I was flipping through an old issue of Today’s Parent magazine, and I came across a great article about dads losing the connection with their daughters once the girls hit puberty, and how they can keep that connection close.  It was so to the point, in fact, that there didn’t seem to be any reason not to link to it here and put it out to the world again!  Here’s the short list of tips offered by the author Susan Spicer:

• spend time together
• do the driving
• talk about her life, but
• don’t try to fix her problems
• and trust your daughter.

Pass it on to a dad in your life, who might be looking for ways to continue or rebuild a good relationship with his tween daughter.  As Ms. Spicer points out, “There’s a lot of research showing that girls who have good relationships with their fathers during adolescence tend to have greater academic success and healthier emotional and sexual development.”  So don’t let Dad tell himself that he doesn’t matter anymore – he does!