Daddy Dates by Greg Wright

Daddy Dates gives the average Joe easy steps to actively and successfully engage with his daughter and raise a confident woman-to-be.

When faced with the reality of raising four teenage daughters, Greg Wright went on a soul quest.

He came back with a mission: Don’t Screw Up.

This funny, insightful, and relatable book poses the wildly original concept that should be a "duh" for most dads—but isn’t: In order to raise a confident woman-to-be, show your daughter what it feels like to be treated with love, respect, and true interest by a man who loves her.

Daddy Dates shows the average father how to actually do that. It is written in an original voice and will appeal to both men and women. It is the kind of action-oriented "how to" material that guys enjoy, and so many others will recommend to other dads.

When I first glanced at this book, I thought it was about a single father "getting back in the game", so to speak, and how he helps his children become accustomed to the idea, but it's really about a father who wishes to remain close to his daughters and get to know them better, so he proposes they go on "daddy dates". Written by Greg Wright, this is his personal pursuit to stay ingrained in their hearts and minds, forever.

The concept of "Daddy Dates" (days set aside for just Father and Daughter) is a really good one, and Wright includes a list of "Top 15 Daddy Dates" at the end of the book to help guide the readers in the right direction, should they wish to pursue something like this with their own daughters. A personality test is also included, to assess your knowledge of your daughter.

The book is easy to read because it is mildly humorous, and the author doesn't come off as if he is preaching, or is a relationship guru. It's a more honest book, because he doesn't claim to know-it-all, and shares not only the successes of his Daddy Dates, but the failures as well.

Since I am not a father, I wondered if this book would even be relevant to me. But, as a mother, I see a lot of advice and ideas within that I can use with my own daughter whom I butt heads with often, to make us closer. It's a great read, and would make a nice Father's Day gift, or would be a good read for any father of girls.

4 Stars

You can buy a copy of Daddy Dates here at Amazon.com.

This book was provided by Booksneeze.com for an honest review. The opinions in said review are entirely my own.