Benefits of Fathers Celebrating Daughters
In young girls
In older girls
We now know that fathers have a great deal of influence over these outcomes, and that a modicum of understanding and thoughtful planning can make a significant difference for you and your daughter.
Dads are important
- Toddlers securely attached to fathers are better at solving problems.
- Girls whose fathers provide warmth and clear boundaries achieve higher academic success.
- Girls who are close to their fathers exhibit less anxiety and withdrawn behaviors.
In older girls
- Girls with doting fathers are more assertive.
- Daughters who perceive that their fathers care a lot about them, who feel connected to their fathers, have significantly fewer suicide attempts and fewer instances of body dissatisfaction, depression, low self-esteem, substance abuse, and unhealthy weight.
- Girls with involved fathers are twice as likely to stay in school.
- A daughter’s self-esteem is best predicted by her father’s physical affection.
- Girls with fathers who are involved in their lives have higher quantitative and verbal skills and higher intellectual functioning.
- Fathers help daughters become more competent, more achievement-oriented, and more successful.
- Girls have a lower risk of unplanned teen pregnancy if their father lives at home.
We now know that fathers have a great deal of influence over these outcomes, and that a modicum of understanding and thoughtful planning can make a significant difference for you and your daughter.
Dads are important