Tighten the Bond with Your Daughters

The bond between a father and a daughter is unique. Fathers are the symbol of security and inspiration for a girl while for fathers, their lovely angels are like a soothing balm of their lives. The strength of this bond depends on time that they spend together. Fathers have to be careful that they live up to the expectations of their daughters and the daughters have to show the confidence and affection they feel for their fathers.

The responsibility primarily lies more on the fathers than the daughters, after all they are the guardian! Every father can make a vast difference in his daughter's life. As the chief male role model, fathers persuade their daughters in many insightful ways, from how they see themselves to what they come to expect from men and the world at large.

A little girl puts her trust in her father to direct her as she grows up not fully considering what impact it will have on her. As a little girl, the first love in her life is her father and how he treats her will have an effect on her association with men later on in her life.

Some very important but effortless acts of father can strengthen their bond with their daughters. It is very important that you as a father are the part of all the important phases and acts of your daughter. This includes your participation in her studies, her games, meeting her teachers in the parent-teacher meets or discussing her boyfriends. A few such acts have been discussed in this article.
Spend quality time together: The teen years are a delicate time in a girl's life. A father's love can help the daughter make the wobbly world get rock steady. The more you encourage her to talk to you the more she will open up with her feelings. Don't be afraid of asking her questions. Get to know her better by knowing her friends.

Take interest in her studies: Education has a very significant place in every body's life. So is it in your daughter's life. If you become a part of it, you have actually entered into the mind of your daughter. A father is required to study his daughters mind when she is not in a position to discuss a particular aspect of her life. The reason could the difference of the gender. It becomes very important that you are able to understand the things that she is unable to share with you. So be a part of her education. Show her different learning techniques and help her with homework that is giving her trouble. Show her the importance of financial independence.

Be honest with her and keep your commitments: If you instill the qualities of honesty and truthfulness in her she will learn to share all her experiences with you with an open mind and heart. But to make her honest you have to be honest yourself as a father. She looks up to you for all her learning. Give her the chance to pick up all the good values you have. But once she is open and honest don't scold or punish her for what she has confessed, because that will close the road of trust forever.

Tell her how boys/men are: It's important to be honest to your daughter about boys and men. As a man and a father you can teach her about the friendship, relationships, sex and love. You can teach her how to find herself a good man and what are the things she should be aware of in a relationship. It's important for her to know the flip sides of a relationship. The idea is not make her frightened of the world but make her more aware of it. Share her tips to tackle boys. You can take her out on dates once or twice just to give her the feel of how a nice and descent guy will treat her.

Fathers can make such a difference in their daughters' lives. But often, girls are overlooked as fathers develop special bonds with their sons. Fathers are the first male that a girl knows, and the relationship with him sets the tone for all male-female relationships she will have in the future. So develop a deep and loving bond with your daughters and make them bold enough to take the world at their stride!