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Splashing in Puddles: How to Be a Father to Your Daughter is unavailable, but you can change that!

Many of us feel comfortable raising boys because we were—and maybe still are—boys. We’re comfortable with rough-and-tumble, with fishing, shooting hoops, and geeking out with technology. But girls? How do you raise a girl? More importantly, how do you raise a Godly girl? Based on the latest research and his personal experience as the father of five daughters, author David B. Van Heemst details...

adolescent distress, lower self-esteem, lower grade point average, greater drug use, and greater delinquency20 You can positively influence your daughter’s future behavior by picking and then living out of the democratic style. This style will help you set the goal for your parenting: providing healthy support and healthy control for your daughter. Olson and DeFrain define support as the “the amount of caring, closeness, and affection that a parent exhibits or gives to a child,” and they define