Improving Father-Daughter Relationships

Linda Nielsen, PhD, is a professor of Education at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. A member of the faculty for 45 years, she is a nationally recognized expert on father-daughter relationships. Her work has been featured in a PBS documentary and in the media, including the New York Times, Time, Oprah, The Atlantic, NPR, PBS and the BBC.

"I predict Nielsen’s book will become the standard four-step method for resolving father-daughter problems. Nielsen covers a wide range of issues and her practical, no-nonsense method is applied to dozens of specific problems that no other book addresses."Dr. Warren Farrell, author of The Myth of Male Power and The Boy Crisis."Dr. Nielsen takes her readers, both fathers and daughters, step by step through a process to repair their relationship. The book is at once thorough and accessible. It is both detailed and very readable. It is extremely practical and deeply hopeful. Along the way, each chapter puts a substantial amount of critical research into the hands of fathers and daughters who are desperate for guidance."Patricia L. Papernow, Ed.D., American Psychological Association Psychologist of the Year, Division of Couples & Family Counseling. Author of Surviving & Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships"Professor Linda Nielsen’s newest book is an outstanding work that appeals to a wide audience. Nielsen is the leading authority on father–daughter relationships whose pioneering work commands great respect among her colleagues. She excels in popularizing the implications of social science in an engaging format."Richard A. Warshak, Ph.D., Past Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Author of Divorce Poison: How to Protect Your Family from Bad-mouthing & Brainwashing

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter One The Four Steps for Father-Daughter Problem SolvingChapter Two Money Minefields and Misunderstandings Chapter Three Romantic Relationships, Sex, andLifestyles Chapter Four Mother’s Impact on Father-Daughter Problems Chapter Five Divorce and Dad’s RemarriageChapter Six The final stage: Elderly fathersIndex