Authors: Michael Farris
ISBN-13: 9780764228704, ISBN-10: 0764228706
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Date Published: April 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Michael Farris has the experience needed for a book of this kind--he's the father of six daughters and four sons! President of Patrick Henry College, a constitutional lawyer, and chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association, he counsels men and women across the nation on parenting issues. The Farris family lives in Virginia.
To encourage and guide men in becoming the dads they want to be, Michael Farris addresses issues common in all families with daughters: friends, dating, personal appearance, and preparing for the roles she'll have as a woman. Michael Farris challenges fathers to take their unique opportunity to train daughters for life's challenges--in ways that only a dad can. Originally published as How a Man Prepares His Daughters for Life, it now includes new material on relating to an adult daughter.
Learn what daughters need from the moment they are born to the day they are married and beyond that from an expert in the field who has six daughters of his own. Find out if you are a dad who is a help or a stumbling block to your daughter. Discover how your loving-kindness, laughter, and listening aid your daughter in her growth and maturity. Get tips on friendships, dating, and guys and how to know what is best for your daughter. Laugh with the author at some events from his own experiences. You will gain some knowledge on how to assist your daughter in becoming more responsible for her work, mistakes, and money. The author offers sound advice that comes from experience and knowledge. His perspective on raising daughters can help one gain great insight to being a better father. This excellent book is very well written and would definitely benefit any dad who is willing to take the advice given in this book. 2004, Bethany House, Ages Adult.
Introduction | 11 | |
1. | Stumbling ... or Building? What Kind of Block Are You? | 15 |
2. | Building Blocks of Love | 39 |
3. | Solving the Mystery of Spiritual Leadership | 57 |
4. | Save Your Heart for Me | 75 |
5. | Guiding Your Daughter Toward Positive Friendships | 89 |
6. | Heels and Hose ... and Beyond | 99 |
7. | Solving the Feminist Paradox | 108 |
8. | Responsible Young Women | 122 |
9. | Raising Daughters for the Future of Our Nation | 134 |
10. | The Love Continues: Your Married Daughter | 156 |
11. | An Easy "To Do List" | 167 |