How Fathers Affect Their Daughter's Into Adulthood Summary

The mother-daughter bond is considered to be the most critical relationship a young girl can have, and many believed that mothers were naturally the more significant parent in a girl's life. Through studies starting in the 70’s and continuing on into the 21st century, we have learned this is not entirely the case. Fathers are fundamental to their daughter's life because they nurture confidence, show how a man should treat a girl, and help daughters prepare for the real world. In fact, daughters with fathers who are actively a part of their lives are able to get through college and can handle any work environment that is traditionally male dominated. The Institute for Family Studies article “How Dad’s Affect Their Daughter’s Into Adulthood” says, “Daughters who fathers have been
As children, we, emulate and accept as reality, what we are shown by our family (parents). Thanks to the article by Psych Central “Daughter’s Need Fathers, too” I found several good points in the article on what fathers can do to be good examples in their daughter’s life, “1. Love her mother, 2. Show her that real men can negotiate differences with women, 4. Treat her the way you want her future partner to treat her.” First, let’s begin with the first point, “Love her mother”, fathers who retreat to the golf course, have affairs, and treat a young girl’s mother terribly set a bad example for their daughter. A young girl sees this will come to accept this way of being treated as reality if no one is there to show or tell her differently. This is how young girls can end up in abusive relationships, where they are mistreated and unloved. Another point, “show her that real men can negotiate difference with women”, is something not many think about. Men who can’t negotiate and compromise their differences with a woman are not the type man any woman should have to deal