#117: Let's Talk: Conversation Starters for Dads and Daughters (with guest Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield)

Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker

Dr. Meg Meeker

Kids & Family, Education, Parenting, Self-improvement

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

A frequent topic that Dr. Meeker talks about is the importance of a father in his children’s life. In this episode, she digs into how impactful a father’s conversations with his daughter can be. When life presents difficult choices about sexual relationships, drugs, or alcohol, a father having a close relationship with his daughter can help her have the confidence to make good decisions in those areas. With these things in mind, Dr. Meg wanted you to hear her conversation with Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield and her new book titled Let’s Talk: Conversation Starters For Dads And Daughters. Dr. Canfield is the founder of “The Abba Project”, author of several books on the topic of dads and daughters, and host of the radio program The Dad Whisperer where her purpose is to provide practical resources for dads, especially ones with daughters. This is a conversation for anyone with a daughter in their life! Do you have a question for Dr. Meg to answer in an upcoming social question episode? If so, email them to [email protected] and listen to future episodes to see if your question is featured! WELCOME Dr. Meg starts this episode by introducing her special guest, Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield, and her book Let’s Talk: Conversation Starters For Dads And Daughters. She also teases her points to ponder that you can start using right away. A CONVERSATION WITH DR. MICHELLE WATSON CANFIELD (PART 1) In today’s episode Dr. Meeker has an important conversation with Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield about fathers and the impact of talking with their daughters, which is the subject of Dr. Canfield’s newest book Let’s Talk: Conversation Starters For Dads And Daughters. BREAK A CONVERSATION WITH DR. MICHELLE WATSON CANFIELD (PART 2) In today’s episode Dr. Meeker has an important conversation with Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield about fathers and the impact of talking with their daughters, which is the subject of Dr. Canfield’s newest book Let’s Talk: Conversation Starters For Dads And Daughters. POINTS TO PONDER Dr. Meg gives you her points to ponder as you learn more about the impact of fathers having conversations with their daughters. PARENT PEP RALLY FROM THE PRODUCER Thanks for listening to Episode 117, Let’s Talk: Conversation Starters For Dads And Daughters and for helping Dr. Meg’s parenting revolution reach almost FIVE MILLION downloads! Subscribe, rate, and leave a review for us on iTunes! Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @MegMeekerMD Have a parenting question? Write Dr. Meg at [email protected] and she could answer your question during the show or you can let us know what you’d like to hear about in a future episode! Dr. Meg’s parenting resources and tools are available at www.megmeekermd.com and click on “Parenting Resources”. Subscribe, rate, and leave a review for us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For 30 plus years I've seen every type of child grow up.
0:06.0	Instead of giving me what I wanted, she gave me what I needed, which was truth.
0:10.5	Don't let emotions win. Let truth win. Do your very best. truth.
0:13.0	Do your very best and you should have a lot of fun while you do it.
0:16.0	The better you get at something, the more fun you're going to have at something.
0:19.0	You moms and dads are wired with everything you need to be a parent to a great kid.
0:27.0	Welcome to Parent and Great Kids.
0:28.9	This is episode number 117 and I'm your host Dr. Meg Meeker.
0:33.7	Today my guest is friend and author, Dr. Michelle Watson
0:38.6	Canfield.
0:39.8	And I want to tell you a little bit about her
0:41.7	before we get into the conversation.
0:44.4	Dr Canfield is a national speaker, author, professional counselor of 24 years and
0:50.0	founder of the ABBA Project, a nine-month group forum for dads whose daughters are in
0:55.7	their teens and 20s. She writes guest articles regularly for journals and magazine
1:00.9	as well as her own bi-monthly Dad Daughter Friday blog.
1:05.0	She's been interviewed on numerous radio and television programs.
1:09.0	Dr. Michelle hosts a weekly radio program in her hometown of Portland Oregon called the Dad
1:14.8	Whisper. Dr Michelle's latest book, Let's Talk, conversation starters for dads and
1:21.2	daughters, was released August 2020 and that's what we're going to be talking
1:26.0	about today.
1:27.6	She's also co-chairs the Father-Ddaughter Initiative at the National Center for Fathering
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