Fathers play an indispensable role in their children's development, especially for their daughters. They are not only a source of happiness and joy, but also important people in shaping their daughter's character, values and outlook on life.
In 2006, Meg Mick published "A Good Father Makes a Good Daughter", which is translated in Chinese as "Father is a Mountain", and immediately appeared on the bestseller lists in the United States. The book details the importance of fathers to their daughters' lives and reveals the top 10 secrets to being a good father. In the book, Megmick argues that fathers have a crucial influence on their daughters' upbringing, a conclusion that is thought-provoking and causes many parents, especially fathers, to worry about their roles and behaviors.
Dr. Megmick is a well-known psychologist who has long devoted himself to the study of family relationships and father-daughter relationships. He is well aware of the influence that fathers have on their daughters, especially those who are full of love and care. Dr. Megmick believes that such fathers give their daughters a sense of security, self-esteem and self-confidence, making them healthier, more confident and happier as they grow up.
Dr. Megmick further explained that caring, attentive fathers are not only concerned about their daughters' material needs, but also their emotional needs. They spend time with their daughters, listen to them, understand their feelings, and provide them with emotional support and guidance. This kind of companionship and attention helps daughters build positive relationships and self-perception, making them more successful in life in the future.
In addition to this, Dr. Megmick pointed out that a loving, attentive father also has a profound impact on a daughter's marriage and family. They teach their daughters how to get along with men and give them a healthy sense of gender and family. Such daughters will be happier, more stable and more contented in their future marriage and family life.
In conclusion, Dr. Megmick's research shows that the impact of caring, attentive fathers on daughters is all-encompassing, from mental health to relationships to marriage and family. Therefore, fathers should pay more attention to the emotional needs of their daughters, spend time with them, give them love and support, and make them more confident, healthy and happy on the road to growth.
Here are the main influences that fathers have on their daughters listed in the book:
1. The influence of fathers on little girls.
A young girl who is a beginner who is close to her father is better at solving problems.
A 6-year-old girl who lives with her father scores higher on brain development tests.
A 6-year-old girl who lives with her father is more able to adapt to the pressure of studying.
Girls who have the love and discipline of their fathers do better in school.
Girls who are close to their fathers are less anxious or withdrawn.
2. The influence of fathers on older girls.
Girls who are pampered by their fathers are more confident.
Girls who feel cared for and have a good relationship with their father are less likely to think about suicide, and are much less likely to be dissatisfied with their bodies, depressed, have no self-confidence, have an unbalanced weight, or are addicted to stimuli.
Daughters who are close to their fathers are more likely to complete their education.
A father's love boosts a daughter's self-confidence the most.
Girls who have fathers are more secure, more confident, and more likely to get into college, and are less likely to drop out of college.
Girls who have a good relationship with their fathers have better expressive and measuring skills, and have higher IQs.
A girl with a good father is less likely to be pretentious to get the attention of the opposite sex.
Fathers make their daughters more competitive, more accomplished, and more successful.
Girls who are close to their fathers wait longer to try sex, and the rate of teenage pregnancies is lower.
Seventy-six percent of teenage girls say their fathers can influence their decision to have sex.
If the father lives at home, the likelihood of a daughter from a middle-class family becoming pregnant out of wedlock is greatly reduced.
Girls who live with their parents (rather than only with their mothers) have fewer problems with growth or development, and fewer learning disorders, emotional disorders, or character problems.
Girls who live with their mothers are even less able to control their impulses, or delay gratification, and have a weaker sense of consciousness or wrong.
If the father is involved in the child's daily life, the child will trust him more and will look to him for emotional support.
If the father sets the rules and shows care, the child will perform better academically.