First-Time Dads: How to Bond with Daughters

My husband came into my daughter's lives when they were 2 and 3 and our new baby is also a girl. He has bonded with them by sharing in the duties that are sterotypically female. He wakes them up in the morning and helps them get dressed for school. They help him prepare dinner.Girls require nurturing and he always stops to give them those few minutes of attention they crave; congratulating them for a new skill or telling them how pretty a picture is they have drawn or an outfit us that they have picked out. He takes the time to show that he cares about things they are interested in. He even went to see the Hannah Montana concert movie with our oldest, who is now 6.

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Since we have a blended family all of our kids were past baby & toddler stage before the other parent got involved in there lives. My fiance and I have been together for 3 years and we have pretty good relationships with each others kids but since he has only boys its still a little confusing for him on how to bond with my daughters who are almost 12 now. He tries very hard but just lacks the ideas on how to go about establishing a father daughter connection. Anyone have any ideas that I can pass along to him?

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My husband has always dreaded changing our daughter's diaper. The funny thing is that she gives me major trouble when I do it - squirming herself around and kicking me, but when HE does it? She sits still and loves every second of it.

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My husband swears by the book: Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, by Meg Meager. He quotes from it often and recommends it to other dads that he meets.

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My husband has been awesome with our daughter too. Every week, now that she's older, they have a father daughter park day.

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