How to Father a Successful Daughter [Mass Market Paperback]

Nicky Marone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 1989

HOW TO FATHER A SUCCESSFUL DAUGHTER reveals, step by compassionate step, how a father can provice high-quality parenting for his daughter, promote self-esteem and confidence that will take her through her adult years, and offer the first -- and crucial -- supportive male role in his daughter's life.

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Supported by expert opinion, educator Marone argues that the father-daughter relationship directly determines female achievement and psychological adjustment. She presents practical stratagems for concerned fathers: checklists of do's and don'ts; sample father-child conversations; a "parenting style" quiz; suggestions for relating to sexually maturing adolescents; and clear advice on risktaking, male advocacy, mediocre school performance, female eating disorders, and the nurturance of self-esteem. Marone's elitist perspective (derived from 11 years' teaching gifted children) skews her choice of examples, but happily her personal narratives interject prescription with sentiment. Recommended for both parents. Janice Arenofsky, formerly with Arizona State Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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HOW TO FATHER A SUCCESSFUL DAUGHTER reveals, step by compassionate step, how a father can provice high-quality parenting for his daughter, promote self-esteem and confidence that will take her through her adult years, and offer the first -- and crucial -- supportive male role in his daughter's life.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 317 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett (April 30, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044921687X
• ISBN-13: 978-0449216873
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,567,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Why do girls give up on math, chess, and science?, August 9, 1997

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This review is from: How to Father a Successful Daughter (Mass Market Paperback)

Marone, a high school math teacher, has done an excellent job of addressing the positive role that fathers have in preparing girls for success in many fields.

The book is also for mothers, teachers, and coaches trying to understand why a sudden shift in interest away from "science subjects" affects so many girls--and what we as adults can do about it.

I'm a scholastic chess coach. (I'm also female, and a successful tournament player.) My elementary clubs run about 50/50 boys and girls. By junior high, the female participation drops to 25% or lower.

None of the books I'd read about social development helped me as a teacher understand why this was occurring and what to do about it. We already had positive role models, a supportive school environment, good early training. We knew the girls COULD play chess--and so did they. The question was, why DIDN'T they?

Marone's book, a gift a friend received for Father's Day, opened my eyes. Although not described as a book for teachers, this book was tremendously helpful to me.

I recommend it to the parents (male and female) of all my students, and to many other teachers as well.

--Duif Calvin, author of "A Guide for Chess Fans and New Tournament Players," website http://www.jaderiver.com/chess

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, what a result. Recommended for every father., July 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Father a Successful Daughter (Mass Market Paperback)

I am a father of a healthy, beautiful, self confident 10-year old girl, in part due to the guidance of this book. I read this book in 1989, when our daughter was one. It's been 9 years of sustained enthusiam, constant "I love yous", attention to every success my daughter has had and reinforcement in those sometimes difficult periods. The result is a self-confident, centered, outgoing and adventursome girl. So far so good. We'll see how the next 8 years develop.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Raising a feminist, March 23, 2005

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M. E. Schmidt (Charlotte) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Father a Successful Daughter (Paperback)

This book, by the way, was published in 1988, NOT 1998 as the notes above indicate. It is also reflected in the books theme and attitude.

I have read three chapters so far and this is what I have gleaned from the book:
1) Your daughter will only be "successful" if she chooses male oriented occupations.
2) Your daughter will only be "successful" if she is a doctor, NOT a nurse. Heaven forbid she be a nurse, housewife, teacher.
3) Your daughter won't be "successful" if she goes to a coed school. Send her to a female only institution, that way she only has to compete against other girls.
4) Your daughter won't be a success without playing poker, chess or other strategy games. Don't even think of pulling out Dora or some other "girl" game.

Surely there must be better books for Dads to gain some info on theie daughters and ways to help them along as they grow. I could go on with more examples from this feminist rant, but frankly don't have the time. My daughter and I are going to kick the soccer ball.

And BTW, don't even let her enjoy an english class or play with dolls. Force her into that science and math slot. Sign her up for computer camp because we all know that PC's are designed strictly for boys.

I really feel this book is outdated, both in examples and most importantly, attitude. Try something different.