What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad: How a Man Prepares His Daughter for Life [Hardcover]

Michael Farris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2004

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.

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From the Back Cover

What special role does a dad play in his daughter's life?


She may be Daddy's little girl today. But what about the years to come? Will you continue to be an important voice of influence, helping her to realize all the potential placed in her by God?

In What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad, Michael Farris gives day-to-day strategies that can build character and spiritual strength in your growing daughter--from infancy through the turbulent teen years and on into adulthood. Farris offers solid, practical advice on issues including:
• choosing the right friends
• setting spiritual goals
• preparing for future career choices
• courtship and marriage
Be the dad your daughter needs and create a relationship with her that will last a lifetime. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; Reprinted edition (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764228706
• ISBN-13: 978-0764228704
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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53 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Books I've Ever Read on Parenting, June 13, 2005

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Daniel Darling "Christian author and speaker" (Chicago area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad: How a Man Prepares His Daughter for Life (Hardcover)

I was attending a Christian writer's convention when I saw Michael Farri's book on the table. Having a five-month-old daughter at home, the title immediately grabbed me. True to its cover, this book is a must-read for every father who has daughters.

Filled with personal insights, biblical exposition, and practical tips, What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad is a wonderful, insightful, call to fathers to raise good, solid, Christian ladies.

Michael can talk about raising girls, becuase he has six of them! This is a book that I will keep close to me as I watch Grace grow up, hopefully putting into practice the lessons Michael Farris has given in his book. It is my goal to raise a young lady who yearns for God.

Fathers, please do our country a favor, and buy this book!

50 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the Christian counterculture, December 28, 2004

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Brian Hulett "okierazorbacker2" (Oinklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad: How a Man Prepares His Daughter for Life (Hardcover)

How does a God-fearing father deal with some of the explosive issues facing him and his daughter in this world of dreadfully loose morals? How can he help his precious little one(s) correctly face the questions and issues that are inevitable in the process of becoming a full-grown woman?

One thing he must not do is ignore these issues and fade into the background, expecting his wife to deal with it alone, even if she is present and willing and capable. Certainly there are some issues where mommy is uniquely qualified, but a father's perspective is important to his little girl even in these areas. Fatherhood is not for wimps.

That's the beginning of Mr. Farris's wise and insightful advice in this gem of a little book, one that bears reading and rereading. He writes from a conservative Christian perspective, a point of view for those of us who know that God's Word still speaks to our lives and guides us through what is often a trashheap of society around us. His advice is very much counterculture, but the Bible tells us we are to not allow worldly philosophies to undermine the timeless Judeo-Christian values we hold dear.

Many times it's hard to know how to walk the razor's edge between prudishness and an appropriately joyful Christian life that can be seen as such by those around us, especially our daughter's peers, but Mr. Farris gives us the benefit of his experience in raising six little girls in today's world. His input is priceless.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get This Book, October 11, 2005

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J. Burns (Montoursville, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad: How a Man Prepares His Daughter for Life (Hardcover)

An Amazing book, highly recommend for both fathers and mothers on a unique way to raise your children to be healthy and whole. Good for both sons and daughters. Chapter 4 is amazing. Want your child physically and emotionally whole when they marry? Get this book.