes from a perspective that religious people of various groups can appreciate, and she goes, it seems<\/a>, to an evangelical church.\u00a0 She offers the reader strong practical wisdom that I found helpful and challenging.\u00a0 For example, Meeker encourages fathers to \u201cGo Fish\u201d with their daughters:<\/p>\n

Spending time in nature with your daughter accomplishes three very important things.\u00a0 First, it puts the two of you on more equal footing.\u00a0 You are not in your world and she is not in hers; rather the two of you are in unfamiliar territory.\u00a0 This creates a wonderful dynamic between the two of you.\u00a0 That is, you are a team.\u00a0 When you paddle a canoe smoothly in tandem, you enjoy a smooth ride on the water.\u00a0 When you pitch a tent, you lean on one another\u2019s help.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is good food for thought<\/a>, especially in a day when many fathers are not tuned in.\u00a0 Dads, I think, need to treasure their daughters, cherish them, protect them, help preserve their sexual innocence, not be harsh with them, and generally lead them well and lovingly.\u00a0 Meeker offers us much sound practical guidance to help along those lines.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"