Dr. Meg Meeker says that when a daughter hears her father articulate his belief in her…she can do anything in the world she wants to do.

Most dads don’t realize that they are larger than life in the eyes of their daughter. Dr. Meg Meeker says that in the heart of every little girl there is a need for her dad to be her hero.

Is it possible that fathers could have parental instincts? Or is “intuition” just reserved for moms? Dr. Meg Meeker says it's likely that often dads actually might know what they’re doing.

Dr. Meg Meeker offers this sage advice to fathers, "Don’t take it personal when your daughter snarls."

As daughters grow and go through different life stages, Dr. Meg Meeker says that the fences we build as fathers to protect our daughters will also go through different stages.

"My kids are good kids, they won’t get into any trouble?" Dr. Meg Meeker says she hears this from parents often and has a word of advice for fathers…it’s time to take off the blindfold.

One valuable way fathers can affirm their daughter’s beauty is by protecting their modesty. Dr. Meg Meeker encourages fathers to take the lead in setting standards of modesty and to enforce them.

Often, eating disorders in girls results from the need to garner attention…and sometimes it’s attention from mom and dad. But, Dr. Meg Meeker says that Fathers can be pivotal in preventing eating disorders by affirming and encouraging a healthy self esteem in their daughters.