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It can be really easy for dads to neglect their daughters and not even realize they are doing it. Especially if you have a son. He will be into the same things you are and it will be a lot easier to spend time with him. When it comes to your daughter it can sometimes be harder to find common ground. The Journal of Family Psychology recently noted that 41% of dads with sons will spend more time with them as opposed to 16% of dads with daughters. Don’t let this happen to you as it could be detrimental to your daughter.

A Girl Needs Her Daddy

As she grows up your daughter will need a father figure in her life. One who takes time with her. You will set the ground work for what she looks for in a husband later on. You set the bar for what she will later see as manly, fatherly, etc… Without that she really does not know what to look for. One thing for sure is she will be looking for attention from a male in her life. Every girl wants to be told she is beautiful and that she is loved. They want to be complimented and given gifts.

If you are not being that person in her life, I can promise you that some other guy out there eventually will!

Be Her Prince Charming

We all know the fairy tales right? The princess at the ball meeting her prince. Why is this such a repeated theme? Well, typically the girl is lacking that fatherly person. Think about the movies, where are the dads? Either they are not in the film or they are so busy they do not know their daughter exists half the time. Do not let that be you!

Shower her with praise, find ways to spend time with her. Buy her flowers every once in a while, teddy bears, candy. Take her to breath taking places, a picnic in a field. First benefit will be that she will look to you more, trust you more and confide in you more. The second benefit will be that you have set a pretty high bar for any future guy in her life.

My wife and I always joke about how hard it will be for a guy to impress our daughter. She has the praise, the flowers, the teddy bears, and the jewelry. We dance together, hang out together. The guy she meets will have to have some real substance not just some compliments and flowers.

I have date nights every month with my kids, she loves her alone time with daddy! Set a night every month with not just your daughter but all your kids.

Every morning my daughter runs in and shows me what she is wearing so I can tell her how beautiful she is. I am hoping that lasts into her 20’s! (I can only hope )

What things do you do with your daughter to help bridge the gender gap? How do you make her feel like a princess?

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