Always Daddy's Girl: Understanding Your Fathers Impact on Who You Are [Paperback]

H. Norman Wright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1989

"Instead of recalling tender memories of the first significant man in their llife, many look back and see only empty arms and unspoken words of love and acceptance.--but they do provide important help in bringing spiritual and emotional healing.

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About the Author

H. NORMAN WRIGHT is a licensed marriage, family and child therapist and is a certified trauma specialist. He serves on the faculty of Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and is former director of their Graduate Department of Marriage, Family and Child Counseling. He is the best-selling author of more than 70 books, including Communication: Key to Your Marriage, Quiet Times for Couples and Always Daddy's Girl. He is a member of the Academy of Bereavement, Critical Incident Stress Foundation, The Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists and a board member of The Victim Chaplain Association. Norm and his wife, Joyce, have been married more than 40 years and live in California. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Gospel Light Pubns (June 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830713549
• ISBN-13: 978-0830714308
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #507,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. H. Norman Wright is a Gold Medallion winner and author of more than seventy books. He is a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist and former professor at Talbot School of Theology and Biola University where he directed its Graduate Department of Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling. He and his wife, Joyce, have been married more than forty years and live in Long Beach, California. They have a son and a daughter.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Why Good Dads Make a Difference?, December 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Always Daddy's Girl: Understanding Your Father's Impact on Who You Are (Paperback)

I am a family counselor and find this book extremely helpful with my female clients. The most important questions it seems to address is: "What did I get/or didn't get from my father in my growing up years that now impacts my life positively or negatively? And where do I go from here? What is the role of a father in shaping a daughter's view of whom to marry, her overall self-esteem, her feelings about her physical attributes, and her desire to succeed in life?" I read this book after I had worked out many of my less than positive issues with my own father. It helped me to see what I did miss out on in that relationship. But equally important, it helped me to see my worth in spite of a less than perfect relationship with dad. A must read at any age!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So that's why I am like this, February 5, 2002

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"firerizing" (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Always Daddy's Girl: Understanding Your Father's Impact on Who You Are (Paperback)

I first got this book and read it in 89, when I couldn't stand my parents, especially my father and was playing out the rebellious teenager that needed independence role. I read it, but didn't read it. I got from it that it was daddy's fault that I failed this or that, or so and so dumped me, or that I couldn't do this or that.
I found this book years later, shortly after my father died and I was going through some of my old belongings stashed at his house. It was the perfect time for it to re-surface, and for the first time I actually read the book.
The only complaint I have regarding this book is emphasis on the "bad" father figures. The ones that aren't home or are drunks or abusive etc. But then again, many are, so perhaps it is fitting.
At either rate, if you have ever had problems with your father figure, this book is a must have for not only putting the past where it belongs, but also resolving any issues left in the open.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very informative, January 22, 2007

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Claudia Pulido "Claudia" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Always Daddy's Girl: Understanding Your Father's Impact on Who You Are (Paperback)

I didn't know how vital was the father in the upbring of his daughter. I am learing a lot with this book and reccomend it to all women who don't have or didn't have a great relationship with their fathers.