The Dads & Daughters Togetherness Guide: 54 Fun Activities to Help Build a Great Relationship
By Joe Kelly
(New Broadway Books, $10.95 paper)
Even the best fathers can have a hard time finding activities to share with their daughters. “Because we were all raised as sons, we are often in the dark about what it’s like to be a girl,” writes Kelly, a father to twin girls. With this book, he sheds light.
1. “Fun play is essential in building a solid father-daughter connection. You have to trust someone in order to have fun with them.”
2. In early years, daughters don’t consider themselves “girls.” “Now is the time to celebrate and reinforce her value as an individual person, not specifically as a girl. Encouraging intellectual curiosity and physical activity is especially important.”
3. “Gross-Out Dinners,” with dyed foods eaten without utensils, can make mealtime creative and silly.
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4. Challenge your daughter to spontaneously come up with six impossible things — wild ideas off the top of her head. This game will encourage imaginative thought and foster a bond between you.
5. Teenage daughters might balk at telling Dad they love him. Substitute another expression or use a hand signal that means “I love you.”